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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 23, 2016
Filed:
Nov. 26, 2014
Applicant:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Shohei Tozawa, Kawasaki, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/378 (2011.01); H04N 5/345 (2011.01); H04N 5/369 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/3698 (2013.01); H04N 5/3456 (2013.01); H04N 5/3458 (2013.01); H04N 5/378 (2013.01);
Abstract
An image sensor comprises: a plurality of pixels including a first pixel group and a second pixel group; a first readout unit connected to the first pixel group; a second readout unit connected to the second pixel group; and a control unit configured to control to supply power to the first and second readout units in a first readout mode, and supply power to the first readout unit and not to supply power to the second readout unit in a second readout mode, wherein the plurality of pixels and the first readout unit are arranged on a first chip, and the second readout unit is arranged on a second chip.