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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 01, 2014
Filed:
Jun. 20, 2011
Masaru Fujimura, Yokohama, JP;
Shoji Kono, Hachioji, JP;
Yuichiro Yamashita, Ebina, JP;
Shin Kikuchi, Isehara, JP;
Shinichiro Shimizu, Yokohama, JP;
Yu Arishima, Yokohama, JP;
Masaru Fujimura, Yokohama, JP;
Shoji Kono, Hachioji, JP;
Yuichiro Yamashita, Ebina, JP;
Shin Kikuchi, Isehara, JP;
Shinichiro Shimizu, Yokohama, JP;
Yu Arishima, Yokohama, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A solid-state imaging apparatus includes a pixel array in which a plurality of unit cells are arranged to form a plurality of rows and a plurality of columns, wherein each of the plurality of unit cells includes a pixel, and the pixel comprising a photoelectric conversion element and an in-pixel readout circuit which outputs a signal corresponding to charges generated in the photoelectric conversion element, power is supplied to the plurality of unit cells via a power supply line and a ground line, and at least one of the plurality of unit cells includes at least a part of a capacitive element having a first electrode connected to the power supply line and a second electrode connected to the ground line.