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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 09, 2025
Filed:
Jun. 23, 2023
Applicant:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Makoto Ise, Kanagawa, JP;
Isao Hayashi, Kanagawa, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 25/79 (2023.01); H04N 25/78 (2023.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 25/79 (2023.01); H04N 25/78 (2023.01);
Abstract
An image sensor including a first signal processing circuit including a first ramp signal generation circuit and a first analog-to-digital (AD) conversion circuit, a second signal processing circuit including a second ramp signal generation circuit and a second AD conversion circuit, and wiring connected so that a first ramp signal output from the first ramp signal generation circuit is supplied to the first and second AD conversion circuits, and a second ramp signal output from the second ramp signal generation circuit is supplied to the first and second AD conversion circuits.