Imaging device and control method
US12348681B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 26, 2022 |
| Grant date | Jul 1, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 29, 2042 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH10K39/32
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An imaging device includes: a plurality of pixels arrayed in a matrix, the plurality of pixels respectively including photoelectric converters that convert light into signal charge and charge accumulators that accumulate the signal charge; and a control circuit. The control circuit causes pixels included in the plurality of pixels and belonging to at least one row to sequentially perform, for each row or for two or more rows at a time, a reset operation for initializing potentials of the charge accumulators, before receiving a trigger signal for giving an instruction for starting exposure, and causes, after receiving the trigger signal, the plurality of pixels to simultaneously perform an exposure operation for accumulating the signal charge in the charge accumulators without causing the pixels included in the plurality of pixels and belonging to at least one row to perform the reset operation.
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