Image sensor driving apparatus, method and radiation imaging apparatus
US10148898B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 30, 2016 |
| Grant date | Dec 4, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 6, 2036 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N25/672
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An image sensor driving apparatus extracts an image signal from an image sensor including a plurality of photoelectric conversion elements two-dimensionally arrayed, and includes a conversion unit which converts the image signal into digital data by performing offset correction for the image signal. The apparatus obtains digital data corresponding to a first sampling count by causing the conversion unit to process a reference voltage signal in accordance with a synchronization signal which determines an imaging frame rate, and obtains digital data corresponding to a second sampling count by causing the conversion unit to process a reference voltage signal every time extracting an image signal from a photoelectric conversion element group obtained by dividing a plurality of photoelectric conversion elements. The apparatus generates a correction value used for offset correction based on the obtained digital data corresponding to the first and second sampling counts.
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