IP Library Patent Application 14960899
Patent Application
App. No. 14/960,899

SWITCHING CIRCUIT, SAMPLE AND HOLD CIRCUIT, AND SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE

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App. No.
14/960,899
Abstract

A switching circuit comprising: a semiconductor layer including a source region, a drain region, and a channel region; a gate electrode disposed to be opposite to the channel region; a source wiring formed of a first material having higher conductivity than the semiconductor layer; a drain wiring formed of a second material having higher conductivity than the semiconductor layer; and a decoupling wiring formed of a third material having higher conductivity than the semiconductor layer, wherein the source region and the drain region are in a conductive state in a first period according to a voltage of the gate electrode, and the source region and the drain region are in a non-conductive state in a second period different from the first period, and wherein a voltage of the decoupling wiring is constant in at least a partial period of the second period.

Claims (25)

1 . A switching circuit comprising:

a semiconductor layer including a source region, a drain region, and a channel region disposed between the source region and the drain region;

a gate electrode disposed to be opposite to the channel region;

a source wiring formed of a first material having higher conductivity than the semiconductor layer and connected to the source region;

a drain wiring formed of a second material having higher conductivity than the semiconductor layer and connected to the drain region; and

a decoupling wiring formed of a third material having higher conductivity than the semiconductor layer and disposed between the source wiring and the drain wiring,

wherein the source region and the drain region are in a conductive state in a first period according to a voltage of the gate electrode, and the source region and the drain region are in a non-conductive state in a second period different from the first period, and

wherein a voltage of the decoupling wiring is constant in at least a partial period of the second period.

2 . The switching circuit according to claim 1 , wherein a voltage of the source wiring or the drain wiring changes in the second period.

3 . The switching circuit according to claim 1 , wherein the first material, the second material, and the third material are the same material.

4 . The switching circuit according to claim 2 , wherein the decoupling wiring is connected to the gate electrode and supplies a gate voltage to the gate electrode.

5 . The switching circuit according to claim 1 , wherein, the decoupling wiring is disposed not to overlap the gate electrode when the semiconductor layer is viewed in a direction perpendicular to a main surface of a semiconductor substrate including the semiconductor layer.

6 . The switching circuit according to claim 3 , wherein, the decoupling wiring is disposed not to overlap the gate electrode when the semiconductor layer is viewed in a direction perpendicular to a main surface of a semiconductor substrate including the semiconductor layer.

7 . A sample and hold circuit comprising:

the switching circuit according to claim 1 ;

an input terminal;

an output terminal; and

a capacitor,

wherein one of the source wiring and the drain wiring is connected to the input terminal,

wherein the other of the source wiring and the drain wiring is connected to the output terminal, and

wherein the capacitor is connected between the output terminal and a point having a predetermined constant voltage.

8 . The sample and hold circuit according to claim 7 , wherein second parasitic capacitance formed between the other of the source wiring and the drain wiring connected to the output terminal and the decoupling wiring is less than first parasitic capacitance formed between the one of the source wiring and the drain wiring connected to the input terminal and the decoupling wiring.

9 . A solid-state imaging device comprising:

an imaging unit in which a plurality of pixels, each of which outputs a pixel signal according to an amount of incident light, are disposed in a matrix shape; and

the sample and hold circuit according to claim 7 configured to sample and hold an analog signal according to the pixel signal.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF ADDRESS Recorded Jun 20, 2017
From: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
To: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 042907/0078 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 7, 2015
From: YAMAZAKI, SUSUMU; HAGIHARA, YOSHIO
To: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 037225/0360 →