Imaging device and equipment
AssigneeCanon Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorHideo Kobayashi
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Abstract
An imaging device according to the present disclosure is provided with: a pixel array having a plurality of pixels arranged in a matrix and outputting pixel signals corresponding to the amount of light received; a first column signal line and a second column signal line respectively provided corresponding to the columns of the pixel array; a first column circuit connected to the first column signal line; a second column circuit connected to the second column signal line; a first control line for controlling the first column circuit; a second control line for controlling the second column circuit; and a plurality of switches provided between the first control line and the second control line, and are controlled by a common signal.
Claims26
An imaging device comprising:
- a pixel array that includes a plurality of pixels arranged in a matrix and outputs pixel signals in accordance with incident light;
- a first column signal line and a second column signal line that are respectively provided corresponding to columns of the pixel array;
- a first column circuit that is connected to the first column signal line;
- a second column circuit that is connected to the second column signal line;
- a first control line that controls the first column circuit;
- a second control line that controls the second column circuit;
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- a plurality of switches that are provided between the first control line and the second control line, and are controlled by a common signal.
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