Title:
IMAGE SENSOR, METHOD OF CONTROLLING IMAGE SENSOR, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2018/159343
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
Provided is an image sensor including: a pixel section configured to include a plurality of pixels arranged therein; and an AD conversion unit configured to perform analog-to-digital (AD) conversion on a pixel signal on the basis of a result of comparison between a first voltage of a signal, which is obtained by adding, via capacitances, the pixel signal of the pixel and a reference signal that linearly changes in a direction opposite to the pixel signal, with a second voltage serving as a reference.
Inventors:
NIWA ATSUMI (JP)
YAMASHITA TOMONORI (JP)
MOUE TAKASHI (JP)
UENO YOSUKE (JP)
YAMASHITA TOMONORI (JP)
MOUE TAKASHI (JP)
UENO YOSUKE (JP)
Application Number:
PCT/JP2018/005650
Publication Date:
September 07, 2018
Filing Date:
February 19, 2018
Export Citation:
Assignee:
SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORP (JP)
International Classes:
H04N5/378; H03K5/24
Foreign References:
| US20170054931A1 | 2017-02-23 | |||
| US20110249162A1 | 2011-10-13 | |||
| US20090128676A1 | 2009-05-21 | |||
| US20060176205A1 | 2006-08-10 | |||
| JP2009124513A | 2009-06-04 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
NISHIKAWA Takashi et al. (JP)
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