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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 24, 2007
Filed:
Jun. 01, 2006
Applicant:
Mamoru Iesaka, Miyagi, JP;
Inventor:
Mamoru Iesaka, Miyagi, JP;
Assignee:
Fujifilm Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 31/113 (2006.01); H04N 3/14 (2006.01); H03F 3/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An output amplifier for a solid-state imaging device is provided and includes: a floating diffusion that stores a signal charge; and at least three source follower circuits that output a signal in accordance with a change of a potential on the floating diffusion, the at least three source follower circuits being sequentially connected in decreasing order of drain voltage from a first circuit of the at least three source follower circuits to a last circuit of the at least three source follower circuits.