ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,262,134, issued on March 25, was assigned to Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corp. (Kanagawa, Japan).
"Solid-state imaging element, imaging device, and method for controlling solid-state imaging element" was invented by Hiromu Kato (Kanagawa, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Provided is a solid-state imaging element provided with a sample-and-hold circuit, the solid-state imaging element improving the image quality of image data.A first pixel generates a predetermined first reset level and a first signal level according to an exposure amount. A second pixel generates a predetermined second reset level and a second signal level accordin...