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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 08, 2021
Filed:
Jan. 18, 2019
Applicant:
Nikon Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Yosuke Kusaka, Yokohama, JP;
Assignee:
NIKON CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/378 (2011.01); G02B 7/34 (2021.01); G03B 13/36 (2021.01); H04N 5/374 (2011.01); H04N 5/225 (2006.01); H04N 5/232 (2006.01); H04N 5/369 (2011.01); H04N 5/3745 (2011.01); H01L 27/146 (2006.01); H04N 9/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/378 (2013.01); G02B 7/34 (2013.01); G02B 7/346 (2013.01); G03B 13/36 (2013.01); H01L 27/14627 (2013.01); H04N 5/2254 (2013.01); H04N 5/23212 (2013.01); H04N 5/232127 (2018.08); H04N 5/3696 (2013.01); H04N 5/36961 (2018.08); H04N 5/374 (2013.01); H04N 5/3745 (2013.01); H04N 5/37455 (2013.01); H04N 9/045 (2013.01); H04N 9/04557 (2018.08); H04N 9/04515 (2018.08);
Abstract
An image sensor includes: first pixels, each of which receives a pair of light fluxes and outputs a pair of first analog signals; an A/D conversion unit that converts each of pairs of first analog signals to a pair of first digital signals; a digital adder unit that generates digital sum signals each by adding together the pair of first digital signals among pairs of first digital signals; a first output unit that outputs pairs of first digital signals to an external recipient; and a second output unit that outputs the digital sum signals to an external recipient.