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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 02, 2021
Filed:
Jul. 30, 2019
Applicant:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Tomonaga Iwahara, Atsugi, JP;
Assignee:
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/369 (2011.01); H04N 9/04 (2006.01); H04N 5/361 (2011.01); H04N 9/73 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/3698 (2013.01); H04N 5/361 (2013.01); H04N 9/04551 (2018.08); H04N 9/735 (2013.01);
Abstract
An image sensor comprises: a plurality of light receiving elements whose output voltages vary in response to a photon entering; a plurality of counters each counts a number of events in which the output voltage changes beyond a predetermined threshold, and outputs a count value; and a voltage source that applies a plurality of different reverse bias voltages which are equal to or higher than a breakdown voltage to the plurality of light receiving elements.
Iwahara, Tomonaga. (2021). Image sensor and control method thereof, and image capturing apparatus with event counters and reverse bias voltages (U.S. Patent No. 10911703). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/10911703
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