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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 18, 2015
Filed:
Aug. 23, 2012
Applicant:
Shinichi Kai, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Shinichi Kai, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 27/146 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 27/14603 (2013.01); H01L 27/14623 (2013.01);
Abstract
An image sensor includes an effective pixel region formed of a pixel group which is irradiated with light, and an optical black region formed of a pixel group which is shielded from light. In the image sensor, when the image sensor is used for a light quantity measurement, the effective pixel region is sectioned into a measurement region used for the light quantity measurement and a light shielding region which is used for a calculation of a value of one of an offset component and a noise component and is shielded from light.