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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 09, 2014
Filed:
Oct. 24, 2011
Applicants:
Maki Sato, Kanagawa, JP;
Kazuki Hizu, Kanagawa, JP;
Tetsuya Amano, Chiba, JP;
Katsuya Kudo, Kanagawa, JP;
Toyoharu Igarashi, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Maki Sato, Kanagawa, JP;
Kazuki Hizu, Kanagawa, JP;
Tetsuya Amano, Chiba, JP;
Katsuya Kudo, Kanagawa, JP;
Toyoharu Igarashi, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/217 (2011.01); H04N 5/361 (2011.01); H04N 5/378 (2011.01); H04N 5/357 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/357 (2013.01); H04N 5/361 (2013.01); H04N 5/378 (2013.01); H04N 5/3572 (2013.01);
Abstract
According to one embodiment, a solid state imaging device includes an imaging unit that outputs imaging data by performing an imaging operation, a temperature sensor that outputs a diode voltage according to a diode current, and an output circuit that shares a part of a circuit with the imaging unit and outputs temperature data based on the diode voltage outputted from the temperature sensor in the same semiconductor chip.