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US 2008/0174686 A1Published application
Solid-state imaging device
AssigneeSony Corporation
InventorsHiroaki Tanaka, Isao Hirota
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AssigneeSony Corporation
InventorsHiroaki Tanaka, Isao Hirota
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A solid-state imaging device and a charge transfer method are provided. The solid-state imaging device includes light receiving portions arranged in a matrix of rows and columns, vertical transfer portions, and a horizontal transfer portion. The vertical transfer portions are formed for each column of the matrix of the light receiving portions, for transferring charges transferred from the light receiving portions in a vertical direction. The horizontal transfer portion transfers the charges transferred from the vertical transfer portions in a horizontal direction. The vertical transfer portions divide the charges transferred to the vertical transfer portions and transfer the divided charges in the vertical direction. The horizontal transfer portion transfers the divided charges in a mixed state in the horizontal direction.
A solid-state imaging device comprising:
A method for transferring charge by multi-filed readout in a solid state imaging device which includes a plurality of light receiving portions arranged in a matrix of rows and columns, a plurality of vertical transfer portions, formed for each column of the matrix of the light receiving portions, for transferring charges transferred from the light receiving portions in a vertical direction, and a horizontal transfer portion for transferring the charges transferred from the vertical transfer portions in a horizontal direction, the method comprising the steps of:
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