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US 11,310,449 B2Granted
Solid-state imaging device and electronic apparatus
AssigneeSony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation
InventorLuonghung Asakura
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Abstract
Provided is a new solid-state imaging device and electronic apparatus capable of eliminating streaking. Provided is a solid-state imaging device including: plurality of pixels provided in a pixel region on a substrate in a matrix form; a plurality of first wirings commonly provided to each of the plurality of pixels arranged along a first direction; a second wiring capacitively coupled to each of the plurality of first wirings; and a second detection unit that is electrically connected to the second wiring and detects a second signal appearing on the second wiring.
Claims19
A solid-state imaging device, comprising:
- a plurality of pixels in a pixel region on a substrate in a matrix form;
- a plurality of first wirings commonly provided to each pixel of the plurality of pixels arranged along a first direction;
- a second wiring capacitively coupled to each first wiring of the plurality of first wirings;
- a plurality of first detection units electrically connected to each first wiring of the plurality of first wirings, wherein the plurality of first detection units is configured to detect a first signal that appears on each first wiring of the plurality of first wirings;
- a second detection unit electrically connected to the second wiring, wherein the second detection unit is configured to:
- detect a second signal that appears on the second wiring;
- and
- detect a sum of a plurality of first signals that appears on each first wiring of the plurality of first wirings;
- and
- a processing unit configured to:
- estimate a noise amount based on an average of the detected sum of the plurality of first signals that appears on each first wiring of the plurality of first wirings;
- and
- correct a signal amount corresponding to the detected first signal based on the estimated noise amount.
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An electronic apparatus, comprising:
- a solid-state imaging device, wherein the solid-state imaging device includes:
- a plurality of pixels in a pixel region on a substrate in a matrix form;
- a plurality of first wirings commonly provided to each pixel of the plurality of pixels arranged along a first direction;
- a second wiring capacitively coupled to each first wiring of the plurality of first wirings;
- a plurality of first detection units electrically connected to each first wiring of the plurality of first wirings, wherein the plurality of first detection units is configured to detect a first signal that appears on each first wiring of the plurality of first wirings;
- a second detection unit electrically connected to the second wiring, wherein the second detection unit is configured to:
- detect a second signal that appears on the second wiring;
- and
- detect a sum of a plurality of first signals that appears on each first wiring of the plurality of first wirings;
- and
- a processing unit configured to:
- estimate a noise amount based on an average of the detected sum of the plurality of first signals that appears on each first wiring of the plurality of first wirings;
- and
- correct a signal amount corresponding to the detected first signal based on the estimated noise amount.
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A solid-state imaging device, comprising:
- a plurality of pixels in a pixel region on a substrate in a matrix form;
- a plurality of first wirings commonly provided to each pixel of the plurality of pixels arranged along a first direction;
- a first detection unit electrically connected to each of the plurality of first wirings;
- a second wiring capacitively coupled to each first wiring of the plurality of first wirings;
- and
- a second detection unit electrically connected to the second wiring, wherein the second detection unit is configured to detect a second signal that appears on the second wiring, wherein
- a first capacitance value of a first coupling capacitor generated based on capacitively coupling each first wiring of the plurality of first wirings and the second wiring is proportional to an area of a region in which the plurality of first wirings and the second wiring overlay each other.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.