KR20040069183A - 화상 픽업 장치 및 카메라 시스템 - Google Patents
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- 복수의 화소를 포함하는 화상 픽업 장치(image pick-up device)(401)로서,적어도 하나의 화소(301)는,광을 전하로 변환시키는 감광성 소자(photosensitive element)(302)와,상기 전하를 전압 레벨로 변환시키는 전하-대-전압 변환 노드(charge-to-voltage conversion node)(304)와,상기 감광성 소자(302)와 상기 전하-대-전압 변환 노드(304) 사이에 접속된 주 도전성 채널(main conductive channel)을 구비하는 전송 트랜지스터(transfer transistor)(303)와,상기 전하-대-전압 변환 노드(304)에 접속된 제어 전극 및 상기 화소의 제 1 외부 노드(external node)(309)에 접속되고 상기 화소의 제 2 외부 노드(310)에 접속된 주 도전성 채널을 구비하는 증폭 트랜지스터(amplifying transistor)(305)와,상기 전하-대-전압 변환 노드(304)와 상기 제 2 외부 노드(310) 사이에 접속된 주 도전성 채널을 구비하는 리셋 트랜지스터(reset transistor)(306)를 포함하되,상기 제 2 외부 노드(310)는 상기 증폭 트랜지스터(305)를 오프-모드(off-mode) 및 온-모드(on-mode)로 제각기 바이어싱하기 위해서 상기 전하-대-전압 변환 노드(304)에 적어도 2개의 서로 다른 전압 레벨을 제공하는 바이어싱 수단(406, 411, 409, 410)에 접속되는화상 픽업 장치.
- 제 1 항에 있어서,상기 화소(301)는 매트릭스를 구성하는 행과 열로 정렬되고, 소정의 행 내에 있는 화소의 상기 제 2 외부 노드(310)는 행 선택 버스(406)에 접속되는 화상 픽업 장치.
- 제 2 항에 있어서,상기 바이어싱 수단은 제 1 바이어스 전압을 제공하기 위한 제 1 전압원(409)과, 제 2 바이어스 전압을 제공하기 위한 제 2 전압원(410)과, 상기 제 1 전압원(409) 또는 상기 제 2 전압원(410)을 상기 행 선택 버스(406)에 접속시키기 위한 선택 스위치(selection switch)(411)를 포함하는 화상 픽업 장치.
- 제 1 항에 있어서,상기 감광성 소자(photosensitive element)(302)는 광 다이오드(photodiode)를 포함하는 화상 픽업 장치.
- 제 1 항에 있어서,상기 감광성 소자는 포토게이트(photogate)를 포함하는 화상 픽업 장치.
- 제 1 항에 있어서,상기 증폭 트랜지스터(305)는 절연 게이트 전계 효과 트랜지스터(insulated gate field effect transistor)인 화상 픽업 장치.
- 제 1 항에 있어서,상기 리셋 트랜지스터(306)는 절연 게이트 전계 효과 트랜지스터인 화상 픽업 장치.
- 제 1 항에 있어서,상기 전송 트랜지스터(303)는 절연 게이트 전계 효과 트랜지스터인 화상 픽업 장치.
- 화상 픽업 장치(502)의 화상 섹션(image section)(505)에 화상의 초점을 맞추기 위한 광학 수단을 포함하는 카메라 시스템으로서,상기 화상 픽업 장치(502)는 청구항 1 내지 청구항 8 중 어느 한 항에 기재된 화상 픽업 장치인 카메라 시스템.
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