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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 19, 2015
Filed:
Jul. 15, 2013
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Yoshio Awatani, Kawasaki, JP;
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image pickup apparatus capable of increasing the dynamic range and performing high-frame rate imaging. The image pickup apparatus includes a pixel section formed by arranging a plurality of pixels each including different types of pixels different in sensitivity to light, in a two-dimensional matrix form. Different types of ADCs perform analog-to-digital conversion of signals read out from the high-sensitivity pixels and low-sensitivity pixels in parallel and hold results in respective counter latch circuits. The pixel section has an interconnection layer including a plurality of interconnections for transferring the signals. One interconnection is used as a vertical read-out line for transferring signals from the low-sensitivity pixels, and another interconnection is used as a vertical read-out line for transferring signals from the high-sensitivity pixels.