Photoelectric conversion device and imaging system
    96.
    发明授权
    Photoelectric conversion device and imaging system 有权
    光电转换装置及成像系统

    公开(公告)号:US09467636B2

    公开(公告)日:2016-10-11

    申请号:US14043473

    申请日:2013-10-01

    摘要: A photoelectric conversion device includes a plurality of pixels arranged in a plurality of columns, a plurality of comparators provided correspondingly to the respective columns, a reference signal generation unit configured to supply a reference signal to the plurality of comparators, a counter configured to generate a count signal that includes a plurality of bits in synchronization with a first clock signal, a synchronization unit configured to synchronize the plurality of bits with a second clock signal to generate a synchronized count signal and to output the generated synchronized count signal, and a plurality of memories provided correspondingly to the respective comparators, the memories each being configured to store the synchronized count signal in response to a change in an output of a corresponding one of the comparators.

    摘要翻译: 一种光电转换装置,包括以多列排列的多个像素,与各列对应设置的多个比较器,配置为向多个比较器提供基准信号的基准信号生成部,配置为生成 计数信号,其包括与第一时钟信号同步的多个位;同步单元,被配置为使所述多个位与第二时钟信号同步,以产生同步的计数信号并输出​​所生成的同步计数信号;以及多个 存储器对应于相应的比较器提供,每个存储器被配置为响应于对应的一个比较器的输出的变化来存储同步的计数信号。

    IMAGE SENSING DEVICE
    97.
    发明申请
    IMAGE SENSING DEVICE 有权
    图像传感装置

    公开(公告)号:US20160290860A1

    公开(公告)日:2016-10-06

    申请号:US14836619

    申请日:2015-08-26

    申请人: SK hynix Inc.

    IPC分类号: G01J1/42 G01J1/44 H04N5/376

    摘要: An image sensing device includes a ramp voltage generation block suitable for generating a ramp voltage adjusted by a predetermined voltage in each predetermined cycle, based on a bias signal and a plurality of first ramp control signals; and a ramp voltage correction block suitable for correcting the ramp voltage in each predetermined cycle based on the bias signal and at least one second ramp control signal.

    摘要翻译: 图像感测装置包括斜坡电压产生块,其适于基于偏置信号和多个第一斜坡控制信号在每个预定周期中产生由预定电压调节的斜坡电压; 以及斜坡电压校正块,其适于基于偏置信号和至少一个第二斜坡控制信号来校正每个预定周期中的斜坡电压。

    Photoelectric conversion apparatus, image pickup system, and driving method of the photoelectric conversion apparatus
    98.
    发明授权
    Photoelectric conversion apparatus, image pickup system, and driving method of the photoelectric conversion apparatus 有权
    光电转换装置,摄像系统以及光电转换装置的驱动方法

    公开(公告)号:US09456161B2

    公开(公告)日:2016-09-27

    申请号:US14930510

    申请日:2015-11-02

    发明人: Kazuo Yamazaki

    摘要: An apparatus including pixels, each having first and second photoelectric conversion elements, an amplifying unit, first and second transfer gates, and a microlens, performs, in one pixel, a first operation involving turning on the first transfer gate, outputting a signal based on charge generated in the first photoelectric conversion element, turning on the first and second transfer gates while retaining the charge generated and transferred to an input node, and outputting a signal based on charges generated in the first and second photoelectric conversion elements, and, in another pixel, a second operation involving turning on the first transfer gate, not outputting a signal based on charge generated in the first photoelectric conversion element, turning on the first and second transfer gates while retaining the charge generated and transferred to the input node, and outputting a signal based on charges generated in the first and second photoelectric conversion elements.

    摘要翻译: 一种包括像素的装置,每个具有第一和第二光电转换元件,放大单元,第一和第二传输门和微透镜,在一个像素中执行包括接通第一传输门的第一操作,基于 在第一光电转换元件中产生的电荷,在保持产生并传送到输入节点的电荷的同时接通第一和第二传输门,并且基于在第一和第二光电转换元件中产生的电荷输出信号,并且在另一个 像素,涉及打开第一传送门的第二操作,不基于在第一光电转换元件中产生的电荷而输出信号,同时保持产生并传送到输入节点的电荷并导通第一和第二传输门,并输出 基于在第一和第二光电转换元件中产生的电荷的信号。

    IMAGE SENSOR WITH CONTROL SIGNAL SEQUENCE GENERATION
    99.
    发明申请
    IMAGE SENSOR WITH CONTROL SIGNAL SEQUENCE GENERATION 有权
    具有控制信号序列生成的图像传感器

    公开(公告)号:US20160277697A1

    公开(公告)日:2016-09-22

    申请号:US15028755

    申请日:2014-10-10

    发明人: Bruno Diasparra

    IPC分类号: H04N5/376 H04N5/353 H04N5/378

    摘要: The invention relates to image sensors and more specifically the generation of control signals for pixels and readout circuits.The sequencing circuit which produces these signals comprises: a programmable memory (MEM) containing binary words (M0, M1, M2, etc.) in which each word comprises a group of several bits of position 1 to N, and in which the position i of a bit in a word corresponds to the position i of a respective control signal; a memory controller (CTRL_MEM) for extracting from the memory at a determined rate the words located at successive addresses of the memory from a start address to an end address; and a control signal generation circuit (GEN_TIMING) establishing each control signal of position i from the succession of bits of respective position i that are extracted from the memory by the controller, the control signal reproducing the successive values taken by the bit of position i at the clock rate.

    摘要翻译: 产生这些信号的排序电路包括:包含二进制字(M0,M1,M2等)的可编程存储器(MEM),其中每个字包括位置1到N的几个位的组,并且其中位置i 一个字中的一位对应于相应控制信号的位置i; 存储器控制器(CTRL_MEM),用于以确定的速率从存储器提取位于从起始地址到结束地址的存储器的连续地址处的字; 以及控制信号生成电路(GEN_TIMING),从控制器从存储器提取的各个位置i的位的连续位置建立位置i的每个控制信号,控制信号再现由位置i的位所取的连续值 时钟频率。

    IMAGE SENSOR WITH FEEDTHROUGH-COMPENSATED CHARGE-BINNED READOUT
    100.
    发明申请
    IMAGE SENSOR WITH FEEDTHROUGH-COMPENSATED CHARGE-BINNED READOUT 有权
    具有充电补偿充电读数的图像传感器

    公开(公告)号:US20160269666A1

    公开(公告)日:2016-09-15

    申请号:US15059229

    申请日:2016-03-02

    申请人: Rambus Inc.

    发明人: Michael Guidash

    IPC分类号: H04N5/378 H04N5/376 H04N5/225

    摘要: In an integrated-circuit image sensor having a pixel array, first and second control pulses that enable photocharge transfer from respective first and second photosensitive elements to a shared floating diffusion node are staggered in time such that capacitive feedthrough to the shared floating diffusion node from a trailing edge of the first control pulse is counteracted by capacitive feedthrough to the shared floating diffusion node from a leading edge of the second control pulse.

    摘要翻译: 在具有像素阵列的集成电路图像传感器中,使得能够从相应的第一和第二光敏元件到共享浮动扩散节点的光电荷转移的第一和第二控制脉冲在时间上交错,使得从共享浮动扩散节点到 第一控制脉冲的后沿由第二控制脉冲的前沿通过电容性馈通抵消到共享浮动扩散节点。