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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 23, 2016
Filed:
Nov. 21, 2012
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Hiroshi Wayama, Saitama, JP;
Chiori Mochizuki, Sagamihara, JP;
Minoru Watanabe, Honjo, JP;
Keigo Yokoyama, Honjo, JP;
Masato Ofuji, Honjo, JP;
Jun Kawanabe, Kodama-gun, JP;
Kentaro Fujiyoshi, Kumagaya, JP;
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An imaging apparatus includes: a plurality of pixels each of which includes a conversion element and a first transistor of which one of a source and a drain is connected to the conversion element; and a second transistor which is shared by the plurality of pixels and has a gate connected respectively to the other of the source and the drain of the first transistor of each of the plurality of pixels. At least one among the gate, a source, a drain and a channel portion of the second transistor is formed to be extended over the plurality of pixels, and the conversion element is arranged over the first and second transistors.