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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 08, 2022
Filed:
Mar. 26, 2020
Applicant:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Hideaki Sambonsugi, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/374 (2011.01); H04N 5/378 (2011.01); H04N 5/232 (2006.01); H04N 5/369 (2011.01); H04N 5/343 (2011.01); H01L 27/146 (2006.01); H01L 29/788 (2006.01); H04N 5/3745 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/3745 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus includes an image sensor including a first substrate and a second substrate that are stacked one on top of another, the first substrate having a pixel array in which pixel blocks each including a plurality of pixels for performing photoelectric conversion are disposed in matrix, the second substrate having a circuit array in which a plurality of signal processing units that process signals based on the photoelectric conversion are disposed in matrix; obtaining means for obtaining an image signal from the image sensor; and driving control means for controlling driving for obtaining the image signal from the image sensor.