Patent ID: 9455289
Filing Date: 2016-09-27
CPC Classification: H01L,H04N

Claim Text:
1. A solid-state image sensor including a plurality of first pixels and a plurality of second pixels, wherein each of the plurality of first pixels includes a first filter having a visible light transmittance higher than an infrared light transmittance and a first photoelectric converter configured to receive visible light transmitted through the first filter, each of the plurality of second pixels includes a second filter having an infrared light transmittance higher than a visible light transmittance, a second photoelectric converter configured to receive infrared light transmitted through the second filter, a floating diffusion region separated from the second photoelectric converter, and a transfer transistor configured to transfer charges generated by the second photoelectric converter to the floating diffusion region, the plurality of second pixels are divided into a plurality of groups each including at least two second pixels, and the solid-state image sensor includes a synthesizer configured to synthesize a signal from signals of the at least two second pixels included in each group, the synthesizer including a switch, for each group, configured to interconnect the floating diffusion regions of the at least two second pixels of each group, in accordance with a control signal input to the switch.