Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Solid-state imaging device and camera system
- Patent Title (中): 固态成像装置和相机系统
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Application No.: US11973555Application Date: 2007-10-09
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Publication No.: US08390714B2Publication Date: 2013-03-05
- Inventor: Keiji Mabuchi
- Applicant: Keiji Mabuchi
- Applicant Address: JP Tokyo
- Assignee: Sony Corporation
- Current Assignee: Sony Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: JP Tokyo
- Agency: The Chicago Technology Law Group, LLC
- Agent Robert J. Depke
- Priority: JP2002-033583 20020212
- Main IPC: H04N3/14
- IPC: H04N3/14 ; H04N5/335

Abstract:
When making a potential of a floating node 0V at the time of nonselection, electrons leak from the floating node to a photodiode and noise is generated. A MOS type solid-state imaging device comprised of unit pixels 10, each having a photodiode 11, a transfer transistor 12 for transferring a signal of this photodiode 11 to a floating node N11, an amplifier transistor 13 for outputting a signal of the floating node N11 to a vertical signal line 22, and a reset transistor 14 for resetting the floating node N11, arranged in a matrix, wherein, as a buffer final stage 29 for driving a drain line 23, a buffer final stage having an inverter configuration formed by arranging a P-type MOS transistor on a ground side is used, thereby making the potential of the floating node N11 for example 0.5V at the time of nonselection and preventing electrons from leaking to the photodiode 11 through the transfer transistor 12.
Public/Granted literature
- US20080043130A1 Solid-state imaging device and camera system Public/Granted day:2008-02-21
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