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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 29, 2020
Filed:
Jun. 06, 2019
Applicant:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Hideo Kobayashi, Tokyo, JP;
Takahiro Shirai, Isehara, JP;
Daisuke Yoshida, Ebina, JP;
So Hasegawa, Yokohama, JP;
Assignee:
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/369 (2011.01); G06T 7/55 (2017.01); H04N 5/374 (2011.01); H04N 5/378 (2011.01); H01L 27/146 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06T 7/55 (2017.01); H04N 5/3692 (2013.01); H04N 5/378 (2013.01); H04N 5/3741 (2013.01); G06T 2207/30252 (2013.01); H01L 27/14627 (2013.01); H01L 27/14643 (2013.01);
Abstract
An imaging apparatus includes a plurality of pixels, a plurality of signal lines, and a plurality of comparators. The imaging apparatus further includes a first switch and a second switch. The first switch includes a first terminal configured to receive signal from one of the signal lines is input, and a second terminal connected to an input node of one of the comparators. The second switch includes a first terminal connected to the input node of the one comparator, and a second terminal to which a signal from another one of the signal lines is input.