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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:
Apr. 02, 2024

Filed:

Jul. 18, 2019
Applicant:

Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd., Atsugi, JP;

Inventors:

Kei Takahashi, Isehara, JP;

Naoto Kusumoto, Isehara, JP;

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 27/146 (2006.01); H01L 31/107 (2006.01); H04N 25/77 (2023.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 27/14636 (2013.01); H01L 31/107 (2013.01); H04N 25/77 (2023.01);
Abstract

An imaging device that generates, in a pixel, a potential higher than a potential to be supplied to the pixel is provided. The imaging device includes a pixel including a first circuit and a second circuit; the second circuit includes a photoelectric conversion device; the first circuit is electrically connected to the second circuit; the first circuit has a function of adding a first potential and a second potential to generate a third potential; and the second circuit has a function of generating data in the photoelectric conversion device to which the third potential is applied and has a function of outputting the data.


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