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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 23, 2014
Filed:
Feb. 22, 2013
Applicant:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Hideshi Kuwabara, Yamato, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03B 3/10 (2006.01); H04N 5/232 (2006.01); H01L 27/146 (2006.01); G03B 13/36 (2006.01); G02B 7/34 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/232 (2013.01); H01L 27/14603 (2013.01); G03B 13/36 (2013.01); H01L 27/14636 (2013.01); G02B 7/346 (2013.01); H01L 27/14612 (2013.01);
Abstract
A photoelectric conversion apparatus includes a first line sensor unit in which a plurality of pixels are arranged in a first direction, a second line sensor unit in which a plurality of pixels are arranged in a second direction, and a third line sensor unit in which a plurality of pixels are arranged in a third direction. Each of the pixels includes a photoelectric conversion portion and a transistor. The second direction is perpendicular to the first direction and the third direction is not perpendicular to the first and the second directions. A channel of the transistor is provided in the first direction or the second direction.