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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 22, 2022
Filed:
Jan. 31, 2018
Applicant:
Nikon Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Atsushi Komai, Tokorozawa, JP;
Assignee:
NIKON CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/355 (2011.01); H04N 5/369 (2011.01); H04N 5/347 (2011.01); H04N 5/378 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/3559 (2013.01); H04N 5/347 (2013.01); H04N 5/378 (2013.01); H04N 5/379 (2018.08);
Abstract
An image sensor including a pixel that includes: a first photoelectric conversion unit and a second photoelectric conversion unit, each of which generates an electric charge through photoelectric conversion of light; an output unit that outputs a first signal generated based upon the electric charge generated in the first photoelectric conversion unit and a second signal generated based upon an electric charge generated in the second photoelectric conversion unit; and an adjustment unit that adjusts a capacitance at the output unit upon outputting of the first signal and the second signal from the output unit.