- 专利标题: Solid-state infrared imager
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申请号: US10957623申请日: 2004-10-05
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公开(公告)号: US07087900B2公开(公告)日: 2006-08-08
- 发明人: Yoshinori Iida , Keitaro Shigenaka , Naoya Mashio
- 申请人: Yoshinori Iida , Keitaro Shigenaka , Naoya Mashio
- 申请人地址: JP Tokyo
- 专利权人: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
- 当前专利权人: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
- 当前专利权人地址: JP Tokyo
- 代理机构: Oblon, Spivak, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.
- 优先权: JP2001-295106 20010926
- 主分类号: G01J5/20
- IPC分类号: G01J5/20 ; H01L27/14
摘要:
A solid-state infrared imager comprises a matrix array of infrared sensing pixels which are formed as an imaging area on a semiconductor substrate and each of which contains a pn-junction thermoelectric converter element to sense incident infrared radiation, row selection lines each connected to the pixels of a corresponding row, signal lines each connected to the pixels of a corresponding column, a row selection circuit which selects and drives one of the row selection lines, and a signal readout circuit which reads out signal currents output to the signal lines from the pixels corresponding to the row selection line driven by the row selection circuit. Particularly, the signal readout circuit includes a signal line potential stabilizer which stabilizes the potential of the signal line to a constant level, and a current-voltage converter which converts the signal current flowing in a signal line to a signal voltage.
公开/授权文献
- US20050029454A1 Solid-state infrared imager 公开/授权日:2005-02-10
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