Imaging element suitable for readout charges in plural times in a time dividing manner in one horizontal scanning period
US8040417B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 24, 2009 |
| Grant date | Oct 18, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 23, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N23/667
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An imaging clement that performs a processing with respect to a predetermined line of a plurality of photoelectric conversion elements in plural times in a time dividing manner in each horizontal scanning period, includes a photoelectric conversion unit; an address generating unit that generates an address indicating a position of the line of an object for each of a plurality of divided periods formed by time-dividing the each horizontal scanning period; an address decoding unit activating the photoelectric conversion elements on a line position corresponding to the address; a period determination signal generating unit that generates a period determination signal indicating one of validity and invalidity of the processing with respect to each of the divided periods; a control signal generating unit that generates a control signal for performing the processing in each of the plurality of divided periods; a processing performing unit performing the processing with respect to the line of the photoelectric conversion elements; and a supply control unit allowing the control signal to be supplied to the processing performing unit when a corresponding divided period is valid, and prevent…
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