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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 12, 2013
Filed:
Jun. 27, 2008
Masashi Murakami, Kyoto, JP;
Kenji Watanabe, Osaka, JP;
Masayuki Hirota, Kyoto, JP;
Kenichi Shimomura, Hyogo, JP;
Masashi Murakami, Kyoto, JP;
Kenji Watanabe, Osaka, JP;
Masayuki Hirota, Kyoto, JP;
Kenichi Shimomura, Hyogo, JP;
Panasonic Corporation, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
The solid-state imaging device according to the present invention includes: pixel units arranged two-dimensionally in rows and columns; signal holding units each holding an analog signal outputted from one of the pixel units in a corresponding one of the columns; and column AD circuits each converting, into a digital signal, the analog signal held by a corresponding one of said signal holding units. The signal holding units and the column AD circuits are respectively provided for the columns of the pixel units. Each of the signal holding units includes: a switching element connected to a column signal line through which the analog signal outputted from the one of the pixel units is transmitted; and a capacitor element holding the analog signal and being connected to the column signal line through the switching element.