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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 26, 2024
Filed:
Oct. 24, 2022
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A photoelectric conversion apparatus comprising: pixels; processors; and a controller. Each of the processors comprise a first column circuit and a second column circuit, each of which perform A/D conversion of converting, into a digital signal, one pixel signal output from the pixel arranged in a corresponding column of the plurality of columns. The controller comprises a generator configured to generate a first signal used in the A/D conversion, and a second signal different from the first signal and used in the A/D conversion. The apparatus further comprises a selector configured to receive the first signal and the second signal, and select and supply one of the first signal and the second signal to the second column circuit in a period in which the first signal is supplied to the first column circuit.