Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Solid-state imaging element, comparator, and electronic device
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Application No.: US16955905Application Date: 2018-11-28
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Publication No.: US11405575B2Publication Date: 2022-08-02
- Inventor: Masaaki Bairo
- 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: JPJP2017-248889 20171226
- International Application: PCT/JP2018/043770 WO 20181128
- International Announcement: WO2019/130963 WO 20190704
- Main IPC: H04N5/378
- IPC: H04N5/378 ; H01L27/146 ; H04N5/357 ; H04N5/374 ; H04M1/02 ; H04N5/225

Abstract:
A solid-state imaging element of the present disclosure includes: a pixel array in which a plurality of unit pixels is arranged in a matrix shape, the plurality of unit pixels each including a photoelectric conversion unit; and an analog-to-digital conversion unit that converts an analog pixel signal into a digital signal, the analog pixel signal being output from each of the plurality of unit pixels of the pixel array. Then, the analog-to-digital conversion unit includes a comparator that includes a differential input unit and an active load of the differential input unit, the differential input unit using, as an input, a prescribed reference signal and the analog pixel signal. At least one transistor that configures the active load includes a plurality of control terminals that controls current. The plurality of control terminals is electrically connected in common.
Public/Granted literature
- US20210021778A1 SOLID-STATE IMAGING ELEMENT, COMPARATOR, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE Public/Granted day:2021-01-21
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