Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Imaging device and imaging system
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Application No.: US17019907Application Date: 2020-09-14
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Publication No.: US11309440B2Publication Date: 2022-04-19
- Inventor: Keisuke Ota
- Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
- Applicant Address: JP Tokyo
- Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
- Current Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
- Current Assignee Address: JP Tokyo
- Agency: Venable LLP
- Priority: JPJP2017-052956 20170317
- Main IPC: H01L31/02
- IPC: H01L31/02 ; H04N5/3745 ; H04N5/235 ; H01L31/107 ; H01L27/146

Abstract:
An imaging device includes a plurality of pixels each including a plurality of avalanche photodiodes, a setting unit configured to set the plurality of avalanche photodiodes to an active state or an inactive state separately, and a counter circuit that counts and outputs number of photons determined by the avalanche photodiode(s) set to the active state out of the plurality of avalanche photodiodes, wherein the imaging device is configured to change the number of avalanche photodiodes set to the active state out of the plurality of avalanche photodiodes in accordance with brightness of an object.
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