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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 13, 2022
Filed:
May. 14, 2020
Applicant:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Masanori Tanaka, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/374 (2011.01); H04N 9/04 (2006.01); H04N 5/378 (2011.01); H04N 5/369 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/374 (2013.01); H04N 5/378 (2013.01); H04N 5/379 (2018.08); H04N 9/0455 (2018.08);
Abstract
An imaging apparatus includes a first photoelectric conversion unit configured to convert light into charge, a second photoelectric conversion unit configured to convert light into charge, and a comparison unit. The comparison unit includes a first transistor and a second transistor. The first transistor receives a signal that is based on the charge converted by the first photoelectric conversion unit. The second transistor receives a signal that is based on the charge converted by the second photoelectric conversion unit.