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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 15, 2014
Filed:
Aug. 22, 2011
Tomohisa Kinugasa, Yokohama, JP;
Daisuke Inoue, Ebina, JP;
Yukihiro Kuroda, Kunitachi, JP;
Kouji Maeda, Kawasaki, JP;
Kazuhiro Saito, Chofu, JP;
Tomohisa Kinugasa, Yokohama, JP;
Daisuke Inoue, Ebina, JP;
Yukihiro Kuroda, Kunitachi, JP;
Kouji Maeda, Kawasaki, JP;
Kazuhiro Saito, Chofu, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A photoelectric conversion apparatus includes a plurality of unit pixels each including a first photoelectric conversion unit and a second photoelectric conversion unit, and a pixel output unit shared by the first photoelectric conversion unit and the second photoelectric conversion unit. The first photoelectric conversion unit is configured to be depleted when it is reset, while the second photoelectric conversion unit is configured not to be depleted when it is reset.