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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 07, 2023
Filed:
Jul. 23, 2020
Applicant:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Shintaro Maekawa, Kawasaki, JP;
Assignee:
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/3745 (2011.01); H01L 27/146 (2006.01); H04N 5/369 (2011.01); H04N 5/351 (2011.01); G01S 17/08 (2006.01); G01S 7/4863 (2020.01); H01L 23/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/3745 (2013.01); G01S 7/4863 (2013.01); G01S 17/08 (2013.01); H01L 24/08 (2013.01); H01L 27/14621 (2013.01); H01L 27/14634 (2013.01); H01L 27/14645 (2013.01); H04N 5/351 (2013.01); H04N 5/379 (2018.08); H01L 2224/08145 (2013.01);
Abstract
A photoelectric conversion apparatus includes one or more first avalanche diodes, a first processing circuit configured to be connected to the first avalanche diode(s), one or more second avalanche diodes, and a second processing circuit configured to be connected to the second avalanche diode(s), wherein the first avalanche diode(s) is/are configured to be connected to the second processing circuit by a selection circuit.