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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 28, 2026
Filed:
May. 24, 2024
Applicant:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Hideo Kobayashi, Tokyo, JP;
Masaki Sato, Kanagawa, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 25/772 (2023.01); H04N 25/79 (2023.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 25/772 (2023.01); H04N 25/79 (2023.01);
Abstract
A photoelectric conversion apparatus is provided. The photoelectric conversion apparatus includes: a photoelectric conversion unit configured to receive incident light; a differential circuit configured to receive a first signal and a second signal, which are signals respectively corresponding to signal charges generated by the photoelectric conversion unit based on the incident light, and output a third signal indicating a difference between the first signal and the second signal; and an oversampling conversion circuit configured to perform analog-digital conversion of the third signal.