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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 15, 2025
Filed:
Jan. 06, 2021
Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation, Kanagawa, JP;
Kenichi Tayu, Kanagawa, JP;
SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION, Kanagawa, JP;
Abstract
Provided are an imaging element, a distance measuring device, and an electronic device capable of improving resolution of a distance image while preventing generation of electromagnetic noise. An imaging element according to the present disclosure includes: a signal generator configured to generate a clock signal; a plurality of flip-flops connected in a cascade manner; a circuit block configured to supply a first signal to a clock terminal of each of the plurality of flip-flops and to supply a second signal to an input terminal of a first-stage flip-flop of the plurality of flip-flops in accordance with the clock signal; and a pixel array including pixels configured to be driven using pulse signals supplied from different stages of the plurality of flip-flops.