US 12,170,859 B2
Electronic apparatus, method for controlling electronic apparatus, and control program
Takashi Shionoya, Tokyo (JP); Toshiyuki Kanbara, Tokyo (JP); and Masakazu Sekiguchi, Tokyo (JP)
Assigned to NIKON CORPORATION, Tokyo (JP)
Filed by NIKON CORPORATION, Tokyo (JP)
Filed on Mar. 8, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/118,850.
Application 18/118,850 is a continuation of application No. 17/020,920, filed on Sep. 15, 2020, granted, now 11,637,970.
Application 17/020,920 is a continuation of application No. 16/177,653, filed on Nov. 1, 2018, granted, now 10,841,512, issued on Nov. 17, 2020.
Application 16/177,653 is a continuation of application No. 14/900,802, granted, now 10,142,563, issued on Nov. 27, 2018, previously published as PCT/JP2013/068381, filed on Jul. 4, 2013.
Prior Publication US 2023/0231966 A1, Jul. 20, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04N 5/265 (2006.01); H01L 27/146 (2006.01); H04N 5/262 (2006.01); H04N 23/62 (2023.01); H04N 25/42 (2023.01); H04N 25/44 (2023.01); H04N 25/583 (2023.01); H04N 25/75 (2023.01); H04N 25/79 (2023.01)
CPC H04N 5/265 (2013.01) [H01L 27/14634 (2013.01); H04N 5/2624 (2013.01); H04N 23/62 (2023.01); H04N 25/42 (2023.01); H04N 25/44 (2023.01); H04N 25/583 (2023.01); H04N 25/75 (2023.01); H04N 25/79 (2023.01)] 28 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An imaging sensor comprising:
a first chip, and
a second chip stacked with the first chip,
wherein the first chip includes:
a first photoelectric converter that converts light into charge,
a second photoelectric converter that is disposed adjacent to the first photoelectric converter in a row direction and converts light into charge,
a third photoelectric converter that is disposed adjacent to the first photoelectric converter in a column direction and converts light into charge, and
a fourth photoelectric converter that is disposed adjacent to the third photoelectric converter in the row direction and converts light into charge, and
wherein the second chip includes a drive unit that controls
a timing at which accumulation of the charge obtained from conversion by the first photoelectric converter ends,
a timing at which accumulation of the charge obtained from conversion by the second photoelectric converter ends,
a timing at which accumulation of the charge obtained from conversion by the third photoelectric converter ends, and
a timing at which accumulation of the charge obtained from conversion by the fourth photoelectric converter ends.