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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 28, 2023
Filed:
Oct. 09, 2020
Applicant:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Tatsuya Ryoki, Kanagawa, JP;
Yukihiro Kuroda, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01J 1/44 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01J 1/44 (2013.01); G01J 2001/4466 (2013.01);
Abstract
A photoelectric conversion apparatus includes a waveform shaping circuit, a reference circuit, and a counter. The waveform shaping circuit is configured to generate a first pulse signal based on a signal output from an avalanche diode. The reference circuit is configured to generate a second pulse signal without depending on incident light. The counter is connected to the waveform shaping circuit and the reference circuit to count a number of occurrences of a pulse signal. The pulse signal is based on at least one of the first pulse signal and the second pulse signal, and is input to the counter.