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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 06, 2018
Filed:
Dec. 14, 2016
Applicant:
Renesas Electronics Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Renesas Electronics Corporation, Koutou-ku, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/369 (2011.01); H04N 5/3745 (2011.01); H04N 5/376 (2011.01); H01L 27/146 (2006.01); H04N 5/357 (2011.01); H04N 5/378 (2011.01); H04N 5/347 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/357 (2013.01); H01L 27/14605 (2013.01); H01L 27/14621 (2013.01); H01L 27/14627 (2013.01); H01L 27/14636 (2013.01); H01L 27/14645 (2013.01); H04N 5/347 (2013.01); H04N 5/3696 (2013.01); H04N 5/378 (2013.01); H04N 5/3765 (2013.01); H04N 5/37457 (2013.01);
Abstract
A related art imaging device is accompanied by the problem that it must perform read processing on pixel data generated within pixel units for every row, and an SN ratio of the pixel data is not capable of being enhanced sufficiently. According to one embodiment, an imaging device has common floating diffusion wirings and floating diffusion switches which switch whether or not to couple floating diffusions of a plurality of pixel units arranged in a column direction, and combines pixel data generated by the pixel units in the floating diffusions coupled within the pixel units.