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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 26, 2016
Filed:
Feb. 27, 2013
Nikon Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Yojiro Tezuka, Yokohama, JP;
NIKON CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A solid-state image-capturing device includes: plurality of pixels arranged in two-dimensional manner; plurality of vertical signal lines for corresponding column of the plurality of pixels, to receive a signal of the pixels of corresponding column; plurality of signal processing units process a signal of the plurality of vertical signal lines based on a ramp signal and reference voltage; first line configured as a common line connects first input units of the plurality of signal processing units to receive the ramp signal; the ramp signal is supplied to one side of the first line along a row direction; second line configured as common line connects second input units of plurality of signal processing units to receive reference voltage, the reference voltage is supplied to one side of the second line along the row direction and reference voltage is not supplied to another side of the second line along the row direction.