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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 22, 2020
Filed:
Aug. 22, 2018
Applicant:
Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation, Kanagawa, JP;
Inventors:
Yohtaro Yasu, Kanagawa, JP;
Katsuhiko Hanzawa, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation, Kanagawa, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 27/146 (2006.01); H04N 5/378 (2011.01); G01S 7/4863 (2020.01); H04N 5/376 (2011.01); H04N 5/353 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 27/14634 (2013.01); G01S 7/4863 (2013.01); H01L 27/14636 (2013.01); H04N 5/353 (2013.01); H04N 5/378 (2013.01); H04N 5/3765 (2013.01);
Abstract
A sensor chip includes: a pixel array unit that has a rectangular-shaped area in which a plurality of sensor elements are arranged in an array pattern; and a global control circuit, in which driving elements simultaneously driving the sensor elements are arranged in one direction, and each of the driving elements is connected to a control line disposed for each one column of the sensor elements, that is arranged to have a longitudinal direction to be along a long side of the pixel array unit. For example, the present technology can be applied to ToF sensor.