Patent · US Active

Image sensor and image capture device

US11742376B2 · kind B2 · utility

0Cited by
1References
11Claims
0Family size

Assignee

Inventors

Key dates

Filing dateOct 15, 2021
Grant dateAug 29, 2023
Priority date
Expiry dateOct 15, 2041

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH10F39/199
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An image sensor includes: a plurality of pixels having photoelectric conversion units that convert incident light to charges, and readout units; a first signal line, connected to the plurality of pixels, that outputs a first signal transferred to the readout unit based upon the charge converted by the photoelectric conversion unit; and a second signal line, connected to the plurality of pixels, that outputs a second signal after the readout unit has been reset.

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.