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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 16, 2022
Filed:
Sep. 09, 2020
Applicant:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Yukihiro Kuroda, Inagi, JP;
Assignee:
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/369 (2011.01); H01L 27/146 (2006.01); H04N 5/3745 (2011.01); H01L 31/107 (2006.01); H03K 5/01 (2006.01); H03K 21/38 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/3698 (2013.01); H01L 27/146 (2013.01); H01L 27/14609 (2013.01); H01L 27/14634 (2013.01); H01L 31/107 (2013.01); H04N 5/379 (2018.08); H04N 5/37455 (2013.01); H03K 5/01 (2013.01); H03K 21/38 (2013.01);
Abstract
A photoelectric conversion apparatus includes a pulse shaping circuit that shapes an output from a diode of avalanche amplification type into a pulse, and a pulse conversion circuit that converts a pulse signal output from the pulse shaping circuit. The pulse conversion circuit converts a pulse signal having a first amplitude and output from the pulse shaping circuit into a pulse signal having a second amplitude smaller than the first amplitude.