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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 09, 2012
Filed:
Jan. 11, 2011
Norihiro Nikai, Kanagawa, JP;
Norihiro Nikai, Kanagawa, JP;
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A solid-state imaging device includes: a pixel array section having an effective pixel region formed by a plurality of pixels which are disposed in the form of a matrix, each of which includes a photoelectric conversion device and a transistor reading out an electric charge obtained by photoelectric conversion at the photoelectric conversion device, and which are illuminated by light and a light-shielded pixel region formed by a plurality of pixels which are shielded from light; a row scan section selecting and controlling each row of pixels of the pixel array section to output a signal from each of the pixels of the selected row of pixels to a column signal line provided in association with the row of pixels; and an A-D conversion section converting the signal output from the signal line into a digital signal.