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US 9,854,191 B2Granted
Solid-state image sensor and driving method
AssigneeSony Corporation
InventorMasaki Sakakibara
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Abstract
There is provided a solid-state image sensor including a pixel circuit including a plurality of pixels and imaging a subject, a peripheral circuit provided in a vicinity of the pixel circuit and performing operation in regard to imaging, and a connection element electrically connecting, in initialization of the pixels, elements in the pixels to which a predetermined voltage is applied for initializing the pixels to the peripheral circuit with the predetermined voltage.
Claims20
An image sensor, comprising:
- a pixel circuit that includes a plurality of pixels to capture subject, wherein each of the plurality of pixels includes a photoelectric transducer;
- a peripheral circuit in a vicinity of the pixel circuit, herein the peripheral circuit is configured to execute an operation in regard to capture of the subject;
- and
- a connection element configured to electrically connect, during initialization of the plurality of pixels, an element in a pixel of the plurality of pixels to which a voltage is applied to initialize the pixel to the peripheral circuit with the voltage,
- wherein, to initialize the pixel in the plurality of pixels, the peripheral circuit is configured to apply voltages to gates of a transfer transistor and a reset transistor in the pixel, to turn OFF the transfer transistor and to turn ON the reset transistor.
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An image sensor, comprising:
- a pixel circuit that includes a plurality of pixels, wherein each of the plurality of pixels includes a photoelectric transducer, wherein the photoelectric transducer is configured to generate an electric signal based on light incident on each of the plurality of pixels from a subject, wherein the image sensor is configured to capture an image of the subject based on the incident light;
- a peripheral circuit in a vicinity of the pixel circuit, wherein the peripheral circuit is configured to execute an operation in regard to capture the image of the subject;
- and
- a connection element configured to electrically connect, during initialization of the plurality of pixels, an element in a pixel of the plurality of pixels to which a voltage is applied to initialize the pixel to the peripheral circuit with the voltage,
- wherein, to initialize the pixel in the plurality of pixels, the peripheral circuit is configured to apply voltages to gates of a transfer transistor and a reset transistor in the pixel, to turn OFF the transfer transistor and to turn ON the reset transistor.
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An image sensor, comprising:
- a pixel circuit including a plurality of pixels to capture a subject;
- a peripheral circuit in a vicinity of the pixel circuit, wherein the peripheral circuit is configured to execute an operation in regard to capture of the subject;
- and
- a connection element configured to electrically connect during initialization of the plurality of pixels, an element in a pixel of the plurality of pixels to which a voltage is applied to initialize the pixel to the peripheral circuit with the voltage,
- wherein, to initialize the pixel in the plurality of pixels, the peripheral circuit is configured to apply voltages to gates of a transfer transistor and a reset transistor in the pixel, to turn OFF the transfer transistor and to turn ON the reset transistor.
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An image sensor, comprising:
- a pixel array that includes a plurality of pixels;
- a peripheral circuit in a peripheral area of the pixel array;
- and
- a connection element between the pixel array and the peripheral circuit,
- wherein the peripheral circuit is configured to apply voltages to gates of a transfer transistor and a reset transistor in one of the plurality of pixels, to turn OFF the transfer transistor and to turn ON the reset transistor during initialization of the plurality of pixels, and
- wherein the connection element is configured to electrically connect the peripheral circuit to the plurality of pixels during the initialization.
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An image sensor, comprising:
- a pixel array that includes a plurality of pixels;
- a peripheral circuit in a peripheral area of the pixel array;
- and
- a connection element between the pixel array and the peripheral circuit,
- wherein the peripheral circuit is configured to apply voltages to gates of a transfer transistor and a reset transistor in one of the plurality of pixels, to turn OFF the transfer transistor and to turn ON the reset transistor during a period, and
- wherein the peripheral circuit is configured to apply a voltage to a drain of the reset transistor in the one of the plurality of pixels during the period through the connection element.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.