Patent ID: 7479998
Filing Date: 2009-01-20
Classification: H01L,H04N

Abstract:
1. An image pickup apparatus comprising: photo-electric conversion means, comprising a plurality of AND-type and OR-type electrode structures, for photo-electrically converting an optical image of a subject to produce a color and sensitivity mosaic image wherein each pixel has one of a plurality of a first to third color components and has one of a plurality of sensitivity characteristics to light intensity; said photo-electric conversion means produces the color and sensitivity mosaic image using the plurality of AND-type and OR-type electrode structures such that each of a plurality of pixels having the same color components and the same sensitivity characteristics are arranged in a lattice arrangement within the mosaic image, and wherein the photo-electric conversion means generates the color and sensitivity mosaic image, wherein the pixel sensitivity characteristics at least require: all the pixels disposed in a same line have a same sensitivity characteristic; and all the pixels disposed in different adjacent lines have different sensitivity characteristic; and the photo-electric conversion means generates the color and sensitivity mosaic image, wherein the color component comprising: the pixels having the first color component are arranged in a checker pattern irrespective of an associated sensitivity characteristic; the pixels having the second color component are arranged so as to be disposed in different adjacent lines and adjacent in a diagonal direction; and the pixels having the third color component are arranged so as to be disposed in a different adjacent lines and adjacent in a diagonal direction.