Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Solid-state image capturing device, method of driving solid-state image capturing device, and image capturing apparatus
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Application No.: US12690537Application Date: 2010-01-20
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Publication No.: US08553124B2Publication Date: 2013-10-08
- Inventor: Keiji Mabuchi , Takeshi Yanagita , Yorito Sakano
- Applicant: Keiji Mabuchi , Takeshi Yanagita , Yorito Sakano
- Applicant Address: JP
- Assignee: Sony Corporation
- Current Assignee: Sony Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: JP
- Agency: Sheridan Ross P.C.
- Priority: JP2009-016265 20090128
- Main IPC: H04N3/14
- IPC: H04N3/14 ; H04N5/335

Abstract:
A solid-state image capturing device includes: a pixel array unit including plural pixels each converting light selectively incident through a mechanical shutter into charges to be stored in a storage portion and having an overflow path through which charges exceeding a saturation charge amount are discharged; and a driving unit starting an exposure by simultaneously resetting all pixels of the pixel array unit, maintaining the overflow path in an opened state during the exposure period, and closing the overflow path during a period while signals are read from the pixels after ending the exposure by closing the mechanical shutter.
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