IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS, METHOD FOR DRIVING THE SAME, AND ELECTRONIC APPLIANCE

• Main Author: NAKAZAWA MASAHIKO
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; Japanese
• Published: 15.09.2022
• Subjects: BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS; ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE; ELECTRIC SOLID STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; ELECTRICITY; PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION; SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES

To provide an image capturing device in which a reduction in quantum efficiency can be alleviated, as well as an electronic appliance in which the image capturing device is used.SOLUTION: An image capturing device disclosed herein includes: a pixel array section in which units are arrayed in a form of a matrix, the units each being constituted of a set of pixels including a plurality of pixels that perform photoelectric conversion; pixel transistors provided in association with each set of pixels and including a plurality of transistors; and a circuit that controls a threshold voltage for at least one transistor among the plurality of transistors.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3 【課題】量子効率の低下を抑制することのできる撮像装置およびこの撮像装置を用いた電子機器を提供する。【解決手段】本開示の撮像装置は、光電変換を行う複数の画素を含む画素群を単位としてマトリクス状に配列された画素アレイ部と、各画素群に対応して設けられ、複数のトランジスタを有する画素トランジスタと、前記複数のトランジスタのうちの少なくとも１つのトランジスタの閾値電圧を制御する回路と、を備えている。【選択図】図３