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前記垂直転送における個々の転送チャネルの並びで形成される、前記信号電荷を転送するためのチャージパケットの１単位ごとに、垂直転送方向において前記チャージパケットより前方にある転送チャネルをオンするのとほぼ同時に、前記チャージパケットの後端にある転送チャネルをオフする
ことを特徴とする固体撮像素子の駆動方法。A method of driving a solid-state imaging device that vertically transfers a signal charge obtained by photoelectric conversion, and horizontally transfers the vertically transferred signal charge and outputs an imaging signal corresponding to the signal charge,
For each unit of charge packet for transferring the signal charge, which is formed by arranging individual transfer channels in the vertical transfer, it is almost the same as turning on the transfer channel ahead of the charge packet in the vertical transfer direction. At the same time, the transfer channel at the rear end of the charge packet is turned off.
ことを特徴とする請求項１に記載の固体撮像素子の駆動方法。The method for driving a solid-state imaging device according to claim 1, wherein the vertical transfer is performed by vertical transfer driving with five or more phases.
ことを特徴とする請求項２に記載の固体撮像素子の駆動方法。The method for driving a solid-state imaging device according to claim 2, wherein the vertical transfer is performed by vertical transfer driving with an even number of phases of six or more phases.
ことを特徴とする請求項１に記載の固体撮像素子の駆動方法。The method for driving a solid-state imaging device according to claim 1, wherein the vertical transfer is performed by a frame reading operation with three or more fields.
ことを特徴とする請求項１に記載の固体撮像素子の駆動方法。The method for driving a solid-state imaging device according to claim 1, wherein the vertical transfer is performed by a thinning-out reading operation with three or more fields.
前記垂直転送電極による個々の転送チャネルの並びで形成される、前記信号電荷を転送するためのチャージパケットの１単位ごとに、垂直転送方向において前記チャージパケットより前方にある転送チャネルがオンするのとほぼ同時に、前記チャージパケットの後端にある転送チャネルがオフするようなタイミングの垂直転送クロックを生成するタイミング信号生成部と、
前記タイミング信号生成部により生成された前記垂直転送クロックに基づく垂直転送ドライブパルスを前記固体撮像素子の前記垂直転送電極に入力する駆動部と
を備えていることを特徴とする固体撮像装置。A vertical transfer unit that vertically transfers a signal charge obtained by photoelectric conversion based on a vertical transfer drive pulse applied to a vertical transfer electrode, and a horizontal transfer drive that applies a signal charge transferred from the vertical transfer unit to a horizontal transfer electrode A solid-state imaging device comprising: a horizontal transfer unit that horizontally transfers based on a pulse; and an output unit that outputs an imaging signal corresponding to the signal charge that has been horizontally transferred;
For each unit of the charge packet for transferring the signal charge, which is formed by arranging the individual transfer channels by the vertical transfer electrodes, the transfer channel ahead of the charge packet in the vertical transfer direction is turned on. At substantially the same time, a timing signal generator that generates a vertical transfer clock with a timing such that the transfer channel at the rear end of the charge packet is turned off,
A solid-state imaging device comprising: a driving unit that inputs a vertical transfer drive pulse based on the vertical transfer clock generated by the timing signal generation unit to the vertical transfer electrode of the solid-state imaging device.
前記撮像レンズにより取り込まれた前記被写体の光学像が結像される複数のセンサ部からなる撮像エリア、前記センサ部において光電変換によって得た信号電荷を垂直転送電極に印加される垂直転送ドライブパルスに基づいて垂直転送する垂直転送部、前記垂直転送部から転送された信号電荷を水平転送電極に印加される水平転送ドライブパルスに基づいて水平転送する水平転送部、および前記水平転送された前記信号電荷に対応する撮像信号を出力する出力部を具備する固体撮像素子と、
前記垂直転送電極による個々の転送チャネルの並びで形成される、前記信号電荷を転送するためのチャージパケットの１単位ごとに、垂直転送方向において前記チャージパケットより前方にある転送チャネルがオンするのとほぼ同時に、前記チャージパケットの後端にある転送チャネルがオフするようなタイミングの垂直転送クロックを生成するタイミング信号生成部と、
前記タイミング信号生成部により生成された前記垂直転送クロックに基づく垂直転送ドライブパルスを前記固体撮像素子の前記垂直転送電極に入力する駆動部と
を備えていることを特徴とするカメラシステム。An imaging lens that captures an optical image of the subject;
An imaging area composed of a plurality of sensor units on which optical images of the subject captured by the imaging lens are formed, and a signal charge obtained by photoelectric conversion in the sensor unit as a vertical transfer drive pulse applied to a vertical transfer electrode A vertical transfer unit that vertically transfers the signal charge, a horizontal transfer unit that horizontally transfers the signal charge transferred from the vertical transfer unit based on a horizontal transfer drive pulse applied to a horizontal transfer electrode, and the horizontally transferred signal charge A solid-state imaging device having an output unit that outputs an imaging signal corresponding to
For each unit of the charge packet for transferring the signal charge, which is formed by arranging the individual transfer channels by the vertical transfer electrodes, the transfer channel ahead of the charge packet in the vertical transfer direction is turned on. At substantially the same time, a timing signal generator that generates a vertical transfer clock with a timing such that the transfer channel at the rear end of the charge packet is turned off,
A camera system comprising: a drive unit that inputs a vertical transfer drive pulse based on the vertical transfer clock generated by the timing signal generation unit to the vertical transfer electrode of the solid-state imaging device.
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