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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 04, 2025
Filed:
May. 19, 2023
Applicant:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/335 (2011.01); H04N 25/76 (2023.01); H04N 25/767 (2023.01); H04N 25/773 (2023.01); H04N 25/78 (2023.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 25/773 (2023.01); H04N 25/767 (2023.01); H04N 25/7795 (2023.01); H04N 25/78 (2023.01);
Abstract
A photoelectric conversion device includes a pixel including a photoelectric conversion unit configured to output a pulse in response to incidence of a photon, a counting unit including a plurality of counters each configured to count pulses output from the photoelectric conversion unit, and a calculation unit configured to perform calculation processing on a plurality of count values held by the plurality of counters, and an output line connected to the pixel. The calculation unit outputs a determination value indicating a relationship between the plurality of count values. The pixel outputs a pixel signal including a determination value to the output line.