Imaging device and imaging apparatus
AssigneeSony Corporation
InventorNaofumi Sakai
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Abstract
An imaging device includes: a pixel array that has a plurality of pixels disposed according to an oblique pixel arrangement; a first conversion means for performing digital conversion for pixel signals output from pixels in an even column of the pixel array; a second conversion means for performing digital conversion for pixel signals output from pixels in an odd column of the pixel array; and an addition means for adding pixel data output from the first conversion means and the second conversion means, wherein each of the first conversion means and the second conversion means includes a counter having a flip-flop, a first latch circuit, and a second latch circuit.
Claims11
An imaging device comprising:
- a pixel array that has a plurality of pixels disposed according to an oblique pixel arrangement;
- a first conversion means for performing digital conversion for pixel signals output from pixels in an even column of the pixel array;
- a second conversion means for performing digital conversion for pixel signals output from pixels in an odd column of the pixel array;
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- an addition means for adding pixel data output from the first conversion means and the second conversion means,
- wherein each of the first conversion means and the second conversion means includes a counter having a flip-flop, a first latch circuit, and a second latch circuit,
- wherein the counter has a path where the pixel data is transmitted from the flip-flop to the addition means via the first latch circuit and a path where the pixel data is transmitted from the flip-flop to the addition means via the second latch circuit and the first latch circuit, and
- wherein the pixel data is transmitted using the paths such that the pixel data to be added by the addition means is output from the first conversion means and the second conversion means at the same timing.
An imaging device comprising:
- a pixel array that has a plurality of pixels disposed according to an oblique pixel arrangement and a plurality of vertical signal lines, with each of the plurality of vertical signal lines being connected to ones of the plurality of pixels and extending in a column direction;
- a first conversion means for performing digital conversion of pixel signals output from pixels connected to even-numbered ones of the plurality of vertical signal lines;
- a second conversion means for performing digital conversion of pixel signals output from pixels connected to odd-numbered ones of the plurality of vertical signal lines;
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- an addition means for adding together pixel data output from the first conversion means and pixel data output from the second conversion means,
- wherein each of the first conversion means and the second conversion means includes a counter having a flip-flop, a first latch circuit configured to receive an output of the flip-flop, and a second latch circuit configured to receive an output of the flip-flop.
An imaging device comprising:
- a pixel array that has a plurality of pixels disposed according to an oblique pixel arrangement and a plurality of vertical signal lines, with each of the plurality of vertical signal lines being connected to ones of the plurality of pixels and extending in a column direction;
- a first conversion section configured to perform digital conversion of pixel signals output from pixels connected to even-numbered ones of the plurality of vertical signal lines;
- a second conversion section configured to perform digital conversion of pixel signals output from pixels connected to odd-numbered ones of the plurality of vertical signal lines;
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- an addition section configured to add together pixel data output from the first conversion section and pixel data output from the second conversion section,
- wherein each of the first conversion section and the second conversion section includes a counter having a flip-flop, a first latch circuit configured to receive an output of the flip-flop, and a second latch circuit configured to receive an output of the flip-flop.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.