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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 26, 2021
Filed:
Mar. 26, 2020
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Mineo Uchida, Kawasaki, JP;
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A pixel array includes a plurality of pixel blocks each formed of a plurality of pixels. A signal processing unit and a corresponding one of the pixel blocks are connected by a plurality of first signal lines. The signal processing unit and a corresponding one of transfer units are connected by a plurality of second signal lines. The signal processing unit includes a conversion circuit that sequentially performs analog-to-digital conversion on first signals input from the plurality of first signal lines during an identical period. The transfer units are disposed in a direction different from a first direction in which the first signal lines are provided, with respect to the circuit array in a second substrate.