Solid-state image pickup device and camera system

Details Solid-state image pickup device and camera system Solid-state image pickup device and camera system

2005-04-06

2009-06-09

Villecco, John M (Department: 2622)

Television

Camera, system and detail

Solid-state image sensor

C348S248000, C250S208100, C257S230000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07545425

ABSTRACT:
In an MOS type solid-state image pickup device in which unit pixels each including a photodiode, a transfer transistor for transferring the signal of the photodiode to a floating node N11, an amplifying transistor for outputting the signal of the floating node to a vertical signal line, and a reset transistor for resetting the floating node are arranged in a matrix form, a P-type MOS transistor is connected between a drain line to which the drain of the reset transistor is connected and a V shift register for selectively supplying the reset voltage to the drain line, and the potential of the floating node is set to the channel voltage of the P-type MOS transistor at the non-selection time.

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