Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Imaging device and imaging method
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Application No.: US17908494Application Date: 2021-01-18
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Publication No.: US11895412B2Publication Date: 2024-02-06
- Inventor: Kumiko Mahara
- Applicant: SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
- Applicant Address: JP Kanagawa
- Assignee: SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
- Current Assignee: SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
- Current Assignee Address: JP Kanagawa
- Agency: CHIP LAW GROUP
- Priority: JP 20040719 2020.03.10
- International Application: PCT/JP2021/001497 2021.01.18
- International Announcement: WO2021/181882A 2021.09.16
- Date entered country: 2022-08-31
- Main IPC: H04N25/42
- IPC: H04N25/42 ; H04N25/772 ; G01S7/4914 ; G01S17/08

Abstract:
Provided is an imaging device that is operable to reduce power upon receiving light, even with resolution of the imaging device increased. An imaging device includes: a plurality of pixels that are arranged in a matrix manner and receive reflected light from a target region, each of the plurality of pixels having a light receiving element that outputs an electric signal based on charge accumulated in either one of first and second charge accumulation parts in accordance with the reflected light; and a control part that executes switching control of the first and second charge accumulation parts by switching frequencies for each pixel region constituted of a pixel group of at least one part of an imaging frame formed by the plurality of pixels, the switching frequencies being different from each other.
Public/Granted literature
- US20230095241A1 IMAGING DEVICE AND IMAGING METHOD Public/Granted day:2023-03-30
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