ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,701,811, issued on Aug. 4, was assigned to Canon K.K. (Tokyo).
"Photoelectric conversion device" was invented by Mahito Shinohara (Tokyo).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A photoelectric conversion device including pixels arranged in a semiconductor layer including first and second main surfaces is provided. Each of the pixels includes a first photodiode including a first region of a first conductivity type where signal charges are accumulated, a second photodiode arranged between the first region and the second main surface so as to at least partially overlap the first region, and including a second region of the first conductivity type whe...