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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 27, 2026
Filed:
Jun. 03, 2022
Applicant:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Yasushi Nakata, Kanagawa, JP;
Masahiro Kobayashi, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H10F 39/00 (2025.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H10F 39/8023 (2025.01); H10F 39/8063 (2025.01);
Abstract
A photoelectric conversion apparatus includes a plurality of pixels each including a first photoelectric conversion circuit, a second photoelectric conversion circuit, and a divergence optical circuit for diverging incident light. The divergence optical circuit is disposed on a semiconductor substrate where the first photoelectric conversion circuit and the second photoelectric conversion circuit are disposed, and covers at least a part of the first photoelectric conversion circuit in a plan view as viewed from a light incidence side.