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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 10, 2013
Filed:
Sep. 10, 2009
Hirofumi Totsuka, Fujisawa, JP;
Tomohisa Kinugasa, Yokohama, JP;
Tetsunobu Kochi, Hiratsuka, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A driving method of a solid-state imaging apparatus including multiple reference level supplying units each arranged correspondingly to a predetermined number of signal holding units, to supply a reference level to an output node of the signal holding unit through the selecting unit, wherein the method includes steps of: performing a clamping operation for sampling and holding the signal in the signal holding unit, by terminating turn ON pulses to be supplied to the selecting units successively in separate timings, one for each one of the selecting units, or one for each group of the selecting units while the reference level is supplied from the reference level supplying unit to the output node; and performing an operation of selecting the signal holding units through the selecting units, by supplying the turn ON pulses successively to the selecting units, to read out the signals successively from the signal holding units selected.