Patent ID: 9473714
Filing Date: 2016-10-18
CPC Classification: G09G,H01L,H04N

Claim Text:
1. A solid-state imaging device comprising: a plurality of pixels, each of the plurality of pixels comprising: a photodiode configured to generate current; and an amplifier circuit configured to amplify an amount of charge determined by a value of current, thereby generating an output signal, wherein the amplifier circuit comprises a first transistor and a second transistor which are configured to hold the amount of charge determined by the value of current, wherein one of a source and a drain of the first transistor is connected to the photodiode, wherein the other of the source and the drain of the first transistor is electrically connected to a gate of the second transistor, wherein the plurality of pixels comprise a first plurality of pixels connected to a first wiring supplied with a first output signal, and a second plurality of pixels connected to a second wiring supplied with a second output signal, wherein the value of current is determined by an intensity of irradiation light, wherein a third wiring for supplying a potential to switch the first transistor included in each of the first plurality of pixels for controlling accumulation of first charge is connected to a fourth wiring for supplying the potential to the second plurality of pixels, and wherein the third wiring is electrically connected to the first transistor in each of the first plurality of pixels.