SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE, IMAGING DEVICE, AND IMAGING ELEMENT

Title:

SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE, IMAGING DEVICE, AND IMAGING ELEMENT

Document Type and Number:

WIPO Patent Application WO/2006/009164

Kind Code:

A1

Abstract:

A solid-state imaging element includes an imaging signal temperature fluctuation suppression unit which changes the voltage value of the drive voltage of the doubling register according to the change of the element temperature of the CCD imaging element, thereby electrically controlling the charge doubling gain of the charge doubling unit and suppressing fluctuation of the signal intensity of the imaging signal caused by the change of the element temperature of the CCD imaging element. As a result, it is possible to control the charge doubling gain of the charge doubling unit by electrical control which can be easily performed with a high accuracy by an imaging signal temperature fluctuation suppression unit according to the change of the element temperature of the CCD imaging element instead of using thermal control which is difficult to be controlled with a high accuracy. Thus, it is possible to easily suppress fluctuation of the signal intensity of the imaging signal caused by the change of the element temperature of the CCD imaging element.

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Inventors:

KONDO YASUSHI (JP)
MARUNO HIROMASA (JP)

Application Number:

PCT/JP2005/013302

Publication Date:

January 26, 2006

Filing Date:

July 20, 2005

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Assignee:

SHIMADZU CORP (JP)
KONDO YASUSHI (JP)
MARUNO HIROMASA (JP)

International Classes:

H01L27/148; H04N5/335; H04N5/369; H04N5/3728; H04N5/376

Foreign References:

JP2002330352A	2002-11-15
JP2001251556A	2001-09-14
JP2001345441A	2001-12-14
JP2002290836A	2002-10-04

Other References:

ROBBINS MS AND HADWEN BJ ET AL: "The Noise Performance of Electron Multiplying Charge-Coupled Devices.", IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON ELECTRON DEVICES., vol. 50, no. 5, May 2003 (2003-05-01), pages 1227 - 1232, XP001168181

Attorney, Agent or Firm:

Sugitani, Tsutomu (Matsuya Bldg. 10-8, Nishitenma, 1-chome, Kita-k, Osaka-shi Osaka 47, JP)

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