Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Solid-state image pickup apparatus, signal processing method for a solid-state image pickup apparatus, and electronic apparatus
- Patent Title (中): 固态摄像装置，固体摄像装置的信号处理方法以及电子装置
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Application No.: US14046268Application Date: 2013-10-04
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Publication No.: US08964086B2Publication Date: 2015-02-24
- Inventor: Masaki Sakakibara , Tadayuki Taura , Yusuke Oike , Takafumi Takatsuka , Akihiko Kato
- Applicant: Sony Corporation
- Applicant Address: JP Tokyo
- Assignee: Sony Corporation
- Current Assignee: Sony Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: JP Tokyo
- Agency: Rader, Fishman & Grauer PLLC
- Priority: JP2010-079017 20100330; JP2011-015994 20110128
- Main IPC: H04N3/14
- IPC: H04N3/14 ; H04N5/335 ; H04N5/355 ; H04N5/378 ; H04N5/357
Abstract:
A solid-state imaging device includes a pixel array section that has at least one pixel with a photoelectric conversion unit and a charge detection unit. A driving section is configured to read out a signal of the pixel, a first portion of said signal being based on signal charge, a second portion of said signal being based on a reset potential. A signal processing section is configured to read out the first portion of the signal as a reference voltage, with the reference voltage being adjusted to cause the first and second portions of the signal to be within an input voltage range.
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