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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 28, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 30, 2012
Tomoyuki Kamiyama, Wako, JP;
Keisuke Korekado, Wako, JP;
Tomoyuki Kamiyama, Wako, JP;
Keisuke Korekado, Wako, JP;
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A solid-state image sensing device comprises a unit pixel containing a photoelectric conversion element for detecting a light to generate photoelectrons and at least one electrode for forming an MOS diode structure, a first contact point connected to a first voltage supply for supplying a first voltage to the electrode, a second contact point connected to a second voltage supply for supplying a second voltage higher than the first voltage to the electrode, a first capacitor disposed between the first and second contact points, a change-over switch connected to one of the first and second contact points to selectively switch a voltage applied to the electrode to the first voltage or the second voltage, and pixel drive circuits for driving the change-over switch, thereby alternately applying the first voltage and the second voltage to the electrode to generate, hold, transfer, reset, or discharge the photoelectrons.