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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 06, 2022
Filed:
Aug. 26, 2020
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Tokyo, JP;
Toshiba Electronic Devices & Storage Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Hisayuki Taruki, Kawasaki Kanagawa, JP;
KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, Tokyo, JP;
TOSHIBA ELECTRONIC DEVICES & STORAGE CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A solid-state imaging device includes a plurality of pixel cells, each of the pixel cells including a light receiving element, a floating diffusion, a first source follower circuit, and a second source follower circuit. The plurality of pixel cells are connected to an output signal line. The light receiving element photoelectrically converts incident light, and stores a signal charge. The floating diffusion converts the signal charge read out of the light receiving element into a signal voltage. The first source follower circuit is connected to the floating diffusion, and outputs an output voltage corresponding to the signal voltage. The second source follower circuit is connected in series with the first source follower circuit, and outputs a pixel signal corresponding to the output voltage.