Solid-state imaging device and method for driving the same
US7714904B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 16, 2005 |
| Grant date | May 11, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 23, 2028 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N2209/045
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A solid-state imaging device includes a pixel array in which a plurality of pixel cells, each of which includes a plurality of photoelectric conversion elements, is arranged, and an adder for performing an addition operation on a plurality of signals output from the photoelectric conversion elements of the pixel array in a predetermined combination of the photoelectric conversion elements, while setting between the signals to be added a ratio determined according to the arrangement of the photoelectric conversion elements.
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