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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 24, 2020
Filed:
Jun. 04, 2019
Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Makoto Ikuma, Kyoto, JP;
Hiroyuki Amikawa, Kyoto, JP;
Takayasu Kito, Osaka, JP;
Shinichi Ogita, Kyoto, JP;
Junichi Matsuo, Osaka, JP;
Yasuyuki Endoh, Hyogo, JP;
Katsumi Tokuyama, Osaka, JP;
Tetsuya Abe, Kyoto, JP;
PANASONIC SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CO., LTD., Kyoto, JP;
Abstract
A solid-state imaging apparatus includes a plurality of high-sensitivity pixels that are arranged in a matrix, and perform a photoelectric conversion at a predetermined sensitivity; a plurality of low-sensitivity pixels that are arranged in a matrix in gaps between the plurality of high-sensitivity pixels, and perform a photoelectric conversion at a lower sensitivity than the predetermined sensitivity; and a signal processor that generates a pixel signal by (i) detecting a difference signal between a signal from the plurality of high-sensitivity pixels and a signal from the plurality of low-sensitivity pixels, and (ii) correcting the signal from the plurality of high-sensitivity pixels using the difference signal.