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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 24, 2012
Filed:
Aug. 28, 2006
Masayuki Masuyama, Kyoto, JP;
Kunihiko Hara, Osaka, JP;
Masashi Murakami, Kyoto, JP;
Shinsuke Nezaki, Kyoto, JP;
Masayuki Masuyama, Kyoto, JP;
Kunihiko Hara, Osaka, JP;
Masashi Murakami, Kyoto, JP;
Shinsuke Nezaki, Kyoto, JP;
Panasonic Corporation, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
A solid-state imaging device includes first-group pixels, second-group pixelsskipped during thinning drive, and a scanning section. The scanning sectiondrives each of the first-group pixelsto perform read operation of outputting the output signal and initializing the amount of the signal charge accumulated in the photoelectric conversion element to a first level, and also drives each of the second-group pixelsto perform discharge operation of initializing the amount of the signal charge accumulated in the photoelectric conversion element to a second level that is higher than the first level and lower than a saturation signal level of the photoelectric conversion element