Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Solid-state imaging apparatus and method of driving the same
- Patent Title (中): 固态成像装置及其驱动方法
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Application No.: US13611476Application Date: 2012-09-12
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Publication No.: US08928786B2Publication Date: 2015-01-06
- Inventor: Koichiro Iwata , Hiroki Hiyama , Tetsuya Itano , Kohichi Nakamura , Kazuhiro Saito
- Applicant: Koichiro Iwata , Hiroki Hiyama , Tetsuya Itano , Kohichi Nakamura , Kazuhiro Saito
- Applicant Address: JP Tokyo
- Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
- Current Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
- Current Assignee Address: JP Tokyo
- Agency: Fitzpatrick, Cella, Harper & Scinto
- Priority: JP2011-223340 20111007
- Main IPC: H04N5/335
- IPC: H04N5/335 ; H04N5/365

Abstract:
A solid-state imaging apparatus includes: a plurality of pixels arranged in a matrix; a plurality of amplifier circuits each arranged correspondingly to each of columns of the pixels, for amplifying a signal from the pixel; and a current source transistor whose source is supplied with a power source voltage and which supplies the amplifier circuit with a bias current. When the current source transistor is operating in the saturation region, the gate voltage of the current source transistor that is supplied from the bias line is sampled and held. The gate voltage of the current source transistor with respect to the power source voltage is controlled to the sampled voltage, thereby suppressing variation. This suppression can, in turn, suppress occurrence of line noise and a lateral smear due to difference of drop in voltage of a power source line concerning a column circuit on each row.
Public/Granted literature
- US20130088625A1 SOLID-STATE IMAGING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF DRIVING THE SAME Public/Granted day:2013-04-11
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