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AssigneeHitachi, Ltd.
InventorsToru Baji, Toshihisa Tsukada, Norio Koike, Toshiyuki Akiyama, Iwao Takemoto, Shigeru Shimada, Chushirou Kusano, Shinya Ohba, Haruo Matsumaru
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A solid state image pickup device having a plurality of solid state elements in a two-dimensional array so as to form picture cells. Each solid state element includes a photoelectric converting element and a switching field effect transistor to permit scanning of the elements by scanners. To counteract noise and blooming, a second field effect transistor acting as an amplifier is connected between the photoelectric converting element and the switching field effect transistor. A third field effect transistor is coupled to the photoelectric converting element for resetting the same.
A solid state image pickup device comprising a plurality of solid state elements two-dimensionally arranged on a semiconductor substrate, each of said solid state elements forming a picture cell of the solid state image pick-up device and including a photoelectric converting element coupled to a first switching field effect transistor, said first field effect transistor being coupled to selection lines for enabling scanning of the picture cells, each of said photoelectric converting elements being indirectly connected to the associated first field effect transistor through a second amplifying field effect transistor, and means coupled to said photoelectric converting elements for resetting said photoelectric converting elements.
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