Imaging device including lines for each column

    公开(公告)号:US11438536B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-09-06

    申请号:US17224912

    申请日:2022-07-07

    Abstract: An imaging device that includes pixels arranged in a matrix having rows and columns, the pixels including first pixels and second pixels different from the first pixels, the first pixels and the second pixels being located in one of the columns, each of the pixels including a photoelectric converter that converts incident light into signal charge, and a first transistor having a first gate, a first source and a first drain, the first gate being coupled to the photoelectric converter. The imaging device further includes a first line coupled to one of the first source and drain of the first pixels; a second line coupled to one of the first source and drain of the second pixels; a third line coupled to the other of the first source and drain of the first pixels; and voltage circuitry coupled to the third line and that supplies a first and second voltage.

    Imaging device
    2.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US11044433B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-06-22

    申请号:US16681370

    申请日:2019-11-12

    Abstract: An imaging device including an imaging cell including a photoelectric converter including a first electrode, a second electrode, and a photoelectric conversion layer between the first electrode and the second electrode, and a first transistor one of a source and a drain of which is coupled to the first electrode; and voltage supply circuitry coupled to the other of the source and the drain of the first transistor, the voltage supply circuitry being configured to supply a first voltage in a first period and a second voltage different from the first voltage in a second period different from the first period.

    Imaging device
    3.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US11019289B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-05-25

    申请号:US16575030

    申请日:2019-09-18

    Abstract: An imaging device includes: a pixel including a photoelectric converter that generates signal charge by photoelectric conversion, and a charge accumulation region that accumulates the signal charge, the pixel being configured to output a signal corresponding to a voltage of the charge accumulation region; a signal line electrically connected to the pixel, the signal being transmitted through the signal line; a first switch that is electrically connected to the signal line and that has input-output characteristics in which an output is linear with respect to an input up to a clipping voltage and the output is clipped at the clipping voltage with respect to the input exceeding the clipping voltage; and a second switch that is electrically connected to the signal line and that has input-output characteristics in which an output is linear with respect to an input.

    Imaging device including lines for each column

    公开(公告)号:US10999542B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-05-04

    申请号:US16250264

    申请日:2019-01-17

    Abstract: An imaging device including: pixel cells arranged in a matrix having rows and columns, the pixel cells including first pixel cells and different second pixel cells, each of the pixel cells having: a photoelectric converter that converts incident light into signal charge, a first transistor having a first gate, a first source and a first drain, the first gate coupled to the photoelectric converter, and a second transistor having a second gate, a second source and a second drain, either the first source or the first drain electrically coupled to the photoelectric converter via the second transistor. The imaging device further including a first line coupled to one of the first source and the first drain of each of the first pixel cells; and a second line coupled to one of the first source and the first drain of each of the second pixel cells.

    Imaging device
    5.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US10523888B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-12-31

    申请号:US15876258

    申请日:2018-01-22

    Abstract: An imaging device of the present disclosure includes: an imaging cell including a photoelectric converter including a first electrode, a second electrode, and a photoelectric conversion layer between the first electrode and the second electrode, the photoelectric converter generating signal charge by photoelectric conversion, and a charge detection circuit connected to the first electrode, the charge detection circuit detecting the signal charge; a signal line electrically coupled to the first electrode; and a voltage supply circuit selectively supplying a first voltage and a second voltage different from the first voltage to the signal line.

    Imaging device including pixel
    7.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US10079988B2

    公开(公告)日:2018-09-18

    申请号:US15190368

    申请日:2016-06-23

    CPC classification number: H04N5/3698 H01L27/307 H04N5/3532 H04N5/378

    Abstract: An imaging device comprising: a pixel comprising a photoelectric converter and a reset transistor having a source and a drain one of which is electrically connected to the photoelectric converter; a first voltage generating circuit for generating a first voltage; a second voltage generating circuit for generating a second voltage identical or equivalent to the first voltage; and a first switching circuit having a first input terminal electrically connected to the first voltage generating circuit, a second input terminal electrically connected to the second voltage generating circuit, a first output terminal electrically connected to the other of the source and the drain of the reset transistor. The first switching circuit electrically connects one of the first and second input terminals to the first output terminal selectively in a period when the photoelectric converter is reset. The photoelectric converter is reset by use of the first voltage or the second voltage.

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