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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 29, 2020
Filed:
Dec. 12, 2017
Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation, Kanagawa, JP;
Takuya Toyofuku, Kanagawa, JP;
Yorito Sakano, Kanagawa, JP;
Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation, Kanagawa, JP;
Abstract
To reduce variations in switching timing from linear reading to logarithmic reading and perform reading with high accuracy in a solid state imaging device. A first photoelectric conversion unit converts incident light into charges and accumulates the charges in a first region. A second photoelectric conversion unit converts incident light into charges and accumulates the charges in a second region having a smaller area than the first region. A charge-voltage conversion unit accumulates charges photoelectrically converted by the first and second photoelectric conversion units for converting the charges into a voltage. First and second charge transfer units transfer charges accumulated in the first photoelectric conversion unit and charges accumulated in the second photoelectric conversion unit to the charge-voltage conversion unit, respectively. A charge reset unit resets charges accumulated in the charge-voltage conversion unit. A first discharging unit discharges charges accumulated in the first photoelectric conversion unit.