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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 24, 2015
Filed:
Feb. 15, 2013
Applicant:
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Michiru Senda, Kanagawa, JP;
Tsutomu Tanaka, Kanagawa, JP;
Yasuhiro Yamada, Kanagawa, JP;
Makoto Takatoku, Kanagawa, JP;
Assignee:
SONY CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/357 (2011.01); H04N 5/361 (2011.01); H04N 5/374 (2011.01); H01L 27/146 (2006.01); H04N 5/372 (2011.01); G01T 1/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 27/14641 (2013.01); G01T 1/247 (2013.01); H04N 5/357 (2013.01); H04N 5/361 (2013.01); H04N 5/372 (2013.01); H04N 5/374 (2013.01);
Abstract
An image pickup unit includes: an image pickup section including a plurality of pixels, the plurality of pixels each including a photoelectric converter device and a field-effect transistor; and a driving section reading out a signal charge with use of the transistor, the signal charge being accumulated in each of the plurality of pixels. The driving section turns off the transistor by applying an off-voltage to the transistor, the off-voltage being set in consideration of an off-leakage current between a source and a drain of the transistor.