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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 21, 2014
Filed:
Mar. 30, 2011
Tatsuhiko Yamazaki, Zama, JP;
Shintaro Takenaka, Yokohama, JP;
Tatsuhiko Yamazaki, Zama, JP;
Shintaro Takenaka, Yokohama, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
Provided is a solid-state image pickup device that includes: a pixel portion having a plurality of pixels that are arranged in a two-dimensional array and generate pixel signals; a readout row counter that generates row addresses for reading the pixel portion; a first reset row counter that generates a row address for resetting a first field of the pixel portion; a second reset row counter that generates a row address for resetting a second field of the pixel portion; a selector that selects one of the row addresses generated by the readout row counter, the first reset row counter, and the second reset row counter; and pixel driving units that respectively select two rows: an odd-numbered row and a neighboring even-numbered row of the pixel portion corresponding to the selected row address.