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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 23, 2006
Filed:
Apr. 11, 2002
Applicants:
Junzo Sakurai, Koganei, JP;
Takayuki Kijima, Akiruno, JP;
Inventors:
Junzo Sakurai, Koganei, JP;
Takayuki Kijima, Akiruno, JP;
Assignee:
Olympus Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 3/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
According to a driving method for an interline type CCD imaging device, the voltage level to be applied to a channel electrode in a vertical charge transfer line to which at least one photodiode is connected is controlled to form a shallower potential well just in the channel. At least the voltage levels applied to channel electrodes in the VCCD connected to the PDs are controlled such that potential wells formed within respective channels becomes shallower.