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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 27, 2018
Filed:
Nov. 10, 2017
Applicant:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Kazuaki Tashiro, Isehara, JP;
Assignee:
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 3/14 (2006.01); H04N 5/335 (2011.01); H01L 27/146 (2006.01); H04N 5/3745 (2011.01); H04N 5/378 (2011.01); H01L 31/0376 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 27/14667 (2013.01); H04N 5/378 (2013.01); H04N 5/37457 (2013.01); H01L 27/14621 (2013.01); H01L 27/14627 (2013.01); H01L 27/14636 (2013.01); H01L 31/03762 (2013.01);
Abstract
A photoelectric conversion apparatus includes a plurality of pixels including a pixel electrode having a first electrode and a second electrode, an upper electrode, a photoelectric conversion layer, a first signal output circuit, and a second signal output circuit, and a control unit. During a first period in which the first signal output circuit outputs a signal, the second electrode collects signal charges.