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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 07, 2015
Filed:
Jan. 26, 2012
Koichiro Iwata, Kawasaki, JP;
Tomoyuki Noda, Kawasaki, JP;
Takeshi Akiyama, Kawasaki, JP;
Kazumichi Morita, Kawasaki, JP;
Kazuhiro Sonoda, Yokohama, JP;
Takuro Yamamoto, Funabashi, JP;
Koichiro Iwata, Kawasaki, JP;
Tomoyuki Noda, Kawasaki, JP;
Takeshi Akiyama, Kawasaki, JP;
Kazumichi Morita, Kawasaki, JP;
Kazuhiro Sonoda, Yokohama, JP;
Takuro Yamamoto, Funabashi, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An imaging apparatus includes a pixel unit, an amplifying transistor, and a control unit. The pixel unit includes a first photoelectric conversion unit generating a first charge based on incident light of a first color, a second photoelectric conversion unit generating a second charge based on incident light of the first color, and a third photoelectric conversion unit generating a third charge based on incident light of a second color. The amplifying transistor is provided in common to the first to third photoelectric conversion units, and outputs a signal based on the first, second, and third charges generated by the first, second, and third photoelectric conversion units, respectively. The control unit sets the pixel unit to a selected state or a non-selected state according to an electric potential of a control terminal of the amplifying transistor.