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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 05, 2022
Filed:
Jan. 31, 2020
Applicant:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/369 (2011.01); H04N 5/343 (2011.01); H04N 5/374 (2011.01); H04N 5/378 (2011.01); H04N 5/335 (2011.01); H04N 5/347 (2011.01); H01L 27/146 (2006.01); G01J 1/44 (2006.01); H03M 1/24 (2006.01); H04N 5/3745 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/36961 (2018.08); H04N 5/343 (2013.01); H04N 5/37457 (2013.01);
Abstract
An image capturing apparatus includes an image sensor in which a plurality of unit pixels are arranged, each unit pixel including one microlens and at least one light receiving portion that produces a pulse signal when light is incident on the light receiving portion, wherein the unit pixel includes a counting circuit capable of counting the pulse signals of a plurality of the light receiving portions.