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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 10, 2012
Filed:
Apr. 02, 2009
Applicants:
Shinji Hattori, Osaka, JP;
Kiyoshige Tsuji, Kanagawa, JP;
Inventors:
Shinji Hattori, Osaka, JP;
Kiyoshige Tsuji, Kanagawa, JP;
Assignee:
Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha, Osaka, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/235 (2006.01); H04N 5/225 (2006.01); H04N 3/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A solid-state image capturing apparatus according to the present invention includes: a pixel array in which a plurality of pixels are arranged; a driving circuit for driving each pixel of the pixel array; and a power supply circuit for stepping down an external source voltage supplied from an external power source to generate a pixel source voltage to be supplied to each pixel of the pixel array, where the power supply circuit includes a driver transistor for generating a pixel source voltage from the external source voltage and the driver transistor is operative in a saturated state.