IMAGE SENSOR AND ELECTRONIC CAMERA
First Claim
1. An image sensor, comprisinga first voltage source that supplies a first voltage anda plurality of pixels supplied with the first voltage, whereinthe pixels each include:
- a photoelectric conversion unit that photoelectrically converts incident light;
an accumulation unit to which an electric charge resulting from photoelectric conversion by the photoelectric conversion unit is transferred and accumulated;
a transfer unit that transfers the electric charge from the photoelectric conversion unit to the accumulation unit;
a second voltage source that supplies a second voltage; and
a supply unit that supplies the transfer unit with a transfer signal based on either the first voltage supplied by the first voltage source or the second voltage supplied by the second voltage source.
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Abstract
An image sensor includes a first voltage source that supplies a first voltage and a plurality of pixels supplied with the first voltage. The pixel includes a photoelectric conversion unit that photoelectrically converts incident light, an accumulation unit to which an electric charge resulting from photoelectric conversion by the photoelectric conversion unit is transferred and accumulated, a transfer unit that transfers the electric charge from the photoelectric conversion unit to the accumulation unit; a second voltage source that supplies a second voltage, and a supply unit that supplies the transfer unit with a transfer signal based on either the first voltage supplied by the first voltage source or the second voltage supplied by the second voltage source.
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12 Claims
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1. An image sensor, comprising
a first voltage source that supplies a first voltage and a plurality of pixels supplied with the first voltage, wherein the pixels each include: -
a photoelectric conversion unit that photoelectrically converts incident light; an accumulation unit to which an electric charge resulting from photoelectric conversion by the photoelectric conversion unit is transferred and accumulated; a transfer unit that transfers the electric charge from the photoelectric conversion unit to the accumulation unit; a second voltage source that supplies a second voltage; and a supply unit that supplies the transfer unit with a transfer signal based on either the first voltage supplied by the first voltage source or the second voltage supplied by the second voltage source. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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