Patent ID: 11902681
Assignee: SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
Field: Audio-visual technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H  B | IPC H

Claim 16:
17. A vehicle control system comprising:
an imaging device configured to detect an image of an environment outside of a vehicle; and
an integrated control unit configured to control the vehicle,
wherein the imaging device comprises:
a first pixel including a first photodiode;
a first signal line coupled to the first pixel, the first signal line extending along a first direction;
a first AD converter coupled to the first signal line;
a first control line extending along a second direction;
a signal generator coupled to the first control line;
a first transistor having a source or a drain coupled to the first signal line and a gate coupled to the first control line;
diagnosis circuitry configured to receive a digital code output from the first AD converter; and
a first connection,
wherein the first pixel, the first signal line, the first control signal line and the first transistor are in a first substrate and at least part of the first AD converter is in a second substrate,
wherein the first signal line and the first AD converter are electrically coupled via the first connection, and
wherein the integrated control unit is configured to control an operation of the vehicle based, at least in part, on a result output from the diagnosis circuitry.