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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 11, 2026
Filed:
Jun. 09, 2022
Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation, Kanagawa, JP;
Yasuhisa Tochigi, Kanagawa, JP;
Yusuke Matsumura, Kanagawa, JP;
Fumiaki Sano, Kanagawa, JP;
Katsuhiko Hanzawa, Kanagawa, JP;
SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION, Kanagawa, JP;
Abstract
Provided are a solid-state imaging element and an imaging device that include a plurality of pixel regions that include a plurality of pixels, and a plurality of first charge storage units corresponding to the respective pixel regions, wherein a plurality of first pixels in the pixel region each include a photoelectric conversion unit, and a first element that is brought into a conductive state or a non-conductive state with a photoelectric conversion unit of a pixel adjacent in at least one of vertical and horizontal directions, and a second pixel in the pixel region includes a photoelectric conversion unit, and a first element that is brought into a conductive state or a non-conductive state with a photoelectric conversion unit of a pixel adjacent to the first pixel in at least one of vertical and horizontal directions, and a first charge storage element.