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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 30, 2026
Filed:
Jan. 31, 2022
Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation, Kanagawa, JP;
Chihiro Okada, Tokyo, JP;
Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation, Kanagawa, JP;
Abstract
To improve image quality in a solid-state imaging element using an indirect ToF system. The solid-state imaging element includes a pixel signal generation unit, a first sample hold circuit, and a second sample hold circuit. The pixel signal generation unit generates a first pixel signal corresponding to an amount of charge transferred from a photoelectric conversion element to a first floating diffusion layer and a second pixel signal corresponding to an amount of charge transferred from the photoelectric conversion element to a second floating diffusion layer. The first sample hold circuit holds the first pixel signal. The second sample hold circuit holds the second pixel signal.