A TDI sensor which is capable of controlling the exposure according to the present disclosure includes a pixel unit which includes a plurality of line sensors; a light blocking unit which blocks light from being incident into some of the plurality of line sensors; a scan controller which generates an exposure control signal based on an external line trigger signal, generates an internal line trigger signal based on the external line trigger signal and the exposure control signal, and controls the movement of charges of the plurality of line sensors based on the internal line trigger signal.

In one example, an apparatus is provided. The apparatus comprises an image sensor configured to generate a first raw output to represent a first intensity of incident light based on a first relationship, and to generate a second raw output to represent a second intensity of incident light based on a second relationship. The apparatus further comprises a post processor configured to: generate a first post-processed output based on the first raw output and based on the first relationship such that the first post-processed output is linearly related to the first intensity based on a third relationship, and to generate a second post-processed output based on the second raw output and based on the second relationship such that the second post-processed output is linearly related to the second intensity based on the third relationship.

A solid-state imaging device of an embodiment includes plural first transfer gate electrodes, plural second transfer gate electrodes, and plural fixed gate electrodes. The first transfer gate electrodes are such that the respective first transfer gate electrodes are placed in a charge transfer unit to correspond to single light receiving sections, and a control signal ϕ1 is applied. The second transfer gate electrodes are such that the respective second transfer gate electrodes are placed in a charge transfer unit to correspond to the single light receiving sections, and a control signal ϕ2 that differs in phase from the control signal ϕ1 for transferring plural charges is applied. The respective fixed gate electrodes are such that the respective fixed gate electrodes are placed between the first and the second transfer gate electrodes corresponding to the single light receiving sections in the charge transfer unit, and a fixed voltage is applied.

Provided is an electronic device including a cell array unit in which cells are arranged in rows and columns, signal lines, each of the signal lines being arranged corresponding to one of the rows or columns and being connected to corresponding cells, a first electrode via which a signal according to a signal transmitted via at least one of the signal lines passes, a second electrode to which a selection signal is input to select a part of the signal lines; and a third electrode that is electrically connected to a node between cells that are connected to the part of the signal lines selected based on the selection signal and the first electrode. A voltage potential of the third electrode correlates with a voltage potential of the part of the signal lines selected based on the selection signal.

Provided is an electronic device including a cell array unit in which cells are arranged in rows and columns, signal lines, each of the signal lines being arranged corresponding to one of the rows or columns and being connected to corresponding cells, a first electrode via which a signal according to a signal transmitted via at least one of the signal lines passes, a second electrode to which a selection signal is input to select a part of the signal lines; and a third electrode that is electrically connected to a node between cells that are connected to the part of the signal lines selected based on the selection signal and the first electrode. A voltage potential of the third electrode correlates with a voltage potential of the part of the signal lines selected based on the selection signal.

Real-time focusing in a slide-scanning system. In an embodiment, focus points are added to an initialized focus map while acquiring a plurality of image stripes of a sample on a glass slide. For each image stripe, a plurality of frames, collectively representing the image stripe, may be acquired using both an imaging line-scan camera and a tilted focusing line-scan camera. Focus points, representing positions of best focus for trusted frames, are added to the focus map. Outlying focus points are removed from the focus map. In some cases, one or more image stripes may be reacquired. Finally, the image stripes are assembled into a composite image of the sample.

According to one embodiment, a solid state image capturing device includes a pixel portion in which a plurality of pixels are arranged, a common signal line that transports an output signal from the pixel portion, and an output circuit that amplifies the output signal transported by using the common signal line. The pixel portion is divided into a plurality of pixel groups, the common signal line is divided into a plurality of division lines corresponding to the plurality of pixel groups, and the output circuit receives the output signals transported by using the plurality of division lines.

According to one embodiment, a solid state image capturing device includes a pixel portion in which a plurality of pixels are arranged, a common signal line that transports an output signal from the pixel portion, and an output circuit that amplifies the output signal transported by using the common signal line. The pixel portion is divided into a plurality of pixel groups, the common signal line is divided into a plurality of division lines corresponding to the plurality of pixel groups, and the output circuit receives the output signals transported by using the plurality of division lines.

According to one embodiment, an optical imaging apparatus includes: an image-forming optical portion, a wavelength selection portion, and an imaging portion. The image-forming optical portion forms an image of an object by means of light beams that include a first wavelength and a second wavelength different from the first wavelength. The first wavelength selection portion has wavelength selection regions. The wavelength selection regions are an anisotropic wavelength selection opening having a different distribution of the wavelength selection regions depending on a direction along a first axis and a direction along a second axis. The imaging portion is configured to simultaneously acquire an image of the first light beam and the second light beam.

A rod lens array 10a includes a plurality of gradient-index rod lenses 1b arrayed to have optical axes parallel to each other, and forms an erecting equal-magnification image. The gradient-index rod lenses 1b each have a refractive-index distribution in a radial direction thereof. The refractive-index distribution n(r) is approximated by n(r)=n.sub.0⋅{1-(A/2)⋅r.sup.2}, where a refractive index at a center of the gradient-index rod lens 1b is represented by n.sub.0, a refractive-index distribution constant of the gradient-index rod lens 1b is represented by \A, and a distance from the center of the gradient-index rod lens 1b is represented by r. The gradient-index rod lens 1b has an aperture angle θ of 3 to 6°, the aperture angle θ represented by θ=sin.sup.−1(n.sub.0\A⋅r.sub.0), where a radius of the gradient-index rod lens is represented by r.sub.0. The rod lens array 10a has an imaging distance of 45 to 75 mm and a depth of field of 1.5 to 3.0 mm with value of modulation transfer function (MTF) of 30% or more at a spatial frequency of 6 Ip/mm.