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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 20, 2026
Filed:
Nov. 20, 2024
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A method of driving a photoelectric conversion apparatus includes a pixel, an output line, and a current source, the pixel including a photoelectric conversion element, a floating diffusion region, and a transfer transistor, the method including setting the transfer transistor to an on state to transfer the charge to the floating diffusion region at a first timing, completing, at a second timing, a comparison of the pixel signal and a threshold voltage, based on the charge transferred to the floating diffusion region at the first timing and performing a first drive to change a connection state between the pixel and the current source from a conductive state to a non-conductive state between the first timing and the second timing.
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