公开(公告)号：US20090201371A1

公开(公告)日：2009-08-13

申请号：US12427332

申请日：2009-04-21

申请人： Kenichi MATSUDA ,  Yuuichi Inaba ,  Shinji Yoshida ,  Takumi Yamaguchi

发明人： Kenichi MATSUDA ,  Yuuichi Inaba ,  Shinji Yoshida ,  Takumi Yamaguchi

IPC分类号： H04N7/18

CPC分类号： H01L27/14621 ,  B60R1/00 ,  B60R2300/10 ,  B60R2300/105 ,  B60R2300/8033 ,  B60R2300/8093 ,  H01L31/02165 ,  H04N9/07

摘要： A vehicle-mounted imaging device that is mounted in an automobile and performs color imaging has been provided with a plurality of two-dimensionally arranged pixel cells. In each of the pixels, a color filter separates incident light by a multilayer interference filter. The multilayer interference filter is composed of two λ/4 multilayer films and a spacer layer sandwiched therebetween. The multilayer interference filter transmits light in a wavelength region that corresponds to an optical thickness of the spacer layer. The λ/4 multilayer films and spacer layer are composed of inorganic materials.

摘要翻译： 安装在汽车中并执行彩色成像的车载成像装置已经设置有多个二维排列的像素单元。 在每个像素中，滤色器通过多层干涉滤光器分离入射光。 多层干涉滤光片由两个λ/ 4多层膜和夹在其间的间隔层组成。 多层干涉滤光器透过与间隔层的光学厚度对应的波长范围的光。 λ/ 4多层膜和间隔层由无机材料组成。

公开(公告)号：US20090021619A1

公开(公告)日：2009-01-22

申请号：US10584883

申请日：2005-01-11

申请人： Shigetaka Kasuga ,  Takumi Yamaguchi ,  Takahiko Murata ,  Yoshiyuki Matsunaga ,  Ryohei Miyagawa ,  Atsushi Ueta

发明人： Shigetaka Kasuga ,  Takumi Yamaguchi ,  Takahiko Murata ,  Yoshiyuki Matsunaga ,  Ryohei Miyagawa ,  Atsushi Ueta

IPC分类号： H04N5/335

CPC分类号： H04N5/357 ,  H04N5/378

摘要： A solid state image pickup device 110 is provided with: a plurality of pixel units 10 that are arranged two-dimensionally and include a photoelectric conversion unit (photodiode PD) that converts light into a charge and an amplification unit (amplifier Q13) that converts the charge into a voltage and outputs it; a plurality of noise signal removal units (noise cancellation units 40) that are provided one for each column and remove noises contained in the voltage outputted from the amplifier Q31 of the pixel unit 10 belonging to the column; and a plurality of column amplification units (column amplifiers 70) that amplify the voltage outputted from the amplifier Q13 of the pixel unit 10 and output the amplified voltage to the noise cancellation unit 40, and enables increase in sensitivity and reduction in noise with low power consumption.

摘要翻译： 固态图像拾取装置110具有：二维排列的多个像素单元10，包括将光转换为电荷的光电转换单元（光电二极管PD）和将光转换成电荷的放大单元（放大器Q13） 充电到电压并输出; 多个噪声信号去除单元（噪声消除单元40），其针对每列设置一个，并且去除包含在属于列的像素单元10的放大器Q31输出的电压中的噪声; 以及多个列放大单元（列放大器70），其放大从像素单元10的放大器Q13输出的电压，并将放大的电压输出到噪声消除单元40，并且能够以低功率提高灵敏度和降低噪声 消费。

公开(公告)号：US20080265349A1

公开(公告)日：2008-10-30

申请号：US11662263

申请日：2005-09-07

申请人： Masahiro Kasano ,  Takumi Yamaguchi

发明人： Masahiro Kasano ,  Takumi Yamaguchi

IPC分类号： H01L31/0232

CPC分类号： G03B11/00 ,  H01L27/14621 ,  H01L27/14627 ,  H01L27/14632 ,  H01L31/02162 ,  H01L31/0232

摘要： An object of the present invention is to provide a solid-state image sensor including a filter membrane that has excellent light resistance and can be thinned. A solid-state image sensor 1 having a plurality of pixels, wherein each of the plurality of pixels includes a filter membrane 21 for transmitting light of a predetermined color, and a photoelectric conversion unit 17 for converting the light transmitted through the filter membrane 21 into a charge; the filter membrane 21 is a single layer film composed of an inorganic material; and an optical thickness of the single layer film is smaller than a thickness equivalent to one half of a wavelength of the predetermined color, by a thickness corresponding to an amount of the light of the predetermined color absorbed by the inorganic material.

摘要翻译： 本发明的目的是提供一种固态图像传感器，其包括具有优异的耐光性并且可以变薄的滤膜。 具有多个像素的固态图像传感器1，其中，所述多个像素中的每一个包括用于透射预定颜色的光的滤光膜21和用于将透过滤膜21的光转换成的光电转换单元17 收费 过滤膜21是由无机材料构成的单层膜; 并且单层膜的光学厚度小于等于预定颜色的波长的一半的厚度，其厚度对应于由无机材料吸收的预定颜色的光的量。

公开(公告)号：US20080259191A1

公开(公告)日：2008-10-23

申请号：US11663063

申请日：2005-09-13

申请人： Kunihiro Imamura ,  Toshiya Fujii ,  Takumi Yamaguchi ,  Takahiko Murata

发明人： Kunihiro Imamura ,  Toshiya Fujii ,  Takumi Yamaguchi ,  Takahiko Murata

IPC分类号： H04N3/14

CPC分类号： H04N5/3651 ,  H01L27/14621 ,  H01L27/14643 ,  H01L31/02162

摘要： A microcomputer outputs correction data. A shading correction circuit performs a shading correction to a digital image signal using the correction data outputted from the microcomputer. A YC processing circuit generates a video signal from the digital image signal having undergone the shading correction, performs processing such as a gamma correction to the generated video signal, and outputs the video signal having undergone the processing such as the gamma correction.

摘要翻译： 微型计算机输出校正数据。 阴影校正电路使用从微计算机输出的校正数据对数字图像信号进行阴影校正。 YC处理电路从经过阴影校正的数字图像信号生成视频信号，对所生成的视频信号执行伽马校正等处理，并输出经伽马校正等处理的视频信号。

公开(公告)号：US07416915B2

公开(公告)日：2008-08-26

申请号：US11330396

申请日：2006-01-12

申请人： Masahiro Kasano ,  Yuichi Inaba ,  Takumi Yamaguchi

发明人： Masahiro Kasano ,  Yuichi Inaba ,  Takumi Yamaguchi

IPC分类号： H01L31/0216

CPC分类号： G02B5/201 ,  G01J3/513 ,  G02B5/285 ,  H01L27/14621 ,  H01L27/14623 ,  H01L27/14625 ,  H01L27/14685 ,  H01L31/02162 ,  H01L31/02164 ,  H01L31/02165

摘要： Photoelectric converters are arranged two-dimensionally in a semiconductor substrate. A planarizing layer, a light shielding film, a further planarizing layer and condenser lenses are formed sequentially on the semiconductor substrate and the photoelectric converters. The light shielding film has apertures at positions corresponding to the photoelectric conversion devices. Multilayer interference filters that transmit either a red, green or blue wavelength component of light are disposed in the apertures.

摘要翻译： 光电转换器被二维布置在半导体衬底中。 在半导体基板和光电转换器上依次形成平坦化层，遮光膜，进一步的平坦化层和聚光透镜。 遮光膜在对应于光电转换装置的位置处具有孔。 透射光的红色，绿色或蓝色波长分量的多层干涉滤光片设置在孔中。

公开(公告)号：US07349016B2

公开(公告)日：2008-03-25

申请号：US10814347

申请日：2004-04-01

申请人： Toshiya Fujii ,  Takahiro Iwasawa ,  Takumi Yamaguchi ,  Takahiko Murata

发明人： Toshiya Fujii ,  Takahiro Iwasawa ,  Takumi Yamaguchi ,  Takahiko Murata

IPC分类号： H04N3/14 ,  H04N5/335

CPC分类号： H04N5/23245 ,  H04N5/347 ,  H04N5/3728 ,  H04N9/045

摘要： A pixel area of a megapixel solid-state color imaging device is divided into unit areas for pixel adding and all the pixels for the same color are added together in each unit area. Accordingly, the percentage of utilized pixels is raised to 100% and aliasing noise to low frequencies in a high-frequency video signal is greatly suppressed by a spatial LPF (low pass filter) effect of the pixel addition in the area units.

摘要翻译： 百万像素固体彩色成像装置的像素区域被划分为用于像素相加的单位区域，并且在每个单位区域中将相同颜色的所有像素相加在一起。 因此，通过区域单位中的像素相加的空间LPF（低通滤波器）效应，高频视频信号中的利用像素的百分比提高到100％，并且将低频的混叠噪声大大抑制。

公开(公告)号：US20080062359A1

公开(公告)日：2008-03-13

申请号：US11898408

申请日：2007-09-12

申请人： Yuichi Inaba ,  Takumi Yamaguchi ,  Daisuke Ueda

发明人： Yuichi Inaba ,  Takumi Yamaguchi ,  Daisuke Ueda

IPC分类号： G02B1/10 ,  G02F1/1335 ,  H01J1/62

CPC分类号： G02B5/285 ,  G02F2001/133521 ,  H01L27/322 ,  H05B33/22

摘要： An optical interference filter whose major component is a film member. The film member includes a plurality of window regions arranged discretely in a surface direction selectively transmit, using an effect of optical interference, light having a waveband that substantially belongs to a visible spectrum, the plurality of window regions being arranged discretely in the surface direction, and one or more boundary regions selectively transmit, using the effect of the optical interference, light having a waveband that substantially belongs to an invisible spectrum excluding the visible spectrum, the one or more the boundary regions being located between adjacent window regions.

摘要翻译： 一种光学干涉滤光器，其主要成分是膜元件。 该薄膜构件包括多个沿着表面方向离散布置的窗口区域，该多个窗口区域使用光学干涉的作用选择性地发送具有基本上属于可见光谱的波段的光，该多个窗口区域沿离散方向布置在表面方向上， 并且一个或多个边界区域使用光学干涉的作用选择性地发射具有基本上属于不可见光谱的不可见光谱的波段的光，所述一个或多个边界区域位于相邻窗口区域之间。

公开(公告)号：US20080029796A1

公开(公告)日：2008-02-07

申请号：US11826570

申请日：2007-07-17

申请人： Mitsuyoshi Mori ,  Takumi Yamaguchi ,  Toru Okino

发明人： Mitsuyoshi Mori ,  Takumi Yamaguchi ,  Toru Okino

IPC分类号： H01L31/113

CPC分类号： H01L27/14643 ,  H01L27/1463 ,  H01L27/14683

摘要： A solid state imaging device includes: an imaging region formed in an upper part of a substrate made of silicon to have a photoelectric conversion portion, a charge accumulation region of the photoelectric conversion portion being of a first conductivity type; a device isolation region formed in at least a part of the substrate to surround the photoelectric conversion portion; and a MOS transistor formed on a part of the imaging region electrically isolated from the photoelectric conversion region by the device isolation region. The width of the device isolation region is smaller in its lower part than in its upper part, and the solid state imaging device further includes a dark current suppression region surrounding the device isolation region and being of a second conductivity type opposite to the first conductivity type.

摘要翻译： 固态成像装置包括：成像区域，形成在由硅制成的基板的上部，具有光电转换部分，光电转换部分的电荷累积区域是第一导电类型; 形成在所述基板的至少一部分中以围绕所述光电转换部的器件隔离区; 以及形成在通过器件隔离区域与光电转换区域电隔离的成像区域的一部分上的MOS晶体管。 器件隔离区域的宽度在其下部比其上部小，并且固态成像器件还包括围绕器件隔离区域并且是与第一导电类型相反的第二导电类型的暗电流抑制区域 。

公开(公告)号：US07268813B2

公开(公告)日：2007-09-11

申请号：US10764452

申请日：2004-01-27

申请人： Takahiko Murata ,  Takumi Yamaguchi ,  Toshiya Fujii

发明人： Takahiko Murata ,  Takumi Yamaguchi ,  Toshiya Fujii

IPC分类号： H04N3/335

CPC分类号： H04N5/335

摘要： A solid state imaging apparatus includes a plurality of pixels two-dimensionally arranged in the row direction and the column direction, and every two of the plurality of pixels that are adjacent to each other in the row direction or the column direction include color filters of different colors, respectively. A signal mixture circuit is provided in each same-row and same-color pixel group. Each said same-row and same-color pixel group consisting of ones of the plurality of pixels which are included in a pixel mixture unit to be a subject of pixel signal mixture, which are located in the same row, and which include color filters of the same color. The signal mixture circuit includes a combination of a capacitor and a transmission switch, stores pixel signals from pixels included in a same-row and same-color pixel group and mixes the signals together.

摘要翻译： 固态成像装置包括在行方向和列方向上二维排列的多个像素，并且在行方向或列方向上彼此相邻的多个像素中的每两个像素包括不同的滤色器 颜色分别。 信号混合电路设置在同一行同色像素组中。 每个所述相同行和相同颜色的像素组由包括在像素混合单元中的多个像素中的像素混合单元组成，该像素混合单元位于同一行中，并且包括位于同一行中的滤色器 相同的颜色。 信号混合电路包括电容器和传输开关的组合，存储来自包括在同一行和相同颜色的像素组中的像素的像素信号并将信号混合在一起。

公开(公告)号：US20070128758A1

公开(公告)日：2007-06-07

申请号：US11605292

申请日：2006-11-29

申请人： Keisuke Tanaka ,  Mitsuyoshi Mori ,  Takumi Yamaguchi

发明人： Keisuke Tanaka ,  Mitsuyoshi Mori ,  Takumi Yamaguchi

IPC分类号： H01L21/00 ,  H01L29/82

CPC分类号： B06B1/0292 ,  H01L27/0629 ,  H01L28/40 ,  H01L29/78

摘要： A semiconductor device has, on a single substrate, a semiconductor circuit portion and a hollow capacitor portion including a pair of counter electrodes and a hollow part located between the counter electrodes. The hollow part of the hollow capacitor portion is surrounded by an insulating film, and a through hole is formed in the insulating film to communicate with the hollow part. The top surface of the insulating film covering the hollow part is planarized. Part of the insulating film located to the lateral sides of the hollow part supports the other part thereof located on the hollow part and upper one of the counter electrodes.

摘要翻译： 半导体器件在单个衬底上具有包括一对对电极和位于对置电极之间的中空部分的半导体电路部分和中空电容器部分。 中空电容器部分的中空部分被绝缘膜包围，并且在绝缘膜中形成通孔以与中空部分连通。 覆盖中空部分的绝缘膜的顶表面被平坦化。 位于中空部分的侧面的绝缘膜的一部分支撑位于中空部分上的另一部分和对置电极的上部之一。