Image pickup apparatus

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2005-10-18

2005-10-18

Garber, Wendy R. (Department: 2612)

Television

Camera, system and detail

Solid-state image sensor

C348S308000, C348S273000, C250S208100

Reexamination Certificate

active

06956605

ABSTRACT:
To provide an image pickup apparatus capable of adding signals from a plurality of photoelectric conversion portions, an image pickup apparatus including a plurality of unit cells arranged in an array, each unit cell including a plurality of photoelectric conversion portions and a common circuit for inputting signals from the plurality of photoelectric conversion portions and outputting the signals from the unit cell, a first addition circuit for adding the signals from the plurality of photoelectric conversion portions in the unit cell, and a second addition circuit for adding the signals from the plurality of photoelectric conversion portions outside the unit cell is provided.

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