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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 16, 2021
Filed:
Feb. 28, 2017
Applicant:
Nikon Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Masahiro Juen, Yokohama, JP;
Atsushi Komai, Tokorozawa, JP;
Assignee:
NIKON CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 27/14 (2006.01); H01L 27/146 (2006.01); H04N 5/378 (2011.01); H04N 5/357 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 27/14643 (2013.01); H01L 27/146 (2013.01); H01L 27/14612 (2013.01); H04N 5/357 (2013.01); H04N 5/378 (2013.01); H01L 27/1464 (2013.01);
Abstract
An image sensor includes: a plurality of pixels having photoelectric conversion units that convert incident light to charges, and readout units; a first signal line, connected to the plurality of pixels, that outputs a first signal transferred to the readout unit based upon the charge converted by the photoelectric conversion unit; and a second signal line, connected to the plurality of pixels, that outputs a second signal after the readout unit has been reset.