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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 30, 2019
Filed:
Nov. 22, 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 5/353 (2011.01); H01L 27/146 (2006.01); H04N 5/378 (2011.01); H01L 31/02 (2006.01); H01L 31/0352 (2006.01); H01L 31/0224 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/3532 (2013.01); H01L 27/1461 (2013.01); H01L 27/14636 (2013.01); H01L 31/035272 (2013.01); H04N 5/378 (2013.01); H01L 31/022408 (2013.01); H01L 31/022475 (2013.01);
Abstract
A photoelectric conversion device includes a voltage supply portion configured to set a bias state of a photoelectric conversion layer to each of a reverse bias state and a forward bias state by supplying a plurality of voltages having respective different values to at least one of a first electrode portion and a second electrode portion, wherein, during the forward bias state, a current flows between the first electrode portion and the second electrode portion.