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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 02, 2022
Filed:
Jul. 25, 2019
Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation, Kanagawa, JP;
Yusuke Ikeda, Kanagawa, JP;
SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION, Kanagawa, JP;
Abstract
Changing the analog gain for each of columns while suppressing an expansion of area and an increase in power consumption. A solid-state imaging apparatus (A) according to an embodiment includes: converters (A toD) connected to a vertical signal line (VSL) extending from a pixel array unit (); a voltage generator () that is connected to a plurality of voltage lines and outputs reference voltages having mutually different voltage values individually to the plurality of voltage lines; wiring lines (Lto L, Lto L) connecting the converter and the plurality of voltage lines; and switches (SWto SW) provided on the wiring line and configured to perform changeover of the voltage lines connected to the converter to one of the plurality of voltage lines.