Image pickup device and image pickup system

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2006-06-05

2009-08-04

Weiss, Howard (Department: 2814)

Active solid-state devices (e.g., transistors, solid-state diode

Heterojunction device

Light responsive structure

C257S187000, C257S259000, C257S292000, C257S461000, C348S307000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07569868

ABSTRACT:
There is provided an image pickup device, including a photoelectric conversion element converting light into charges, a transfer gate for transferring the converted charges to a floating node, a source follower transistor for outputting a signal based on a voltage of the floating node to a signal line, and a clip circuit clipping the signal line at a first voltage and a second voltage.

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