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App. No. 17/969,344

IMAGE SENSOR

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App. No.
17/969,344
Abstract

An image sensor includes: a photoelectric conversion unit that photoelectrically converts light to generate an electric charge; a holding unit that holds the electric charge generated by the photoelectric conversion unit; an accumulation unit that accumulates the electric charge generated by the photoelectric conversion unit; a first transfer path that transfers the electric charge generated by the photoelectric conversion unit to the accumulation unit; and a second transfer path that transfers the electric charge generated by the photoelectric conversion unit to the accumulation unit via the holding unit.

Claims (6)

1 . An image sensor comprising:

a photoelectric conversion unit that photoelectrically converts light to generate an electric charge;

a holding unit that holds the electric charge generated by the photoelectric conversion unit;

an accumulation unit that accumulates the electric charge generated by the photoelectric conversion unit;

a first transfer path that transfers the electric charge generated by the photoelectric conversion unit to the accumulation unit; and

a second transfer path that transfers the electric charge generated by the photoelectric conversion unit to the accumulation unit via the holding unit.