Solid-state imaging device and camera
AssigneePanasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
InventorsMakoto IKUMA, Manabu TSUNODA, Kenji WATANABE, Kenichi HAGA, Masaru KATO
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AssigneePanasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
InventorsMakoto IKUMA, Manabu TSUNODA, Kenji WATANABE, Kenichi HAGA, Masaru KATO
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A solid-state imaging device includes: a pixel array including a plurality of pixel circuits arranged in rows and columns; a vertical signal line that is provided for each of the columns and transmits pixel signals; a column AD circuit that is provided for each of the columns and AD converts the pixel signals from the vertical signal line; a column-switching circuit that is interposed in the vertical signal line between the pixel array and the column AD circuit and switches connection between the vertical signal line and the column AD circuit; a controller that causes the column-switching circuit to switch the connection for every horizontal scan period; and a restoration circuit that restores ordering of the AD converted signals so as to correspond to ordering in which the vertical signal lines are arranged in the pixel array.
A solid-state imaging device, comprising:
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