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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 07, 2021
Filed:
Aug. 28, 2018
Applicant:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/369 (2011.01); H04N 5/376 (2011.01); G06T 7/521 (2017.01); H04N 5/3745 (2011.01); H04N 5/341 (2011.01); H04N 5/343 (2011.01); G01S 7/4863 (2020.01); G01S 17/894 (2020.01); H01L 27/146 (2006.01); H04N 5/06 (2006.01); H01L 31/107 (2006.01); H04N 5/378 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/3765 (2013.01); G01S 7/4863 (2013.01); G01S 17/894 (2020.01); G06T 7/521 (2017.01); H04N 5/341 (2013.01); H04N 5/343 (2013.01); H04N 5/3696 (2013.01); H04N 5/36965 (2018.08); H04N 5/3745 (2013.01); H04N 5/37455 (2013.01); G06T 2207/10028 (2013.01); H01L 27/14607 (2013.01); H01L 27/14621 (2013.01); H01L 27/14627 (2013.01); H01L 27/14645 (2013.01); H01L 27/14649 (2013.01); H01L 31/107 (2013.01); H04N 5/06 (2013.01); H04N 5/378 (2013.01);
Abstract
A solid-state image sensor and an image capture apparatus are provided that can realize image acquisition and distance measurement while restraining the circuit scale from increasing. The solid-state image sensor includes a plurality of pixels each including a sensor unit that generates a pulse with a frequency that is based on a reception frequency of a photon, and a counter that can operate in a first mode of counting the number of pulses of a signal generated by the sensor unit, and a second mode of counting the number of pulses of a predetermined signal that is based on an elapsed time from a timing at which light is emitted from a light emitting unit.