Patent ID: 9712767
Date: 2017-07-18
CPC Classifications: H01L,H04N

Claim:
1. An imaging device comprising: a first substrate including a plurality of connection portions; and a second substrate including a plurality of analog-to-digital (A/D) converters, the plurality of A/D converters including a first A/D converter and a second A/D converter, wherein the first substrate and the second substrate are laminated and electrically connected to one another through the plurality of connection portions, the first A/D converter is configured to convey a first signal based on the first pixel signal in a first direction, the second A/D converter is configured to convey a second signal based on the second pixel signal in a second direction different from the first direction, and at least one of the first or second plurality of pixels overlaps at least a portion of the plurality of A/D converters in a perspective from a direction perpendicular to a plane including the pixel array.