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IMAGE PICKUP ELEMENT AND IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS

  • US 20160261814A1
  • Filed: 03/04/2016
  • Published: 09/08/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/05/2015
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An image pickup element comprising:

  • a pixel array in which a plurality of first unit pixels each including M photoelectric conversion units (M is a natural number higher than or equal to

         2) and a plurality of second unit pixels each including N photoelectric conversion units (N is a natural number lower than M) are arranged in rows and columns;

    a first column output line arranged for each column of the pixel array from which signals of the first unit pixels are output; and

    a second column output line that is different from the first column output line and arranged for each column of the pixel array from which signals of the second unit pixels are output,wherein the number of the second column output lines per column is lower than the number of the first column output lines per column.

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