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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 05, 2019
Filed:
Jun. 08, 2016
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Shintaro Shimokura, Tokyo, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A stacked-type image sensor has an imaging chip and a signal processing chip. The imaging chip includes a pixel unit in which a plurality of pixels are arranged, a plurality of output terminals provided so as to respectively correspond to the plurality of pixels, a first signal selection unit capable of inputting and outputting signals of pixels among the plurality of pixels, and a selection control unit that controls the first signal selection unit. The signal processing chip includes a plurality of input terminals electrically connected to the plurality of output terminals, a second signal selection unit capable of distributing and outputting signals that are input from the plurality of input terminals, and a signal processing circuit that performs predetermined signal processing on the signals distributed by the second signal selection unit.