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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 27, 2007
Filed:
Jul. 29, 2004
Applicant:
Takashi Tanimoto, Gifu-ken, JP;
Inventor:
Takashi Tanimoto, Gifu-ken, JP;
Assignee:
Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K 3/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A drive apparatus that guarantees the stable operation of a CCD image sensor. The drive apparatus includes a drive circuit for supplying a pulse signal to the CCD image sensor. A power supply circuit is connected to the drive circuit to supply the drive circuit with a voltage for generating the pulse signal. The power supply circuit includes an over-boosting circuit for temporarily over-boosting the voltage supplied to the drive circuit to generate an over-boosted voltage, prior to the charge transfer operation of the CCD image sensor.