Patent ID: 9743021
Date: 2017-08-22
CPC Classifications: H01L,H04N

Claim:
1. A method for driving an imaging apparatus including a plurality of pixels each of which includes a photoelectric conversion unit which generates charge in response to incident light and accumulates the charge, a holding unit which holds the charge, an amplification unit which outputs a signal in accordance with the charge, a first transfer switch which transfers the charge from the photoelectric conversion unit to the holding unit, a second transfer switch which transfers the charge from the holding unit to the amplification unit, and an output line which outputs a plurality of signals supplied from the plurality of pixels, the method comprising: performing an operation of outputting the plurality of signals to the output line a plurality of times, wherein in each operation performed a plurality of times, wherein the operation performed a plurality of times includes a first operation and a second operation to be performed after the first operation, and wherein the discharge operation in the second operation is performed after the output operation in the first operation is terminated.