JP4276194B2 - Mosイメージ・センサ - Google Patents
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Description
増幅器115はコンデンサ117をラインのキャパシタンスおよびサンプル・ホールド回路127および129のキャパシタンスから隔離するのに役立つことに留意されたい。
Claims (1)
- イメージ・センサ回路を動作させる方法において、該イメージ・センサ回路は、
第1及び第2の端子を備える第1のホトダイオードと、
前記第1のホトダイオードの前記第1の端子にドレインが結合されている第1のMOSトランジスタであって前記第1のホトダイオード上に入射する光によって発生する電荷を収集する第1のMOSトランジスタと、
共通ゲート増幅器として構成された第2のMOSトランジスタであって、前記第2のMOSトランジスタのソースが前記第1のホトダイオードの前記第1の端子と、前記第1のMOSトランジスタの前記ドレインとに結合されている第2のMOSトランジスタと、
一方の端子が前記第2のMOSトランジスタのドレインに結合されているコンデンサと、
前記第2のMOSトランジスタの前記ドレインにソースが結合されている第3のMOSトランジスタとを含み、
前記動作させる方法は、
前記第1のホトダイオード上に入射する光によって発生する電子を収集するステップと、
前記コンデンサの両端の電圧値を第1の値に設定するステップと、
前記第1の電圧値を第1のサンプル・ホールド回路内に記憶するステップと、
前記収集された電子を前記コンデンサへ転送するステップと、
前記転送するステップの後で、前記コンデンサの両端の第2の電圧の値を第2のサンプル・ホールド回路内に記憶するステップとを含み、
前記転送するステップの後で、前記第1のサンプル・ホールド回路および第2のサンプル・ホールド回路内に記憶されたそれぞれ前記第1の電圧値および第2の電圧値の間の差を得るステップと、を含む方法。
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US08/879,926 US6141050A (en) | 1997-06-20 | 1997-06-20 | MOS image sensor |
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JP17197198A Division JP3878744B2 (ja) | 1997-06-20 | 1998-06-19 | Mosイメージ・センサ |
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JP2005237016A5 JP2005237016A5 (ja) | 2007-02-15 |
JP4276194B2 true JP4276194B2 (ja) | 2009-06-10 |
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EP (1) | EP0886318B1 (ja) |
JP (2) | JP3878744B2 (ja) |
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- 1998-06-19 JP JP17197198A patent/JP3878744B2/ja not_active Expired - Lifetime
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DE69804380T2 (de) | 2002-11-14 |
CA2237505C (en) | 2002-01-22 |
JPH11103044A (ja) | 1999-04-13 |
CA2237505A1 (en) | 1998-12-20 |
EP0886318B1 (en) | 2002-03-27 |
EP0886318A1 (en) | 1998-12-23 |
JP2005237016A (ja) | 2005-09-02 |
US6141050A (en) | 2000-10-31 |
DE69804380D1 (de) | 2002-05-02 |
JP3878744B2 (ja) | 2007-02-07 |
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