Solid-state image pickup element, method of driving solid-state image pickup element, and electronic apparatus
US10506184B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 31, 2016 |
| Grant date | Dec 10, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 31, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N25/78
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A solid-state image pickup element according to the present disclosure includes an analog circuit unit that performs reading of a pixel signal from a unit pixel and to perform A/D conversion processing, a digital circuit unit that performs signal output processing of outputting pixel data after the A/D conversion processing, in parallel with the reading of the pixel signal and the A/D conversion processing, and a control unit that causes the digital circuit unit to perform the processing over a period from a processing start timing to a processing finish timing in the analog circuit unit, while the control unit is controlling a speed of a clock being a criterion for an operation of the digital circuit unit.
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