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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 21, 2026
Filed:
Aug. 30, 2024
Applicant:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Hideo Kobayashi, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 25/79 (2023.01); H04N 25/766 (2023.01); H04N 25/78 (2023.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 25/79 (2023.01); H04N 25/766 (2023.01); H04N 25/78 (2023.01);
Abstract
A photoelectric conversion device comprising a pixel array that includes pixels each generates a signal via photoelectric conversion arranged in rows and columns, is disclosed. The device also comprises a plurality of determination circuits that perform determination of an amplitude of signals read out from the pixel array via different vertical signal lines. The device further comprises a shared signal line shared by the plurality of determination circuits that transmits results of the determination from the plurality of determination circuits to a circuit inside the photoelectric conversion device.