Patent ID: 6285016
Filing Date: 2001-09-04
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
A scanning circuit for a solid-state imaging device, comprising:a first shift register divided into a first stage to an N-th stage, each of the first stage to the N-th stage having an input terminal and an output terminal, and the input terminal of the first stage receiving an input signal a first period before a predetermined time;a switch group divided into a first stage to an N-th stage, each of the first stage to the N-th stage of the switch group having an input terminal and an output terminal, each of the input terminals of the first stage to the N-th stage of the switch group being connected to each of the output terminals of the first stage to the N-th stage of the first shift register, and each of the first stage to the N-th stage of the switch group being conducted between the input terminal and the output terminal of the switch group based on a pulse signal which becomes active at the predetermined time; anda second shift register divided into a first stage to an N-th stage, each of the first stage to the N-th stage having an input terminal and an output terminal, and each of the input terminals of the first stage to the N-th stage of the second shift register being connected to each of the output terminals of the first stage to the N-th stage of the switch group,wherein the output terminal of the first stage of the second shift register outputs a transfer pulse after an elapse of a second period from the predetermined time, and the N is an integer of 2 or more.