SOLID-STATE IMAGE PICKUP DEVICE

摘要

A solid-state image pickup device includes: a first pixel array which generates first pixel data; a second pixel array which generates second pixel data; a vertical scanning unit which drives the rows of the first pixel array and the rows of the second pixel array independently; and a signal processing circuit which outputs, as a single image signal, a pair of (i) the plurality of second pixel signals generated in the second pixel array in a first frame and (ii) the plurality of first pixel signals generated in the first pixel array in a second frame immediately after the first frame.

主权项

1. A solid-state image pickup device which generates, as a plurality of pixel signals, a plurality of first pixel signals and a plurality of second pixel signals, the solid-state image pickup device comprising:
a first pixel array in which the plurality of first pixels are arranged two-dimensionally, the plurality of first pixels generating a plurality of first pixel signals by photo-electrically converting received light; a second pixel array that is arranged vertically adjacent to the first pixel array and in which the plurality of second pixels are arranged two-dimensionally, the plurality of second pixels generating a plurality of second pixel signals by photo-electrically converting received light; a plurality of first vertical signal lines each of which is provided for a corresponding one of columns of the first pixel array and receives a corresponding one of first pixel signals generated by first pixels arranged in the corresponding one of the columns, the first pixels being included in the plurality of first pixels; a plurality of second vertical signal lines each of which is provided for a corresponding one of columns of the second pixel array and receives a corresponding one of second pixel signals generated by second pixels arranged in the corresponding one of the columns, the second pixels being included in the plurality of second pixels, the plurality of second vertical signal lines being independent from the plurality of first vertical signal lines; a vertical scanning unit configured to drive rows of the first pixel array and rows of the second pixel array independently; and a signal processing circuit which outputs, as a single image signal, a pair of (i) the plurality of second pixel signals generated in the second pixel array in a first frame and (ii) the plurality of first pixel signals generated in the first pixel array in a second frame immediately after the first frame.