SOLID-STATE IMAGE SENSOR AND SOLID-STATE IMAGE SENSOR SIGNAL GENERATION METHOD

摘要

Provided is a solid-state sensor (10) capable of reducing a random noise upon read out of a signal. The solid-state image sensor (10) includes; an imaging pixel (Ca) for generating a photoelectric conversion signal based on an incoming light quantity; a reference pixel (Cd) for generating a reference signal based on a reference signal; a signal supply circuit (13) for supplying a drive signal to the imaging pixel (Ca) and the reference pixel (Cd) so that the photoelectric conversion signal from the imaging pixel (Ca) and the reference signal from the reference pixel (Cd) are outputted substantially simultaneously; and an output circuit (15) for generating an output signal (Vo) based on a difference between the photoelectric conversion signal outputted from the imaging pixel (Ca) and the reference signal outputted from the reference pixel (Cd).