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AssigneeHitachi, Ltd.
InventorsHajime Akimoto, Shinya Ohba, Toshifumi Ozaki
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A solid-state imaging device including a plurality of photoelectric conversion elements (for example, photodiodes) arranged on a semiconductor substrate so as to form a matrix and read-out means for reading out signal charges which are stored in the photodiodes in accordance with incident light, in a predetermined order, is disclosed in which device the read-out means is made up of a plurality of active elements such as a MOS transistor connected to a photodiode, part of the active elements are used as a pixel amplifier for amplifying the signal charge of the photodiode in such a manner that the signal charge is converted into a current or voltage, the output of the pixel amplifier at a time the signal charge of the photodiode is not applied to the input part of the pixel amplifier and the output of the pixel amplifier at a time the signal charge of the photodiode is applied to the input part of the pixel amplifier are separately stored in a pair of storage means, and the outputs of a plurality of pairs of storage means are successively taken out in accordance with a scanning signal.
A solid-state imaging device comprising:
A solid-state imaging device comprising:
A solid-state imaging device comprising:
A solid-state imaging device including a plurality of photoelectric conversion elements arranged so as to form a two-dimensional matrix for storing signal charges corresponding to incident light, amplifier means arranged in proximity to each of the photoelectric conversion elements for amplifying a signal charge which is stored in each photoelectric conversion element, and reset means for resetting the input of the amplifier means, wherein the output of the amplifier means at a time the input of the amplifier means is reset and the output of the amplifier means at a time the signal charge stored in the photoelectric conversion element is applied to the amplifier means, are separately stored in a pair of storage means, and the outputs of a plurality of pairs of storage means are successively scanned by scanning means.
A solid-state imaging device including a plurality of light receiving elements arranged so as to form a two-dimensional matrix, for converting incident light into an electric signal and for storing the electric signal, a plurality of amplifier means each disposed in proximity to a corresponding one of the light receiving elements for amplifying an electric signal which is stored in the light receiving element, output means for scanning the amplifier signals which are produced by plural amplifier means, to successively deliver the amplifier signals, and reset means for resetting a predetermined number of light receiving elements at the same time, wherein the output means includes a plurality of columns each having a plurality of storage capacitors, and wherein amplified output charges from the plurality of the amplifier means are simultaneously stored in the storage capacitors, and then the plural columns of the storage capacitors are scanned substantially simultaneously to parallelly read out the amplified output charges stored therein, to thereby deliver the amplified output charges successively.
A solid state imaging device comprising:
A solid-state imaging device comprising:
A solid-state imaging device comprising:
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