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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 08, 2013
Filed:
Jan. 22, 2010
Hisanori Suzuki, Hamamatsu, JP;
Yasuhito Yoneta, Hamamatsu, JP;
Shin-ichiro Takagi, Hamamatsu, JP;
Kentaro Maeta, Hamamatsu, JP;
Masaharu Muramatsu, Hamamatsu, JP;
Hisanori Suzuki, Hamamatsu, JP;
Yasuhito Yoneta, Hamamatsu, JP;
Shin-ichiro Takagi, Hamamatsu, JP;
Kentaro Maeta, Hamamatsu, JP;
Masaharu Muramatsu, Hamamatsu, JP;
Hamamatsu Photonics K.K., Hamamatsu-shi, Sizuoka, JP;
Abstract
A solid-state imaging device of an embodiment includes an imaging region, an output register, a corner register, a multiplication register, a first amplifier, a second amplifier, and a valve gate electrode. The output register is a transfer register that receives a charge transferred from the imaging region to transfer the charge. The output register is capable of selectively transferring a charge in one direction and in the other direction opposite to the one direction. The corner register transfers a charge transferred in one direction from the output register. The multiplication register receives a charge from the corner register and generates and transfers a multiplied charge. The first amplifier generates a signal based on a multiplied charge from the multiplication register. The second amplifier generates a signal based on a charge transferred in the other direction by the output register. The valve gate electrode is an electrode for preventing a transfer of a charge between the output register and the corner register.