Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Solid-state imaging device and method of adjusting reference voltage
- Patent Title (中): 固态成像装置及调整参考电压的方法
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Application No.: US13200937Application Date: 2011-10-05
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Publication No.: US08742313B2Publication Date: 2014-06-03
- Inventor: Kenichi Takamiya , Junji Toyomura
- Applicant: Kenichi Takamiya , Junji Toyomura
- Applicant Address: JP Tokyo
- Assignee: Sony Corporation
- Current Assignee: Sony Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: JP Tokyo
- Agency: Rader, Fishman & Grauer PLLC
- Priority: JP2010-254782 20101115
- Main IPC: H01J40/14
- IPC: H01J40/14 ; H01L31/00 ; H04N3/14

Abstract:
A solid-state imaging device includes: a pixel array unit that includes a plurality of pixels arranged two dimensionally and a plurality of read-out signal lines used for reading out pixel signals from the plurality of pixels; test voltage applying units that are disposed at the read-out signal lines and apply test voltages of various voltage levels to the read-out signal lines; a reference voltage generating circuit that includes a MOS transistor used for generating a reference voltage and can change an operating point of the MOS transistor; and an operating point control unit that controls a process of adjusting the operating point of the MOS transistor based on the test voltages and the reference voltage.
Public/Granted literature
- US20120119063A1 Solid-state imaging device and method of adjusting reference voltage Public/Granted day:2012-05-17
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