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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 11, 2018
Filed:
Nov. 03, 2016
Applicant:
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Yasunori Koide, Matsumoto, JP;
Mitsutoshi Miyasaka, Suwa, JP;
Assignee:
Seiko Epson Corporation, , JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/378 (2011.01); H04N 5/357 (2011.01); H04N 5/359 (2011.01); H01L 27/146 (2006.01); H04N 5/3745 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/359 (2013.01); H01L 27/14612 (2013.01); H04N 5/357 (2013.01); H04N 5/378 (2013.01); H04N 5/3745 (2013.01);
Abstract
An imaging device includes a photodiode having a first electrode and a second electrode, a first transistor that controls electrical connection between the first electrode and a first wiring line through which first voltage is supplied, and a second transistor that controls electrical connection between the first electrode and a second wiring line through which second voltage different from the first voltage is supplied, and voltage at the second electrode is read with the first transistor and the second transistor turned off.