Imaging device, imaging system, and mobile object
AssigneeCanon Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsKei Ochiai, Hideo Kobayashi
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AssigneeCanon Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsKei Ochiai, Hideo Kobayashi
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A photoelectric conversion device includes a plurality of pixels. Each pixel includes an amplification transistor that has an input node configured to receive electric charge generated through photoelectric conversion, a reset transistor, and a capacitance control unit. In a state where the reset transistor is off, the capacitance control unit switches a capacitance of the input node from a first capacitance value to a second capacitance value, which is greater than the first capacitance value. Subsequently, the reset transistor is controlled from off to on in a state where the capacitance of the input node has been controlled to the second capacitance value. After the reset operation, the amplification transistor outputs a pixel signal in a state where the capacitance of the input node is the first capacitance value.
A driving method of an imaging device having a plurality of pixel units, each of the plurality of pixel units comprising:
A driving method of an imaging device having a plurality of pixel units, each of the plurality of pixel units comprising:
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