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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 02, 2022
Filed:
Sep. 03, 2019
Applicant:
Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation, Kanagawa, JP;
Inventors:
Daisuke Nakagawa, Kanagawa, JP;
Shinichirou Etou, Kanagawa, JP;
Assignee:
Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation, Kanagawa, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/3745 (2011.01); H04N 5/357 (2011.01); H04N 5/369 (2011.01); H03M 1/46 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/37455 (2013.01); H03M 1/462 (2013.01); H04N 5/357 (2013.01); H04N 5/3698 (2013.01); H04N 5/37457 (2013.01);
Abstract
A solid state imaging element () includes: a successive approximation type analog-digital conversion circuit () converting an analog pixel signal received from a pixel of a pixel array portion () to a digital code; and a first noise detection circuit (-) connected to a DAC (Digital to Analog Converter) output node inside the successive approximation type analog-digital conversion circuit () and detecting power noise supplied to the pixel of the pixel array portion () to output a detection result to the DAC.