Solid-state image pickup apparatus, signal processing method for a solid-state image pickup apparatus, and electronic apparatus

摘要

A solid-state imaging device includes a pixel array section that has at least one pixel with a photoelectric conversion unit and a charge detection unit. A driving section is configured to read out a signal of the pixel, a first portion of said signal being based on signal charge, a second portion of said signal being based on a reset potential. A signal processing section is configured to read out the first portion of the signal as a reference voltage, with the reference voltage being adjusted to cause the first and second portions of the signal to be within an input voltage range.

主权项

1. A solid-state imaging device comprising:
a pixel array section including a plurality of pixels, at least one of the pixels including a photoelectric conversion unit and a charge detection unit; a driving section configured to read out a signal of at least one of the plurality of pixels, a first portion of said signal being based on one of a signal charge and a reset potential, a second portion of said signal being based on the other of the signal charge and the reset potential; a signal processing section configured to read out the first portion of said signal as a reference voltage, the signal processing section further configured to adjust the reference voltage by selectively applying an externally-set initial voltage in order to cause the first and second portions of the signal to be within an input voltage range.