MOS sensor and drive method thereof

Details MOS sensor and drive method thereof MOS sensor and drive method thereof

2007-05-29

2007-05-29

Ye, Lin (Department: 2622)

Television

Camera, system and detail

Solid-state image sensor

C348S308000, C257S292000, C250S208100

Reexamination Certificate

active

09864280

ABSTRACT:
To provide a drive method for finding out an optimum storage period quickly.In the method for driving the MOS sensor having a plurality of pixels, after all the plurality of pixels are simultaneously reset, signals are then sequentially outputted from said plurality of pixels. The period from the reset time to the time just before said plurality of pixels output saturated signals is termed as the storage period.

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