Patent ID: 8928773
Filing Date: 2015-01-06
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. An image pickup unit comprising: an image pickup section including a plurality of pixels, at least one pixel including a photoelectric transducer and a field-effect transistor; and a drive section configured to switch the transistor between an on operation and an off operation to perform a read operation and a reset operation of a signal charge accumulated in the at least one pixel, wherein the transistor includes a first gate electrode and a second gate electrode with a semiconductor layer in between, the drive section is further configured to apply a first voltage to the first gate electrode of the transistor and a second voltage to the second gate electrode of the same transistor, respectively, to switch the transistor between the on operation and the off operation, and the drive section is configured to set timings of switching the first and second voltages between an on-voltage and an off-voltage, set on-voltage values of the first and second voltages, or set both thereof to be different from each other.