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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 26, 2014
Filed:
Aug. 22, 2011
Kouji Maeda, Kawasaki, JP;
Daisuke Inoue, Ebina, JP;
Yukihiro Kuroda, Kunitachi, JP;
Tomohisa Kinugasa, Yokohama, JP;
Kazuhiro Saito, Chofu, JP;
Kouji Maeda, Kawasaki, JP;
Daisuke Inoue, Ebina, JP;
Yukihiro Kuroda, Kunitachi, JP;
Tomohisa Kinugasa, Yokohama, 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, a second photoelectric conversion unit, and a pixel output unit shared by the first photoelectric conversion unit and the second photoelectric conversion unit. The unit pixels are arranged in a first direction, and the first and second photoelectric conversion units are arranged in a second direction different from the first direction.