Patent ID: 7109492
Filing Date: 2006-09-19
Classification: G01T,H01L,H04N

Abstract:
1. An imaging apparatus comprising: a plurality of pixels arrayed in a row direction and in a column direction, and each including a conversion element that converts incident light into an electrical signal and a switch element that is connected to the conversion element and transfers the electrical signal; a plurality of control interconnections each connected to each of the plurality of switch elements arrayed in the row direction; a plurality of signal interconnections each connected to each of the plurality of switch elements arrayed in the column direction; a refresh device which is connected to said plurality of signal interconnections and applies a first bias to said plurality of signal interconnections for refreshing the conversion elements of each row; and a reset device which is connected to said plurality of signal interconnections and applies a second bias to said plurality of signal interconnections for resetting said plurality of signal interconnections.