Solid-state imaging device having increased distance measurement accuracy and increased distance measurement range
US10690755B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 30, 2018 |
| Grant date | Jun 23, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 30, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N25/135
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A plurality of pixels of a solid-state imaging device include: a photoelectric converter which receives light from an object and converts the light into charge; a plurality of readers which read the charge from the photoelectric converter; a plurality of charge accumulators which accumulate the charge of the photoelectric converter; and a transfer controller which performs a transfer control including controlling whether the charge is transferred or blocked from being transferred. The readers read the charge of the photoelectric converter to the charge accumulators, the plurality of pixels include at least a first pixel and a second pixel, and the transfer controller performs the transfer control to cause addition of the charge read from each of the first pixel and the second pixel.
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