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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 30, 2016
Filed:
Jul. 22, 2015
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Hiroyuki Morita, Ebina, JP;
Hiroo Akabori, Fujisawa, JP;
Koichiro Iwata, Kawasaki, JP;
Takeshi Akiyama, Yokohama, JP;
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
Provided is a solid-state imaging apparatus, including amplifier units including: an amplifier having a first input terminal, a second input terminal, and an output terminal; an input capacitor having one terminal to which an output signal from a pixel is input, and another terminal connected to the second input terminal of the amplifier; a feedback switch connected between the second input terminal and the output terminal of the amplifier; and a feedback capacitor connected in parallel with the feedback switch and between the second input terminal and the output terminal of the amplifier, in which a driving current of the amplifier during a first period is smaller than a driving current of the amplifier during a second period in which the amplifier amplifies the output signal from the pixel, and the feedback switch is set to a connection state during the first period.