JP6346740B2 - 撮像装置 - Google Patents
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また、本発明の撮像装置において、前記信号処理回路は、AD変換回路であることを特徴とする。
また、本発明の撮像装置は、前記第1の基板に、レジスタおよびカウンタが設けられることを特徴とする。
まず、本発明の第1の実施形態を説明する。図1は、本実施形態による撮像装置の構成を示している。図1に示す撮像装置は、第1の基板10aと、第2の基板20aと、2枚の基板を接続する接続部とを有する。
次に、本発明の第2の実施形態を説明する。図4は、本実施形態による撮像装置の構成を示している。図4に示す撮像装置は、第1の基板10bと、第2の基板20bと、2枚の基板を接続する接続部とを有する。
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- 第1の基板と、
前記第1の基板と互いの面が向かい合った状態で貼り合わされた第2の基板と、
前記第1の基板および前記第2の基板を電気的に接続する接続部と、
前記第1の基板に配置され、入射した光に応じた画素信号を出力する、行列状に配置された複数の画素を有する画素部と、
前記第1の基板または前記第2の基板に配置され、前記画素信号を出力する前記画素が配置された行を順次選択する行選択信号を生成し、前記行選択信号による各行の選択が第1の周波数に基づく間隔で行われる行信号生成回路と、
前記第1の基板に配置され、前記複数の画素の列を走査する列走査信号を生成し、前記列走査信号による各列の走査が、前記第1の周波数よりも高い第2の周波数に基づく間隔で行われる列信号生成回路と、
前記第1の基板に配置され、前記列走査信号に従って列を走査することにより、前記画素から行毎に出力された前記画素信号を列毎に順次出力する列走査回路と、
前記第2の基板に配置され、前記列走査回路から出力された前記画素信号を処理する信号処理回路と、
を備えた撮像装置。 - 前記行信号生成回路が前記第1の基板に配置されている請求項1に係る撮像装置。
- 前記接続部は、シリアル・ペリフェラル・インタフェースを有し、
前記行選択信号の状態が変化するタイミングを制御する制御値が、前記シリアル・ペリフェラル・インタフェースを介して、前記第2の基板から前記第1の基板に転送される請求項2に係る撮像装置。 - 前記信号処理回路は、AD変換回路であることを特徴とする請求項1から請求項3のいずれか一項に係る撮像装置。
- 前記第1の基板に、レジスタおよびカウンタが設けられることを特徴とする請求項1から請求項4のいずれか一項に係る撮像装置。
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