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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 16, 2025
Filed:
Oct. 17, 2022
Applicant:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Shinya Igarashi, Kanagawa, JP;
Taichi Kasugai, Kanagawa, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/353 (2011.01); H04N 5/341 (2011.01); H04N 5/376 (2011.01); H04N 7/18 (2006.01); H04N 25/40 (2023.01); H04N 25/533 (2023.01); H04N 25/76 (2023.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 25/533 (2023.01); H04N 7/183 (2013.01); H04N 25/40 (2023.01); H04N 25/7795 (2023.01);
Abstract
A device includes a pixel unit, a selection unit, and a first generation unit. The pixel unit has a plurality of pixels arranged in a plurality of rows. Each pixel includes a quenching circuit configured to receive a signal for determining start and end of an exposure period and a photodiode coupled to the quenching circuit. The selection unit is configured to simultaneously receive a plurality of clock signals of different periods and select a clock signal to be outputted from the plurality of clock signals. The first generation unit is configured to generate the signal by using the outputted clock.