US Patent Application 18320901. PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION DEVICE AND PHOTODETECTION SYSTEM simplified abstract

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PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION DEVICE AND PHOTODETECTION SYSTEM

Organization Name

CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA==Inventor(s)==

[[Category:SATOSHI Omodani of Tokyo (JP)]]

[[Category:Shingo Hikosaka of Kanagawa (JP)]]

[[Category:TAKERU Ohya of Tokyo (JP)]]

PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION DEVICE AND PHOTODETECTION SYSTEM - A simplified explanation of the abstract

This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18320901 titled 'PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION DEVICE AND PHOTODETECTION SYSTEM

Simplified Explanation

The patent application describes a photoelectric conversion device that converts photons into electrical pulses.

  • The device includes a pixel with a photoelectric conversion unit that generates a pulse when a photon is detected.
  • It also has a counting unit with multiple counters that count the pulses from the photoelectric conversion unit.
  • A calculation unit processes the count values from the counters and outputs a determination value indicating the relationship between the count values.
  • The pixel then sends out a pixel signal containing the determination value through an output line.


Original Abstract Submitted

A photoelectric conversion device includes a pixel including a photoelectric conversion unit configured to output a pulse in response to incidence of a photon, a counting unit including a plurality of counters each configured to count pulses output from the photoelectric conversion unit, and a calculation unit configured to perform calculation processing on a plurality of count values held by the plurality of counters, and an output line connected to the pixel. The calculation unit outputs a determination value indicating a relationship between the plurality of count values. The pixel outputs a pixel signal including a determination value to the output line.

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