Patent ID: 9392200
Filing Date: 2016-07-12
CPC Classification: H03M,H04N

Claim Text:
1. An imaging device comprising: a pixel array unit including a plurality of pixel units which are two-dimensionally arranged in columns and rows; a first line coupled to at least one of the plurality of pixel units; a second line adjacent to the first line; a first comparator that compares analog signals with a reference signal; a second comparator that compares analog signals with the reference signal; and switching circuitry that couples the first line to the first comparator and the second comparator selectively, and couples the second line to the first comparator and the second comparator selectively, wherein the first comparator is adjacent to the second comparator, and the switching circuitry is directly coupled to the first line, the second line, the first comparator, and the second comparator.