Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Imaging device
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Application No.: US17307593Application Date: 2019-11-07
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Publication No.: US11381773B2Publication Date: 2022-07-05
- Inventor: Tomohiro Matsuura , Naoki Kawazu
- Applicant: Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation
- Applicant Address: JP Kanagawa
- Assignee: Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation
- Current Assignee: Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: JP Kanagawa
- Agency: Michael Best & Friedrich LLP
- Priority: JPJP2018-231796 20181211
- International Application: PCT/JP2019/043625 WO 20191107
- International Announcement: WO2020/121699 WO 20200618
- Main IPC: H04N5/365
- IPC: H04N5/365 ; H04N5/369 ; H04N5/3745 ; H04N5/378

Abstract:
Imaging devices are disclosed. In one example, an imaging device has pixels circuits including an imaging pixel circuit and a dummy pixel circuit. Each of the pixel circuits includes an accumulation section that accumulates electric charge, a first transistor, and an output section. The first transistor includes a first terminal and a second terminal. The second terminal is coupled to the accumulation section. The output section outputs a voltage corresponding to electric charge accumulated in the accumulation section. The first terminal of the first transistor in the imaging pixel circuit is coupled to a first light receiving element, and connected to the second terminal when the first transistor is in an ON state. The first and second terminals of the first transistor in the dummy pixel circuit are connected to each other.
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