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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 17, 2023
Filed:
Feb. 28, 2022
Applicant:
Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation, Kanagawa, JP;
Inventors:
Naoki Kawazu, Kanagawa, JP;
Motonobu Torii, Fukuoka, JP;
Motohashi Yuichi, Tokyo, JP;
Atsushi Suzuki, Kanagawa, JP;
Junichiro Azami, Kanagawa, JP;
Assignee:
Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation, Kanagawa, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/372 (2011.01); H04N 5/369 (2011.01); H04N 17/00 (2006.01); H04N 5/367 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/367 (2013.01); H04N 5/37213 (2013.01); H04N 17/002 (2013.01);
Abstract
An imaging device having first and second pixels is described. The first pixel includes a first transfer transistor, a first reset transistor, a first amplifier transistor and a first select transistor. The second pixel includes a first photoelectric conversion element, a second transfer transistor, a second reset transistor, a second amplifier transistor and a second select transistor.