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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 20, 2018
Filed:
Sep. 08, 2015
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Tokyo, JP;
Yusuke Higashi, Kanagawa, JP;
Takao Marukame, Tokyo, JP;
Masamichi Suzuki, Tokyo, JP;
Koichiro Zaitsu, Kanagawa, JP;
Haiyang Peng, Kanagawa, JP;
Hiroki Noguchi, Kanagawa, JP;
Yuichiro Mitani, Kanagawa, JP;
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
According to an embodiment, an imaging element includes a plurality of light receiving elements, a plurality of scanning circuits, a first line comprising a plurality of nodes, and a plurality of first variable resistance elements. The plurality of scanning circuits are respectively connected to the plurality of light receiving elements. Each of the plurality of first variable resistance elements is connected between the corresponding one of the nodes and a corresponding one of the scanning circuits. At least one of the first variable resistance elements includes a plurality of resistance elements connected to each other in parallel.