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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 29, 2019
Filed:
Mar. 29, 2018
Olympus Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Takatoshi Igarashi, Ina, JP;
Noriyuki Fujimori, Suwa, JP;
Makoto Ono, Sagamihara, JP;
Masashi Saito, Akishima, JP;
Satoru Adachi, Tsuchiura, JP;
Nana Akahane, Yamanashi, JP;
Takanori Tanaka, Hachioji, JP;
Katsumi Hosogai, Tsukuba, JP;
OLYMPUS CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An imaging device includes: a first chip including a light receiving unit, and a read circuit; a second chip including a timing control circuit, an A/D conversion circuit, and a cable transmission circuit; and a connection unit configured to connect the first and the second chips. The read circuit includes a column read circuit and a horizontal selection circuit, and a vertical selection circuit. The connection unit of the first chip is provided in a first area along a side of the rectangular light receiving unit, and in a second area adjacent to the column read circuit, the horizontal selection circuit, and the vertical selection circuit. The connection unit of the second chip is provided in a third area around the timing control circuit, the A/D conversion circuit, and the cable transmission circuit and in a fourth area adjacent to the timing control circuit and the A/D conversion circuit.