Photoelectric conversion apparatus

Details Photoelectric conversion apparatus Photoelectric conversion apparatus

2008-07-02

2009-11-24

Mai, Lam T (Department: 2819)

Coded data generation or conversion

Analog to or from digital conversion

Analog to digital conversion

C250S370110, C348S308000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07623056

ABSTRACT:
Providing a configuration that, when an AD converter is provided for each of pixel columns, enables each of the elements to be arranged without increasing the element arrangement pitch. A photoelectric conversion apparatus according to the present invention includes a plurality of AD converters. The AD converter includes: an arithmetic operation amplifying circuit unit, a comparator circuit unit for comparing, with a reference signal, an output from the arithmetic operation amplifying circuit unit; a DA converted circuit unit for DA converting a signal based on a signal from the comparator circuit unit; and a sampling and holding unit arranged at an input section of the arithmetic operation amplifying circuit unit. The DA converted circuit unit is arranged between the comparator circuit unit and the arithmetic operation amplifying circuit unit.

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