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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 29, 2023
Filed:
Jan. 31, 2022
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Yusuke Onuki, Kanagawa, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A photoelectric conversion device includes a photoelectric converter, a first node configured to be supplied with charges from the photoelectric converter, an amplification transistor configured to output a signal corresponding to a voltage of the first node, a first transistor configured to open/close a path between the first node and a second node not included in a path from the photoelectric converter to the first node, and a second transistor configured to open/close a path between the second node and a third node. A second capacitance which is added to the second node when the second transistor is set in a conductive state is larger than a first capacitance which is added to the first node when the first transistor is set in a conductive state.