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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 11, 2009
Filed:
Jul. 03, 2006
Satoshi Yoshihara, Kanagawa, JP;
Yasuhito Maki, Kanagawa, JP;
Satoshi Yoshihara, Kanagawa, JP;
Yasuhito Maki, Kanagawa, JP;
Sony Corporation, , JP;
Abstract
When a signal output by a solid-state image sensing device is clamped to a predetermined reference potential, a high voltage generated in a transfer suspension period after the clamping as generally supplied to an A/D converter is generated. A sample/hold output Va is clamped to a clamp level Vref over a period of time between a halfway point of time of a signal of a picture element preceding ahead by one line and the end of an inhibit period of transfer clocks of a signal output by an empty transmission unit via a first clamp pulse and a sample/hold output for the second picture element, or a subsequent one of an OPB unit is clamped to the clamp level via a second clamp pulse to prevent a signal output from exceeding a reference voltage from being supplied to an A/D converter at a later stage.