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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 29, 2020
Filed:
Jan. 23, 2019
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Shoji Kono, Hachioji, JP;
Toru Koizumi, Yokohama, JP;
Hiroo Akabori, Fujisawa, JP;
Yusuke Yamashita, Kawasaki, JP;
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A photoelectric conversion apparatus includes first and second signal lines, first and second circuits, and a switch. Signals based on electric charges generated in first and second photoelectric conversion portions are to be read out to the first and second signal lines, respectively. The first circuit includes a first input unit to which the first signal line is connected. The first circuit is configured to perform processing of a signal input to the first input unit, with a first gain. The second circuit includes a second input unit to which the second signal line is connected. The second circuit is configured to perform processing of a signal input to the second input unit. The switch is configured to perform switching between a connected state and a disconnected state between the first signal line and the second signal line.