Invention Grant
US08400546B2 Image capturing device, image capturing system, and method of driving image capturing device
有权
图像捕获装置,图像捕获系统和驱动图像捕获装置的方法
- Patent Title: Image capturing device, image capturing system, and method of driving image capturing device
- Patent Title (中): 图像捕获装置,图像捕获系统和驱动图像捕获装置的方法
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Application No.: US13256303Application Date: 2010-04-28
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Publication No.: US08400546B2Publication Date: 2013-03-19
- Inventor: Tetsuya Itano , Satoko Iida , Hidekazu Takahashi , Daisuke Yoshida
- Applicant: Tetsuya Itano , Satoko Iida , Hidekazu Takahashi , Daisuke Yoshida
- Applicant Address: JP Tokyo
- Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
- Current Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
- Current Assignee Address: JP Tokyo
- Agency: Fitzpatrick, Cella, Harper & Scinto
- Priority: JP2009-120393 20090518; JP2010-100358 20100423
- International Application: PCT/JP2010/057913 WO 20100428
- International Announcement: WO2010/134443 WO 20101125
- Main IPC: H04N5/335
- IPC: H04N5/335

Abstract:
An image capturing device comprises a pixel array having a plurality of pixels each including a photoelectric conversion portion, a plurality of signal lines connected to the pixel array, a plurality of column amplifiers configured to respectively amplify signals transferred from the pixel array via the signal lines, the column amplifier comprising a first input terminal, a first output terminal, an amplifier having a second input terminal and a second output terminal, a feedback capacitance arranged between the second input terminal and the first output terminal, an input capacitance having an electrode connected to the first input terminal, and an electrode connected to the second input terminal, a first switch arranged between the second input terminal and the second output terminal, a second switch arranged between the first output terminal and the second output terminal, and a third switch arranged between a reference voltage terminal and the first output terminal.
Public/Granted literature
- US20120026371A1 IMAGE CAPTURING DEVICE, IMAGE CAPTURING SYSTEM, AND METHOD OF DRIVING IMAGE CAPTURING DEVICE Public/Granted day:2012-02-02
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