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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 05, 2013
Filed:
Apr. 20, 2010
Yoshiyuki Matsunaga, Kyoto, JP;
Kunihiko Hara, Osaka, JP;
Hiroyuki Hayashita, Hyogo, JP;
Yoshihisa Minami, Shiga, JP;
Yoshiyuki Matsunaga, Kyoto, JP;
Kunihiko Hara, Osaka, JP;
Hiroyuki Hayashita, Hyogo, JP;
Yoshihisa Minami, Shiga, JP;
Panasonic Corporation, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
The present invention provides a solid-state imaging device which is capable of high-speed and high-quality pixel mixture. The solid-state imaging device includes: a plurality of pixels; a row selecting circuit; a plurality of column signal lines each of which is provided to a corresponding one of columns of pixels, is connected to pixels of the corresponding column, and transfers the signals outputted from the connected pixels; a pixel current source which (i) is provided to a corresponding one of the column signal lines, (ii) is connected to the corresponding column signal line, and (iii) supplies to the connected column signal line a current when the signal is outputted from the selected pixel to the connected column signal line; and a control unit which changes the number of rows of pixels being simultaneously selected by the row selecting circuit, and values of the current supplied by the pixel current source.