The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.

The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Oct. 18, 2011

Filed:

Mar. 24, 2009
Applicants:

Toshinobu Nakao, Osaka, JP;

Masayuki Hirota, Kyoto, JP;

Masashi Murakami, Kyoto, JP;

Kenji Watanabe, Osaka, JP;

Masaya Hirose, Kyoto, JP;

Inventors:

Toshinobu Nakao, Osaka, JP;

Masayuki Hirota, Kyoto, JP;

Masashi Murakami, Kyoto, JP;

Kenji Watanabe, Osaka, JP;

Masaya Hirose, Kyoto, JP;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/335 (2011.01); H03M 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

The solid-state imaging device includes: a first node for receiving a first signal from outside the solid-state imaging device; a second node for receiving a second signal from outside the solid-state imaging device; a test signal selection circuit for outputting the first signal received at the first node and the second signal received at the second node as a test signal by switching between the first and second signals at desired timing; and a test signal input circuit for supplying the test signal from the test signal selection circuit to an input of the A/D converter.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Loading…