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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 08, 2018
Filed:
Sep. 10, 2014
Applicant:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Hideaki Sambonsugi, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/378 (2011.01); H04N 5/232 (2006.01); H04N 5/374 (2011.01); H04N 5/3745 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/378 (2013.01); H04N 5/23245 (2013.01); H04N 5/374 (2013.01); H04N 5/3742 (2013.01); H04N 5/3745 (2013.01);
Abstract
An image sensor comprises a first semiconductor substrate on which a plurality of photoelectric conversion elements are arranged, a second semiconductor substrate on which a plurality of storage devices each for storing pixel signals are arranged; and a plurality of connection units configured to electrically connect the photodiodes and the storage devices, wherein the plurality of storage devices are arranged in correspondence with the plurality of photoelectric conversion elements.