JP5012782B2 - 撮像装置 - Google Patents
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- 縦2画素×横2画素で構成される4画素の中心に、フローティングディフュージョン領域を設け、
前記フローティングディフュージョンの4方向に、前記画素をそれぞれ構成する転送トランジスタを配置することで、前記フローティングディフュージョンを前記転送トランジスタで囲み、
前記フローティングディフュージョン、増幅トランジスタ、リセットトランジスタを前記4画素で共有し、
前記4画素を1単位とし、縦方向に配置した2単位を基本構成単位とし、
前記基本構成単位を構成する8画素の内、縦方向に配置された4画素とほぼ平行であり、前記基本構成単位を構成する8画素の両側にそれぞれ信号出力線を配置し、
前記8画素のうち、上部に配置され、前記1単位を構成する縦2画素×横2画素で構成される4画素で共有される前記増幅トランジスタが一方の前記信号出力線に信号を出力し、前記上部の下側に、前記リセットトランジスタのトランジスタ行を配置し、
前記8画素のうち、下部に配置され、前記1単位を構成する縦2画素×横2画素で構成される4画素で共有される前記増幅トランジスタが他方の前記信号出力線に信号を出力し、前記下部の下側に、前記増幅トランジスタのトランジスタ行を配置する
撮像装置。 - 前記リセットトランジスタのドレイン電極と、前記増幅トランジスタのドレイン電極は、別々に配置される
請求項1に記載の撮像装置。 - 前記リセットトランジスタのドレイン電極にパルスを加え、前記増幅トランジスタのドレイン電極には定電位を加える
請求項1に記載の撮像装置。 - 前記リセットトランジスタのドレイン電極のHigh電位が、前記増幅トランジスタのドレイン電位より高い
請求項1に記載の撮像装置。 - 前記8画素のうち、前記上部に配置された4画素のリセットトランジスタのドレイン部と前記下部に配置された4画素のリセットトランジスタのドレイン部を同じ拡散層で結合する
請求項1に記載の撮像装置。
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