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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 29, 2020
Filed:
Jun. 11, 2018
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Yasuji Ikeda, Kawasaki, JP;
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An imaging sensor according to an exemplary embodiment includes a first semiconductor substrate, a second semiconductor substrate, a plurality of pixels, each pixel including a photoelectric conversion unit arranged on the first semiconductor substrate, a plurality of transfer units arranged on the first semiconductor substrate and configured to transfer charges generated in the photoelectric conversion unit or signals based on the charges via a plurality of mutually parallel paths respectively, and a plurality of signal holding units connected to the plurality of transfer units respectively, and a plurality of lines that are arranged between the first semiconductor substrate and the second semiconductor substrate, each of the plurality of lines connecting a corresponding one of the plurality of transfer units to a corresponding one of the plurality of signal holding units in one pixel.