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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 24, 2018
Filed:
Jan. 27, 2017
Applicant:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Daisuke Kobayashi, Kawaguchi, JP;
Yukio Araoka, Hiratsuka, JP;
Assignee:
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/335 (2011.01); H04N 5/378 (2011.01); H04N 5/363 (2011.01); H04N 5/3745 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/378 (2013.01); H04N 5/363 (2013.01); H04N 5/3745 (2013.01);
Abstract
In a photoelectric conversion apparatus, a signal generation circuit includes an amplification unit which generates a reference signal and which is configured the same as amplification units included in pixel output circuits, and a signal based on a reference signal is supplied to input nodes of a plurality of signal processing circuits or input nodes of a plurality of signal output circuits.