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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Oct. 10, 2023

Filed:

Oct. 26, 2021
Applicant:

Brillnics Singapore Pte. Ltd., Singapore, SG;

Inventors:

Kazuya Mori, Tokyo, JP;

Masayuki Uno, Tokyo, JP;

Hideki Owada, Tokyo, JP;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 25/75 (2023.01); H04N 25/50 (2023.01); H04N 25/60 (2023.01); H04N 25/771 (2023.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 25/75 (2023.01); H04N 25/50 (2023.01); H04N 25/60 (2023.01); H04N 25/771 (2023.01);
Abstract

A photoelectric conversion reading part of a pixel includes a photoelectric conversion element for storing therein, in a storing period, charges generated by the photoelectric conversion, a transfer element for transferring, in a transfer period following the storing period, the charges stored in the photoelectric conversion element, an output node to which the charges stored in the photoelectric conversion element are transferred through the transfer element, a reset element for resetting, in a reset period, the output node to a predetermined potential, an output buffer part for converting the charges in the output node into a voltage signal at a level determined by the amount of the charges and outputting the voltage signal as the pixel signal, and an output voltage control part for controlling an output signal level of the pixel signal from the output buffer part to a controlled level determined by the operational state.


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