Imaging apparatus and imaging method, camera module, and electronic apparatus capable of detecting a failure in a structure in which substrates are stacked
US10659707B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 31, 2017 |
| Grant date | May 19, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 31, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N25/75
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The present disclosure relates to an imaging apparatus and an imaging method, a camera module, and an electronic apparatus that are capable of detecting a failure in an imaging device having a structure in which a plurality of substrates are stacked.The timing at which a row drive unit provided in a second substrate outputs a control signal for controlling accumulation and reading of pixel signals in a pixel array provided in a first substrate is compared with the timing at which the control signal output from the row drive unit is detected after passing through the pixel array. Depending on whether or not the timings coincides with each other, a failure is detected. The present disclosure can be applied to an imaging apparatus mounted on a vehicle.
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