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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 23, 2010
Filed:
Sep. 27, 2005
Tomokazu Kakumoto, Nagaokakyo, JP;
SO Yano, Ibaraki, JP;
Masayuki Kusuda, Nishinomiya, JP;
Kazuchika Sato, Kobe, JP;
Yoshihiro Tanaka, Osaka, JP;
Tomokazu Kakumoto, Nagaokakyo, JP;
So Yano, Ibaraki, JP;
Masayuki Kusuda, Nishinomiya, JP;
Kazuchika Sato, Kobe, JP;
Yoshihiro Tanaka, Osaka, JP;
Konica Minolta Holdings, Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An object of the present invention is to provide a solid-state image sensing device configured to change a bias voltage given to the photoelectric converting section at the time of resetting so that an operative condition of the photoelectric converting section after the resetting can be maintained a constant condition regardless of an amount of the incident light. To achieve the object, an MOS transistor Tis provided. The drain of the MOS transistor Tis connected with a gate and a drain of an MOS transistor Tand the source of the MOS transistor Tconfigured to be applied a DC voltage VRS. Here, a signal Φ V is given, an MOS transistor Tis turned on, and image data is output. A signal Φ RS is given and the MOS transistor Tis turned on. As a result, a gate voltage Vg of the MOS transistor Tis maintained as a constant voltage value. Then, a reset operation for pixels is stared.