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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 16, 1990
Filed:
Sep. 01, 1989
Applicant:
Inventors:
Katsunori Hatanaka, Yokohama, JP;
Katsumi Nakagawa, Kawasaki, JP;
Masaki Fukaya, Yokohama, JP;
Soichiro Kawakami, Sagamihara, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L / ; H01L / ; H01L / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
357 30 ; 357-2 ; 357-4 ; 357 237 ; 357 24 ; 357 32 ; 357 41 ; 357 45 ; 357 51 ; 35821312 ; 35821316 ; 35821327 ; 35821328 ; 35821329 ; 377 61 ;
Abstract
A photoelectric conversion apparatus in which a plurality of photoelectric conversion elements are arranged in an array, and the outputs of the photoelectric conversion elements are read. The apparatus includes a plurality of switching elements connected equivalently in parallel with the respective photoelectric conversion elements. The photoelectric conversion elements of a particular row or column are connected in series.