IP Library Granted Patent US 11,743,618
Granted Patent B2
US 11,743,618 · App. 17/588,469 · Granted Aug 29, 2023

Photoelectric conversion device, photoelectric conversion system, and moving body

Inventor: Yusuke Onuki (Kanagawa, JP)
Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
H04N25/772H04N25/75
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Patent No.
US 11,743,618
App. No.
17/588,469
Granted
Aug 29, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

A photoelectric conversion device includes a photoelectric converter, a first node configured to be supplied with charges from the photoelectric converter, an amplification transistor configured to output a signal corresponding to a voltage of the first node, a first transistor configured to open/close a path between the first node and a second node not included in a path from the photoelectric converter to the first node, and a second transistor configured to open/close a path between the second node and a third node. A second capacitance which is added to the second node when the second transistor is set in a conductive state is larger than a first capacitance which is added to the first node when the first transistor is set in a conductive state.

Claims (51)

1. A photoelectric conversion device comprising:

a photoelectric converter provided at a substrate;

a first node configured to be supplied with charges from the photoelectric converter;

an amplification transistor configured to output a signal corresponding to a voltage of the first node to an output line via a selection transistor;

a first transistor configured to open/close a path between the first node and a second node not included in a path from the photoelectric converter to the first node;

a second transistor configured to open/close a path between the second node and a third node; and

a third transistor arranged in a path between the third node and a fourth node,

wherein, in a planar view from a surface of the substrate, a first direction in which the first transistor, the second transistor, and the third transistor are arranged intersects a second direction in which the amplification transistor and the selection transistor are arranged.

2. The device according to claim 1 , wherein the first direction is a channel length direction of each of the first transistor, the second transistor, and the third transistor.

3. The device according to claim 1 , wherein a third capacitance which is added to the third node when the third transistor is set in a conductive state is larger than a second capacitance which is added to the second node when the second transistor is set in a conductive state.

4. The device according to claim 1 , wherein a gate length of the third transistor is longer than a gate length of the second transistor.

5. The device according to claim 1 , wherein a gate width of the third transistor is equal to a gate width of the second transistor.

6. The device according to claim 1 , wherein the first transistor, the second transistor, and the third transistor are arranged in a first active region, and

wherein the amplification transistor is arranged in a second active region.

7. The device according to claim 6 , wherein the selection transistor is arranged in the second active region.

8. The device according to claim 6 , further comprising a reset transistor configured to open/close a path between the fourth node and a predetermined voltage line,

wherein the reset transistor is arranged in the first active region.

9. A photoelectric conversion system comprising:

a photoelectric conversion device according to claim 1 ; and

a signal processor configured to process a signal output from the photoelectric conversion device.

10. A moving body comprising:

a photoelectric conversion device according to claim 1 ;

a distance information acquisition unit configured to acquire distance information to a target object from distance measurement information based on a signal from the photoelectric conversion device; and

a control unit configured to control the moving body based on the distance information.

11. A photoelectric conversion device comprising:

a photoelectric converter provided at a substrate;

a first node configured to be supplied with charges from the photoelectric converter;

an amplification transistor configured to output a signal corresponding to a voltage of the first node to an output line via a selection transistor;

a first transistor configured to open/close a path between the first node and a second node not included in a path from the photoelectric converter to the first node;

a second transistor configured to open/close a path between the second node and a third node; and

a third transistor arranged in a path between the third node and a fourth node,

wherein, in a planar view from a surface of the substrate, a first direction in which a gate of the first transistor, a gate of the second transistor, and a gate of the third transistor are arranged intersects a second direction in which a gate of the amplification transistor and a gate of the selection transistor are arranged.

12. The device according to claim 11 , wherein a source of the amplification transistor and a drain of the selection transistor, or a drain of the amplification transistor and a source of the selection transistor are arranged in the second direction.

13. A photoelectric conversion system comprising:

a photoelectric conversion device according to claim 11 ; and

a signal processor configured to process a signal output from the photoelectric conversion device.

14. The device according to claim 11 , wherein the first direction is a channel length direction of each of the first transistor, the second transistor, and the third transistor.

15. The device according to claim 11 , wherein a third capacitance which is added to the third node when the third transistor is set in a conductive state is larger than a second capacitance which is added to the second node when the second transistor is set in a conductive state.

16. The device according to claim 11 , wherein a gate length of the third transistor is longer than a gate length of the second transistor.

17. The device according to claim 11 , wherein a gate width of the third transistor is equal to a gate width of the second transistor.

18. The device according to claim 11 , wherein the first transistor, the second transistor, and the third transistor are arranged in a first active region, and wherein the amplification transistor is arranged in a second active region.

19. The device according to claim 11 , wherein the selection transistor is arranged in the second active region.

20. The device according to claim 11 , further comprising a reset transistor configured to open/close a path between the fourth node and a predetermined voltage line,

wherein the reset transistor is arranged in the first active region.

21. A photoelectric conversion system comprising:

a photoelectric conversion device according to claim 15 ; and

a signal processor configured to process a signal output from the photoelectric conversion device.

22. A moving body comprising:

a photoelectric conversion device according to claim 11 ;

a distance information acquisition unit configured to acquire distance information to a target object from distance measurement information based on a signal from the photoelectric conversion device; and

a control unit configured to control the moving body based on the distance information.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 4, 2022
From: ONUKI, YUSUKE
To: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
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Priority Claims (1)
JP 2021-016039 · Feb 3, 2021 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20220247963A1 · Aug 4, 2022
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