Patents by Inventor Hajime Hayami

Hajime Hayami has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20230179890
    Abstract: A photoelectric conversion apparatus comprising: pixels; processors; and a controller. Each of the processors comprise a first column circuit and a second column circuit, each of which perform A/D conversion of converting, into a digital signal, one pixel signal output from the pixel arranged in a corresponding column of the plurality of columns. The controller comprises a generator configured to generate a first signal used in the A/D conversion, and a second signal different from the first signal and used in the A/D conversion. The apparatus further comprises a selector configured to receive the first signal and the second signal, and select and supply one of the first signal and the second signal to the second column circuit in a period in which the first signal is supplied to the first column circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2022
    Publication date: June 8, 2023
    Inventors: Hideo Kobayashi, So Hasegawa, Hajime Hayami
  • Patent number: 11616925
    Abstract: A photoelectric conversion apparatus comprises a first substrate having a light-receiving array and a plurality of driving lines for supplying control signals to the array and a second substrate having a first circuit that includes a driver circuit group configured to generate the control signals and is configured to function as a vertical scanning circuit which supplies the control signals to at least some of the driving lines and a second circuit including a circuit group having the same arrangement as that of the driver circuit group. The second circuit overlaps the at least some driving lines. The at least some driving lines include a driving line not electrically connected to the second circuit. The second substrate includes, at a position overlapping the second circuit, an electrically conductive line used for power supply or transfer of a signal different from the control signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hideo Kobayashi, So Hasegawa, Yu Katase, Hajime Hayami, Daisuke Yoshida
  • Publication number: 20230070568
    Abstract: A photoelectric conversion device comprising: a pixel signal line configured to transmit a pixel signal; a ramp wire configured to transmit a ramp signal; a comparator configured to compare the pixel signal to the ramp signal; and a capacitive element disposed to have at least a part thereof overlapping the ramp wire in plan view.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2022
    Publication date: March 9, 2023
    Inventors: Hideo Kobayashi, So Hasegawa, Hajime Hayami
  • Publication number: 20220321820
    Abstract: Provided is a signal processing device including a first substrate, a signal generation circuit arranged in the first substrate and configured to generate a reference signal to be used for comparison with a signal output from a pixel, a circuit element arranged in the first substrate and different from the signal generation circuit, and a contact region in which a contact connecting the first substrate and a wiring layer arranged over the first substrate is arranged. In a plan view with respect to the first substrate, the contact region is arranged between the signal generation circuit and the circuit element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2022
    Publication date: October 6, 2022
    Inventors: Hideo Kobayashi, Daisuke Yoshida, So Hasegawa, Yu Katase, Hajime Hayami
  • Publication number: 20220272295
    Abstract: A photoelectric conversion apparatus comprises a first substrate having a light-receiving array and a plurality of driving lines for supplying control signals to the array and a second substrate having a first circuit that includes a driver circuit group configured to generate the control signals and is configured to function as a vertical scanning circuit which supplies the control signals to at least some of the driving lines and a second circuit including a circuit group having the same arrangement as that of the driver circuit group. The second circuit overlaps the at least some driving lines. The at least some driving lines include a driving line not electrically connected to the second circuit. The second substrate includes, at a position overlapping the second circuit, an electrically conductive line used for power supply or transfer of a signal different from the control signals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2022
    Publication date: August 25, 2022
    Inventors: Hideo Kobayashi, So Hasegawa, Yu Katase, Hajime Hayami, Daisuke Yoshida