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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 24, 2002
Filed:
Mar. 06, 2001
Applicant:
Inventor:
Haruhiro Funakoshi, Hamamatsu, JP;
Assignee:
Hamamatsu Photonics K.K., Hamamatsu, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 2/714 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 2/714 ;
Abstract
A drive circuit having a differential amplifier a current controller formed from an n-channel MOSFET, and a drive ability control circuit sets its output drive ability in a high state only in a signal read, and otherwise sets the output drive ability in a low state to reduce power consumption. Thus, a solid-state image sensing device which can perform a high-speed read while ensuring low power consumption and wide dynamic range can be implemented. As the drive ability control circuit, for example, a current source formed from an n-channel MOSFET and voltage switching by a drive change-over switch can be used.