Solid-state imaging device, method of driving the same, and electronic apparatus
US9674469B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 12, 2013 |
| Grant date | Jun 6, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 20, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N2209/042
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The present technology relates to a solid-state imaging device that can reduce the power consumption in outputting a low-resolution image, a method of driving the solid-state imaging device, and an electronic apparatus. In the solid-state imaging device, a pixel summing unit outputs a horizontally- and vertically-summed pixel signal by combining pixel signals of pixels that are aligned in a vertical direction and have different weights, and pixel signals of pixels that are aligned in a horizontal direction and have different weights, the pixels being arranged in a matrix fashion. An AD converter unit performs AD conversion on the horizontally- and vertically-summed pixel signal that is output from the pixel summing unit. The present technology can be applied to solid-state imaging devices and the like.
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