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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 12, 2021
Filed:
Dec. 07, 2018
Applicant:
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Yuichiro Araki, Fukuoka, JP;
Masaru Kikuchi, Kanagawa, JP;
Assignee:
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/378 (2011.01); H01L 27/146 (2006.01); H04N 5/345 (2011.01); H04N 5/374 (2011.01); H04N 5/3745 (2011.01); H04N 9/04 (2006.01); H04N 5/369 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/378 (2013.01); H01L 27/1464 (2013.01); H01L 27/14643 (2013.01); H01L 27/14647 (2013.01); H04N 5/3456 (2013.01); H04N 5/369 (2013.01); H04N 5/3742 (2013.01); H04N 5/37455 (2013.01); H04N 9/04511 (2018.08); H04N 9/04557 (2018.08); H01L 27/14621 (2013.01); H01L 27/14627 (2013.01); H01L 27/14636 (2013.01);
Abstract
A solid-state imaging apparatus includes: a pixel array section in which pixels including photoelectric conversion elements are two-dimensionally arranged in a matrix form, and a plurality of systematic pixel drive lines to transmit drive signals to read out signals from the pixels are arranged for each pixel row; and a row scanning section to simultaneously output the drive signals through the plurality of systematic pixel drive lines to a plurality of pixel rows for different pixel columns.