Solid-state imaging device and imaging apparatus
AssigneeNuvoton Technology Corporation Japan
InventorsTakayasu Kito, Norihiko Sumitani
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Abstract
A solid-state imaging device includes a plurality of pixel circuits arranged in rows and columns; and a relief unit which includes N signal lines and n pixel circuits among the plurality of pixel circuits, N being an integer greater than or equal to 3, n being an integer less than or equal to N. Each of the n pixel circuits is connected to a group of at least two signal lines out of the N signal lines, and selectively outputs a pixel signal to one of the at least two signal lines included in the group; and n groups corresponding to the n pixel circuits have mutually different combinations of signal lines, the n groups each being the group.
Claims13
A solid-state imaging device comprising:
- a plurality of pixel circuits arranged in rows and columns;
- and
- a relief unit, wherein:
- the relief unit includes N signal lines and n pixel circuits among the plurality of pixel circuits, N being an integer greater than or equal to 3, n being an integer less than or equal to N,
- the n pixel circuits are included in one column,
- each of the n pixel circuits included in one column is connected to at least two signal lines out of the N signal lines, and selectively outputs a pixel signal to one of the at least two signal lines included, and
- the n pixel circuits included in one column have mutually different connection combinations of signal lines.
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