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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 10, 2025
Filed:
Jul. 27, 2023
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Hirokazu Kobayashi, Tokyo, JP;
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image pickup device includes a plurality of pixels each provided with a plurality of photoelectric conversion portions and outputting a first voltage signal based on a charge of at least one photoelectric conversion portion of the plurality of photoelectric conversion portions and a second voltage signal based on a combined charge of charges of the plurality of photoelectric conversion portions, and a plurality of holding circuits provided in a one-to-one relationship with the plurality of pixels, the plurality of holding circuits holding voltage signals based on charges generated by the plurality of photoelectric conversion portions, and each one of the plurality of holding circuits includes a plurality of holding portions including a first holding portion that holds the first voltage signal and a second holding portion that holds the second voltage signal.