US 2026/0292369 A1Published application

Apparatus, system, and movable body

AssigneeCanon Kabushiki Kaisha

InventorsSHINTARO MAEKAWA, YASUHARU OTA

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Abstract

An apparatus includes a plurality of pixels each including an avalanche photodiode and a transistor, a first control circuit, a second control circuit, a first control line connected to the first control circuit and a first pixel group, and a second control line connected to the second control circuit and a second pixel group, wherein the first control circuit is disposed in a first region, the second control circuit is disposed in a second region, wherein the first and second regions are formed using divided exposure, wherein the first control line is connected to the first control circuit and the transistor included in the first pixel, wherein the second control line is connected to the second control circuit and the transistor included in the second pixel, and wherein the first and second control lines are electrically separated from each other.

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Dependent claims

An apparatus comprising:

a plurality of pixels each including an avalanche photodiode and a transistor;
a first control circuit and a second control circuit;
a first control line connected to the first control circuit and a first pixel group including a plurality of pixels disposed next to each other in a first direction among the plurality of pixels;
and
a second control line connected to the second control circuit and a second pixel group including a plurality of pixels disposed next to each other in the first direction among the plurality of pixels,
wherein the first control circuit is disposed in a first region, the second control circuit is disposed in a second region, and the first and second regions are formed using divided exposure,
wherein a first pixel in the first pixel group and a second pixel in the second pixel group are disposed adjacent to each other in the first direction,
wherein the first control line is connected to the first control circuit and the transistor included in the first pixel,
wherein the second control line is connected to the second control circuit and the transistor included in the second pixel and having a same function as a function of the transistor included in the first pixel, and
wherein the first and second control lines are electrically separated from each other.

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A apparatus comprising:

a plurality of pixels each including an avalanche photodiode and a transistor,
wherein the apparatus is in a shape of a rectangle, and a length of one side of the rectangle is longer than 33 millimeters (mm), or lengths of the one side and another side of the rectangle are both longer than 26 mm,
the apparatus further comprising:
a first control circuit disposed in a first region;
a second control circuit disposed in a second region;
a first control line connected to the first control circuit and a first pixel group including a plurality of pixels disposed next to each other in a first direction among the plurality of pixels;
and
a second control line connected to the second control circuit and a second pixel group including a plurality of pixels disposed next to each other in the first direction among the plurality of pixels,
wherein a first pixel in the first pixel group and a second pixel in the second pixel group are disposed adjacent to each other in the first direction,
wherein the first control line is connected to the first control circuit and the transistor included in the first pixel,
wherein the second control line is connected to the second control circuit and the transistor included in the second pixel and having a same function as a function of the transistor included in the first pixel, and
wherein the first and second control lines are separated from each other.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.