Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Image capturing apparatus, image capturing system, moving object, and semiconductor chip having signal processing circuits in two-dimensional form
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Application No.: US16142949Application Date: 2018-09-26
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Publication No.: US10652499B2Publication Date: 2020-05-12
- Inventor: Naoki Isoda , Hirofumi Totsuka , Daisuke Yoshida
- Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
- Applicant Address: JP Tokyo
- Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
- Current Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
- Current Assignee Address: JP Tokyo
- Agency: Canon U.S.A., Inc. IP Division
- Priority: com.zzzhc.datahub.patent.etl.us.BibliographicData$PriorityClaim@45e50267
- Main IPC: H04N5/369
- IPC: H04N5/369 ; H04N5/378 ; H04N5/3745 ; H04N5/376

Abstract:
An image capturing apparatus includes a first chip and a second chip. The first chip includes a plurality of pixels. The second chip is stacked on the first chip and includes a plurality of signal processing circuits arranged in a two-dimensional form. Each signal processing circuit includes a first selection circuit, a plurality of amplifier circuits, and an analog-to-digital conversion unit. The first selection circuit includes a plurality of input nodes, a plurality of output nodes, and is configured such that a signal output from a pixel and input to one of the plurality of input nodes is selectively output to one of the plurality of output nodes. The plurality of amplifier circuits respectively are connected to the plurality of output nodes of the first selection circuit. The analog-to-digital conversion unit is configured to convert a plurality of output signals output from the plurality of amplifier circuits.
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