Image-capturing device and electronic camera
First Claim
1. An image-capturing device comprising:
- a plurality of photoelectric conversion elements that are two-dimensionally arrayed;
a charge transfer circuit that transfers electrical charges from said photoelectric conversion elements; and
an amplifier that is connected to an end of said charge transfer circuit along a direction of charge transfer, sequentially converts each of the electrical charges into voltage, and amplifies the voltage, wherein;
at least said photoelectric conversion elements, said charge transfer circuit and said amplifier are provided on a single semiconductor substrate; and
said image-capturing device further comprises an amplifier power control circuit that controls power to said amplifier in conformance to a control signal provided from outside.
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Abstract
An image-capturing device includes: a plurality of photoelectric conversion elements that are two-dimensionally arrayed; a charge transfer circuit that transfers electrical charges from the photoelectric conversion elements; and an amplifier that is connected to an end of the charge transfer circuit along a direction of charge transfer, converts an electrical charge into voltage, and amplifies the voltage, and at least the photoelectric conversion elements, the charge transfer circuit and the amplifier are provided on a single semiconductor substrate. And the image-capturing device further includes an amplifier power control circuit that controls power to the amplifier in conformance to a control signal provided from outside.
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11 Claims
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1. An image-capturing device comprising:
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a plurality of photoelectric conversion elements that are two-dimensionally arrayed;
a charge transfer circuit that transfers electrical charges from said photoelectric conversion elements; and
an amplifier that is connected to an end of said charge transfer circuit along a direction of charge transfer, sequentially converts each of the electrical charges into voltage, and amplifies the voltage, wherein;
at least said photoelectric conversion elements, said charge transfer circuit and said amplifier are provided on a single semiconductor substrate; and
said image-capturing device further comprises an amplifier power control circuit that controls power to said amplifier in conformance to a control signal provided from outside. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. An electronic camera comprising:
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an image-capturing device that captures an image of a subject and outputs image data; and
a control device that performs a specific type of image processing on the image data, wherein said image-capturing device comprises;
a plurality of photoelectric conversion elements that are two-dimensionally arrayed;
a charge transfer circuit that transfers electrical charges from said photoelectric conversion elements; and
an amplifier that is connected to an end of said charge transfer circuit along a direction of charge transfer, sequentially converts each of the electrical charges into voltage, and amplifies the voltage, wherein;
at least said photoelectric conversion elements, said charge transfer circuit and said amplifier are provided on a single semiconductor substrate; and
said image-capturing device further comprises an amplifier power control circuit that controls power to said amplifier in conformance to a control signal provided from outside. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7)
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8. An image-capturing device comprising:
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a plurality of photoelectric conversion elements; and
a heat generating component that constitutes a local heat source and includes at least an amplifier that converts an electrical charge from the photoelectric conversion elements into voltage and amplifies the voltage, wherein;
said plurality of photoelectric conversion elements and said heat generating component are provided on a single semiconductor substrate; and
said image-capturing device further comprises a heat generating component power control circuit that controls power to said heat generating component in conformance to a control signal provided from outside, the power to said heat generating component being provided from the outside. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11)
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