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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 31, 2024
Filed:
May. 20, 2021
Applicant:
Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation, Kanagawa, JP;
Inventors:
Atsumi Niwa, Kanagawa, JP;
Tomonori Yamashita, Kanagawa, JP;
Takashi Moue, Kanagawa, JP;
Yosuke Ueno, Kanagawa, JP;
Assignee:
Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation, Kanagawa, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 25/772 (2023.01); H03K 5/24 (2006.01); H03M 1/34 (2006.01); H04N 25/75 (2023.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 25/772 (2023.01); H03K 5/2481 (2013.01); H03M 1/34 (2013.01); H04N 25/75 (2023.01);
Abstract
Provided is an image sensor including: a pixel section configured to include a plurality of pixels arranged therein; and an AD conversion unit configured to perform analog-to-digital (AD) conversion on a pixel signal on the basis of a result of comparison between a first voltage of a signal, which is obtained by adding, via capacitances, the pixel signal of the pixel and a reference signal that linearly changes in a direction opposite to the pixel signal, with a second voltage serving as a reference.