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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 22, 2020
Filed:
Nov. 30, 2018
Applicant:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Hideki Ikedo, Kawasaki, JP;
Assignee:
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/343 (2011.01); H04N 5/345 (2011.01); H04N 5/351 (2011.01); H04N 5/353 (2011.01); H04N 5/374 (2011.01); H04N 5/367 (2011.01); H04N 5/369 (2011.01); H04N 5/232 (2006.01); H01L 27/146 (2006.01); H01L 27/148 (2006.01); H01L 31/107 (2006.01); G01S 7/48 (2006.01); G01J 1/44 (2006.01); H04N 5/3745 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/343 (2013.01); H04N 5/345 (2013.01); H04N 5/351 (2013.01); H04N 5/367 (2013.01); H04N 5/37455 (2013.01);
Abstract
An image sensor comprises: a plurality of pixels each including a sensor portion that generates pulses at a frequency corresponding to a frequency at which photons are incident; counters that count a number of pulses generated by each of the sensor portions; and a detector that detects whether or not a count value obtained by any of the counters has reached a first threshold. The counters are reset based on a result of detection performed by the detector.