Patent application number | Description | Published |
20090086076 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE AND IMAGING APPARATUS - A solid-state imaging device includes a reflection timing control signal output unit, a data holding unit, and a collective-reflection processing unit. The reflection timing control signal output unit outputs a reflection timing control signal for controlling a timing of outputting operation setting data. The data holding unit latches the operation setting data inputted from outside and outputs the operation setting data. The collective-reflection processing unit collectively latches the operation setting data in synchronism with the reflection timing control signal, and outputs the latched operation setting data to a driving section. The reflection timing control signal output unit receives a vertical synchronization signal and an end-of-communication signal representative of an end of communication of a series of operation setting data from outside, and outputs the reflection timing control signal to the collective-reflection processing unit in synchronism with the vertical synchronization signal after the end-of-communication signal is received. | 04-02-2009 |
20100026867 | SOLID-STATE IMAGE SENSING DEVICE AND IMAGE SIGNAL OUTPUT CIRCUIT - A pixel signal obtained by imaging with a solid-state image sensor element can be output selectably either in n bits or in a bit number of an integral multiple of n in synchronization with an output clock. A clock converting unit ( | 02-04-2010 |
20110163645 | SLIDE DEVICE - An object of the present invention is to provide a slide device wherein slide sections can be opened and closed, while concealing a torsion spring. A slide device includes a first case, a second case, a spring which is arranged between the first case and the second case and assists opening and closing of the first and second cases; and a shielding member which conceals the spring, wherein the shielding member is arranged in a position to conceal the spring when the first case and the second case are in an open state and is arranged between the first case and the second case when the first case and the second case are in a close state. | 07-07-2011 |
20110221940 | Solid-state image taking apparatus, method for driving solid-state image taking apparatus and electronic apparatus - Disclosed herein is a solid-state image taking apparatus, includes: a pixel array section including unit pixels laid out two-dimensionally to form a matrix to serve as unit pixels each employing an opto-electric conversion device, a transfer transistor, a first electric-charge accumulation section, a read transistor, a second electric-charge accumulation section, a reset transistor, and an amplification transistor; a driving section; and a correction section. | 09-15-2011 |
20110242379 | Solid-state imaging device and driving method as well as electronic apparatus - A solid-state imaging device includes: a CMOS image sensor including a plurality of pixels disposed in an array and each including a light reception element, a discharging unit, a charge accumulation section, a transfer unit, a reset unit, an amplification unit, and a selection unit; and a control unit adapted to generate a selection pulse for rendering the selection unit operative to control operation of the CMOS image sensor. | 10-06-2011 |
20110242381 | Solid-state image pickup apparatus signal processing method for a solid-state image pickup apparatus, and electronic apparatus - Disclosed herein is a solid-state image pickup apparatus, including a pixel array section in which a unit pixel including a photoelectric conversion section and a charge detection section for detecting charge generated by photoelectric conversion by the photoelectric conversion section is disposed; a driving section adapted to carry out driving of reading out a signal of the unit pixel divisionally by twice as a first signal and a second signal; and a signal processing section adapted to set the first signal read out first from the unit pixel as a reference voltage for a processable input voltage range of the signal processing section, adjust the reference voltage so that the first and second signals may be included in the input voltage range and carry out signal processing for the first and second signals using the adjusted reference voltage. | 10-06-2011 |
20110242389 | Solid-state imaging device, driving method and electronic apparatus - Disclosed herein is a solid-state imaging device employing a plurality of unit pixels each having an opto-electric conversion section configured to convert incident light into electric charge and an electric-charge holding section configured to hold a signal voltage representing the electric charge produced by the opto-electric conversion section, the solid-state imaging device further including a read section and a control section. | 10-06-2011 |
20120026370 | Solid-state imaging device, method for driving solid-state imaging device, and electronic apparatus - Disclosed herein is a solid-state imaging device, including: a pixel array unit configured to be formed by two-dimensionally arranging unit pixels each having a photoelectric converter, a charge-voltage converter, a reset transistor to set the charge-voltage converter to a predetermined potential, and an amplification transistor to read out a signal converted by the charge-voltage converter; a signal processor configured to process a signal output from the unit pixel by using a reference voltage; and a setter configured to set a reset level obtained from a second unit pixel from which a signal level has been already read out as the reference voltage of the signal processor before readout of a signal level based on a signal charge accumulated or retained in the charge-voltage converter from a first unit pixel. | 02-02-2012 |
20130201376 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE AND DRIVING METHOD AS WELL AS ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - A solid-state imaging device includes first and second sets of pixels. The first pixels have light reception elements and a discharging unit that discharges charge corresponding to light received by the first pixels. The second pixels have corresponding light reception elements but are covered with a light shielding film. Signals stored in the second light reception elements are read to a next stage when the discharging units corresponding to the first light reception elements are enabled. | 08-08-2013 |
20140036123 | SOLID-STATE IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS, SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD FOR A SOLID-STATE IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - A solid-state imaging device includes a pixel array section that has at least one pixel with a photoelectric conversion unit and a charge detection unit. A driving section is configured to read out a signal of the pixel, a first portion of said signal being based on signal charge, a second portion of said signal being based on a reset potential. A signal processing section is configured to read out the first portion of the signal as a reference voltage, with the reference voltage being adjusted to cause the first and second portions of the signal to be within an input voltage range. | 02-06-2014 |