Patent ID: 8786748
Filing Date: 2014-07-22
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. A solid-state imaging device comprising: a pixel array section configured to include a plurality of pixels having a photoelectric conversion function of converting an optical signal into an electric signal arranged in a form of a two-dimensional array; a pixel drive line configured to control driving the pixels arranged in each row corresponding to a row arrangement of the pixels; a signal line configured to read out a readout signal of the pixels arranged in each column corresponding to a column arrangement of the pixels; a pixel drive unit configured to drive the pixels so as to perform a readout through the pixel drive line; a readout circuit configured to have a function of converting an analog signal received from the signal line into a digital signal; wherein the readout circuit includes an analog-to digital converter configured to sequentially receive analog signals read out from a pixel group by the plurality of the signal lines and sequentially convert the analog signals into digital signals, and wherein the pixel drive unit sequentially drives the pixels in the pixel group at timings of a shifted phase to read out the analog signal through a corresponding one of the signal lines corresponding to a throughput of the analog-to-digital converter.