Patent ID: 9277153
Filing Date: 2016-03-01
CPC Classification: H04N

Claim Text:
1. An image pickup device, comprising: a plurality of pixels each including a photoelectric conversion element and one or more switching elements, the photoelectric conversion element being configured to generate a signal charge based on a wavelength of an incident ray; a plurality of control lines provided to perform open/close control of at least one first switching element in the one or more switching elements; a buffer circuit provided for each of the control lines, and configured to output a voltage to each of the control lines; second switching elements each provided between corresponding one of the control lines and a power source of the corresponding buffer circuit; and a switch control circuit configured to perform open/close control of the second switching elements, the switch control circuit being, upon image pickup driving, configured to control one of the second switching elements, provided between a defect holding line that includes an electrically short-circuited part in the plurality of control lines and the power source of the buffer circuit of the defect holding line, to be in an open state, and configured to control another one of the second switching elements to be in a closed state.