Patent ID: 6163023
Filing Date: 2000-12-19
Classification: H01L,H04N

Abstract:
An amplified photoelectric transducer, comprising:a photoelectric transducer section for photoelectrically transducing incident light into an electric signal;a first MOS transistor for amplifying the electric signal;a second MOS transistor for resetting the photoelectric transducer section; anda third MOS transistor for reading out to a signal line the amplified electric signal, wherein:the photoelectric transducer section includes a signal charge storage section for storing a charge corresponding to the electric signal and a potential change detection section for detecting a potential change of the electric signal; andthe amplified photoelectric transducer further comprises a fourth MOS transistor for switching the potential of the potential change detection section to a semiconductor substrate potential in response to an operation of the third MOS transistor.