Title:
固体撮像装置
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP4798320
Kind Code:
B2
Abstract:
Provided is a solid-state imaging device comprising a plurality of pixel circuits GC having photoelectric conversion characteristics including linear characteristics and logarithmic characteristics on either side of an inflection point. The pixel circuits GC each include a photoelectric conversion element PD which accumulates a signal charge by exposing a subject, and a floating diffusion FD which converts the signal charge accumulated by the photoelectric conversion element PD into a voltage signal. The floating diffusion FD is set to have an operating charge that is smaller than a saturation charge of the photoelectric conversion element PD.
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Inventors:
Takeshi Iwamoto
Takashi Morimoto
Masayuki Kusuda
Takashi Morimoto
Masayuki Kusuda
Application Number:
JP2011522317A
Publication Date:
October 19, 2011
Filing Date:
October 18, 2010
Export Citation:
Assignee:
Konica Minolta Opto Co., Ltd.
International Classes:
H04N5/355; H01L27/146; H04N5/374
Domestic Patent References:
JP2006074663A | 2006-03-16 | |||
JP2006060569A | 2006-03-02 | |||
JPH10271395A | 1998-10-09 |
Foreign References:
WO2009031303A1 | 2009-03-12 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Etsushi Kotani
Masataka Otani
Koji Nishitani
Masataka Otani
Koji Nishitani