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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 28, 2022
Filed:
Sep. 01, 2017
Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation, Kanagawa, JP;
Tatsuki Nishino, Kanagawa, JP;
SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION, Kanagawa, JP;
Abstract
The present disclosure relates to an image capturing element, a drive method, and an electronic device capable of speeding up operation mode switching. The image capturing element includes a pixel region in which a plurality of pixels is disposed in a matrix of rows and columns, and a vertical drive circuit that drives the pixels on each row. The vertical drive circuit includes a positive power source and a negative power source that supply electrical power to an output element that outputs a drive signal for driving each pixel, and a control element that controls current flowing between each wire through which electrical power is output from the positive power source or the negative power source and a ground level based on a pulse having a predetermined pulse width at operation mode switching. The present technology is applicable to an image capturing element having a plurality of operation modes.