Imaging device and imaging system
US11309440B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 14, 2020 |
| Grant date | Apr 19, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 14, 2040 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH10F39/199
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An imaging device includes a plurality of pixels each including a plurality of avalanche photodiodes, a setting unit configured to set the plurality of avalanche photodiodes to an active state or an inactive state separately, and a counter circuit that counts and outputs number of photons determined by the avalanche photodiode(s) set to the active state out of the plurality of avalanche photodiodes, wherein the imaging device is configured to change the number of avalanche photodiodes set to the active state out of the plurality of avalanche photodiodes in accordance with brightness of an object.
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