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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 02, 2024
Filed:
Nov. 13, 2020
Applicant:
Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation, Kanagawa, JP;
Inventors:
Tomohiko Shibata, Kanagawa, JP;
Kiyoshige Tsuji, Kanagawa, JP;
Assignee:
Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation, Kanagawa, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 25/621 (2023.01); H01L 27/146 (2006.01); H04N 25/709 (2023.01); H04N 25/771 (2023.01); H04N 25/78 (2023.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 25/621 (2023.01); H04N 25/709 (2023.01); H04N 25/771 (2023.01); H04N 25/78 (2023.01); H01L 27/14634 (2013.01); H01L 27/14636 (2013.01); H01L 27/14645 (2013.01);
Abstract
An image sensor () includes a photoelectric conversion unit () that generates a photoelectric charge, a sense node (SN) () that is connected to the photoelectric conversion unit () and holds the photoelectric charge generated by the photoelectric conversion unit (), a discharge transistor () for discharging the photoelectric charge held by the sense node (SN) () to the outside, and a voltage control unit () that controls a voltage value of an off voltage to be applied to a gate of the discharge transistor () when the discharge transistor () is turned off.