Solid imaging device and driving method thereof

Details Solid imaging device and driving method thereof Solid imaging device and driving method thereof

2006-10-26

2011-12-27

Ometz, David (Department: 2622)

Television

Camera, system and detail

Solid-state image sensor

C348S294000

Reexamination Certificate

active

08085326

ABSTRACT:
A solid imaging device includes a vertical signal line, a unit pixel including a photodiode which photoelectrically converts and stores incident light, an amplifying transistor which amplifies an input signal from the photodiode and outputs the amplified signal to the vertical signal line, and a reset transistor which resets a potential of a control electrode of the amplifying transistor, and a control circuit configured to maintain a state of a potential of the vertical signal line while the reset transistor is being driven.

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