Patent ID: 11863887
Assignee: NIKON CORPORATION
Field: Audio-visual technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 11:
12. The image sensor according to claim 10, wherein:
when (i) the first photoelectrically converted electric charge is accumulated in the first floating diffusion, (ii) the second photoelectrically converted electric charge is accumulated in the second floating diffusion, (iii) a first signal based upon the electric charge accumulated in the first floating diffusion is output from the first amplifier to the first output signal line, and (iv) a second signal based upon the electric charge accumulated in the second floating diffusion is output from the second amplifier to the second output signal line, the first and second connection switches are placed in a disconnected state, a first current is supplied to the first amplifier from the first current source, and a second current is supplied to the second amplifier from the second current source.