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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 10, 2026
Filed:
Apr. 23, 2024
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Kazuma Chida, Kanagawa, JP;
Satoshi Omodani, Tokyo, JP;
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A photoelectric conversion device comprises: a detector generating change in voltage based on a photon; a switch between the detector and a power node to supply current for the detector from the power node to change voltage of the detector to bias voltage when being in an ON state, and cutting off the current to the detector when being in an OFF state; first and second circuits generating first and second detection signals based on first and second periodic signals and the change in voltage of the detector, the first and second periodic signals having a phase difference; a counter counting the first or second detection signal to output a count value; and a controller generating first and second signals for causing the first and second circuits to generate the first and second detection signals, the first and second periodic signals being generated based on the first or second signal.
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