公开(公告)号：US20090303362A1

公开(公告)日：2009-12-10

申请号：US12478040

申请日：2009-06-04

申请人： Hiroaki Ebihara

发明人： Hiroaki Ebihara

IPC分类号： H04N5/335

CPC分类号： H04N5/3532 ,  H04N5/353 ,  H04N5/37455 ,  H04N5/3765

摘要： A solid-state image capture device includes: a pixel section in which pixels are arranged in a matrix; control lines; a pixel drive section that performs control, through the control lines, an operation of the pixels so as to perform a shutter operation of the pixel section and so as to perform reading; a reading circuit that reads signals from the pixels; and a shutter-mode switching section that controls an operation of the pixel drive section in accordance with a rolling shutter system in which exposure is performed for each row or a global shutter system in which exposure is simultaneously performed on all the pixels. The pixel drive section includes a shutter-mode corresponding section that causes an impedance value from the control lines to a power supply in a global shutter operation to be greater than an impedance value in a rolling shutter operation.

摘要翻译： 固态图像捕获装置包括：像素部，其中像素以矩阵形式排列; 控制线 像素驱动部，其通过所述控制线进行所述像素的动作，以进行所述像素部的快门操作，并进行读取; 从像素读取信号的读取电路; 以及快门模式切换部分，其根据对其中所有像素同时执行曝光的每行或全局快门系统执行曝光的滚动快门系统来控制像素驱动部分的操作。 像素驱动部分包括快门模式对应部分，该快门模式对应部分使得在全局快门操作中从控制线到电源的阻抗值大于卷帘快门操作中的阻抗值。

公开(公告)号：US20060072355A1

公开(公告)日：2006-04-06

申请号：US11207841

申请日：2005-08-22

申请人： Hiroaki Ebihara ,  Mitsutoshi Miyasaka

发明人： Hiroaki Ebihara ,  Mitsutoshi Miyasaka

IPC分类号： G11C11/24

CPC分类号： G07C9/00087 ,  G06K9/0002 ,  G06K19/0718 ,  G07C2009/00095

摘要： An electrostatic capacitance detection device for detecting electrostatic capacitance that changes in accordance with a distance from a target object to read surface contours of the target object, including electrostatic capacitance detection elements arranged in M rows and N columns, a power supply line supplying power to the electrostatic capacitance detection elements, an output line outputting a signal from the electrostatic capacitance detection elements, M row lines selecting the electrostatic capacitance detection elements disposed on a specific row, and N column lines selecting the electrostatic capacitance detection elements disposed on a specific column. The electrostatic capacitance detection elements each includes a) a signal detection element storing a charge in accordance with the electrostatic capacitance, b) a row selection element causing the electrostatic capacitance detection element to enter a selected state in response to a signal from the row line, c) a column selection element causing the electrostatic capacitance detection element to enter a selected state in response to a signal from the column line, and d) a signal amplification element amplifying a signal corresponding to the charge stored in the signal detection element. The signal detection element includes a capacitance detection electrode and a reference capacitor. The signal amplification element is a thin-film semiconductor device for signal amplification including a source electrode, a drain electrode and a gate electrode. The row selection element is a thin-film semiconductor device for row selection including a source electrode, a drain electrode and a gate electrode. The column selection element is a thin-film semiconductor device for column selection including a source electrode, a drain electrode and a gate electrode. The reference capacitor includes a reference capacitor first electrode, a reference capacitor dielectric film and a reference capacitor second electrode. The gate electrode of the thin-film semiconductor device for signal amplification, the capacitance detection electrode, and the reference capacitor second electrode are coupled to each other. The gate electrode of the thin-film semiconductor device for row selection is coupled to the row line. The gate electrode of the thin-film semiconductor device for column selection is coupled to the column line. The source electrode and the drain electrode of the thin-film semiconductor device for signal amplification, the source electrode and the drain electrode of the thin-film semiconductor device for row selection, and the source electrode and the drain electrode of the thin-film semiconductor device for column selection are coupled in series between the power supply line and the output line. On-resistance of the thin-film semiconductor device for row selection and on-resistance of the thin-film semiconductor device for column selection are smaller than on-resistance of the thin-film semiconductor device for signal amplification.

公开(公告)号：US08810704B2

公开(公告)日：2014-08-19

申请号：US13447812

申请日：2012-04-16

申请人： Hiroaki Ebihara

发明人： Hiroaki Ebihara

IPC分类号： H04N3/14 ,  H04N5/335

CPC分类号： H04N5/3532 ,  H04N5/353 ,  H04N5/37455 ,  H04N5/3765

摘要： A solid-state image capture device includes: a pixel section in which pixels are arranged in a matrix; control lines; a pixel drive section that performs control, through the control lines, an operation of the pixels so as to perform a shutter operation of the pixel section and so as to perform reading; a reading circuit that reads signals from the pixels; and a shutter-mode switching section that controls an operation of the pixel drive section in accordance with a rolling shutter system in which exposure is performed for each row or a global shutter system in which exposure is simultaneously performed on all the pixels. The pixel drive section includes a shutter-mode corresponding section that causes an impedance value from the control lines to a power supply in a global shutter operation to be greater than an impedance value in a rolling shutter operation.

摘要翻译： 固态图像捕获装置包括：像素部，其中像素以矩阵形式排列; 控制线 像素驱动部，其通过所述控制线进行所述像素的动作，以进行所述像素部的快门操作，并进行读取; 从像素读取信号的读取电路; 以及快门模式切换部分，其根据对其中所有像素同时执行曝光的每行或全局快门系统执行曝光的滚动快门系统来控制像素驱动部分的操作。 像素驱动部分包括快门模式对应部分，该快门模式对应部分使得在全局快门操作中从控制线到电源的阻抗值大于卷帘快门操作中的阻抗值。

公开(公告)号：US08610809B2

公开(公告)日：2013-12-17

申请号：US12923542

申请日：2010-09-28

申请人： Hiroaki Ebihara

发明人： Hiroaki Ebihara

IPC分类号： H04N5/335

CPC分类号： H04N5/376 ,  H04N5/343 ,  H04N5/3452 ,  H04N5/3454 ,  H04N5/3456 ,  H04N5/3458 ,  H04N5/347 ,  H04N5/353 ,  H04N5/3591

摘要： A solid-state imaging device includes: a pixel unit in which plural pixels each having a photoelectric conversion element which converts light signals into electric signals and accumulates the electric signals according to exposure time are arranged in a matrix state; plural control lines for drive controlling the pixels; and a pixel drive unit controlling operation of the pixels to perform electronic shutter operation and reading of the pixel unit through the control lines,wherein the pixel drive unit includes a function of outputting read row selection signals and shutter row selection signals of row addresses of read rows from which signals are read and shutter rows from which charges accumulated in the photoelectric conversion elements are swept out and reset in accordance with address signals, and a function of selecting plural successive rows by designating the lowest address signal and the highest address signal.

摘要翻译： 固态成像装置包括：像素单元，其中具有将光信号转换为电信号并根据曝光时间积累电信号的光电转换元件的多个像素排列成矩阵状态; 用于驱动控制像素的多个控制线; 以及像素驱动单元，其控制像素的操作以通过控制线执行电子快门操作和读取像素单元，其中，像素驱动单元包括输出读取行行选择信号和读取行行地址的快门行选择信号的功能 读取信号的行和根据地址信号扫描出光电转换元件中累积的电荷的快门行，以及通过指定最低地址信号和最高地址信号来选择多个连续行的功能。

公开(公告)号：US08520105B2

公开(公告)日：2013-08-27

申请号：US12698326

申请日：2010-02-02

申请人： Eiichi Funatsu ,  Hiroaki Ebihara ,  Yoshiharu Kudoh

发明人： Eiichi Funatsu ,  Hiroaki Ebihara ,  Yoshiharu Kudoh

IPC分类号： H04N9/083 ,  H04N3/14 ,  H04N9/04 ,  H04N5/335

CPC分类号： H04N5/3559 ,  H01L27/14603 ,  H01L27/14609 ,  H01L27/14641 ,  H01L27/14656 ,  H04N5/35563 ,  H04N5/374 ,  H04N5/37457 ,  H04N5/378

摘要： A solid-state image pickup device includes a pixel unit in which a plurality of photoelectric conversion elements having different sensitivities are arranged; and a pixel reading unit configured to read and add output signals from the plurality of photoelectric conversion elements in the pixel unit, and to obtain an output signal seemingly from one pixel. The pixel unit includes an absorbing unit configured to absorb overflowing electric charge from a photoelectric conversion element with a high sensitivity.

摘要翻译： 固态图像拾取装置包括其中布置具有不同灵敏度的多个光电转换元件的像素单元; 以及像素读取单元，被配置为从像素单元中的多个光电转换元件读取并添加输出信号，并且从一个像素看来得到输出信号。 像素单元包括吸收单元，其被配置为以高灵敏度吸收来自光电转换元件的溢出电荷。

公开(公告)号：US20120194723A1

公开(公告)日：2012-08-02

申请号：US13447812

申请日：2012-04-16

申请人： Hiroaki Ebihara

发明人： Hiroaki Ebihara

IPC分类号： H04N5/335

CPC分类号： H04N5/3532 ,  H04N5/353 ,  H04N5/37455 ,  H04N5/3765

摘要： A solid-state image capture device includes: a pixel section in which pixels are arranged in a matrix; control lines; a pixel drive section that performs control, through the control lines, an operation of the pixels so as to perform a shutter operation of the pixel section and so as to perform reading; a reading circuit that reads signals from the pixels; and a shutter-mode switching section that controls an operation of the pixel drive section in accordance with a rolling shutter system in which exposure is performed for each row or a global shutter system in which exposure is simultaneously performed on all the pixels. The pixel drive section includes a shutter-mode corresponding section that causes an impedance value from the control lines to a power supply in a global shutter operation to be greater than an impedance value in a rolling shutter operation.

摘要翻译： 固态图像捕获装置包括：像素部，其中像素以矩阵形式排列; 控制线 像素驱动部，其通过所述控制线进行所述像素的动作，以进行所述像素部的快门操作，并进行读取; 从像素读取信号的读取电路; 以及快门模式切换部分，其根据对其中所有像素同时执行曝光的每行或全局快门系统执行曝光的滚动快门系统来控制像素驱动部分的操作。 像素驱动部分包括快门模式对应部分，该快门模式对应部分使得在全局快门操作中从控制线到电源的阻抗值大于卷帘快门操作中的阻抗值。

公开(公告)号：US20110102623A1

公开(公告)日：2011-05-05

申请号：US12923542

申请日：2010-09-28

申请人： Hiroaki Ebihara

发明人： Hiroaki Ebihara

IPC分类号： H04N5/228 ,  H04N5/335

CPC分类号： H04N5/376 ,  H04N5/343 ,  H04N5/3452 ,  H04N5/3454 ,  H04N5/3456 ,  H04N5/3458 ,  H04N5/347 ,  H04N5/353 ,  H04N5/3591

摘要： A solid-state imaging device includes: a pixel unit in which plural pixels each having a photoelectric conversion element which converts light signals into electric signals and accumulates the electric signals according to exposure time are arranged in a matrix state; plural control lines for drive controlling the pixels; and a pixel drive unit controlling operation of the pixels to perform electronic shutter operation and reading of the pixel unit through the control lines,wherein the pixel drive unit includes a function of outputting read row selection signals and shutter row selection signals of row addresses of read rows from which signals are read and shutter rows from which charges accumulated in the photoelectric conversion elements are swept out and reset in accordance with address signals, and a function of selecting plural successive rows by designating the lowest address signal and the highest address signal.

摘要翻译： 固态成像装置包括：像素单元，其中具有将光信号转换为电信号并根据曝光时间积累电信号的光电转换元件的多个像素排列成矩阵状态; 用于驱动控制像素的多个控制线; 以及像素驱动单元，其控制像素的操作以通过控制线执行电子快门操作和读取像素单元，其中，像素驱动单元包括输出读取行行选择信号和读取行行地址的快门行选择信号的功能 读取信号的行和根据地址信号扫描出光电转换元件中累积的电荷的快门行，以及通过指定最低地址信号和最高地址信号来选择多个连续行的功能。

公开(公告)号：US20090295958A1

公开(公告)日：2009-12-03

申请号：US12472457

申请日：2009-05-27

申请人： Yoshiharu Kudoh ,  Hiroaki Ebihara

发明人： Yoshiharu Kudoh ,  Hiroaki Ebihara

IPC分类号： H04N5/335

CPC分类号： H04N5/37457 ,  H04N5/3742 ,  H04N5/37452 ,  H04N5/37455 ,  H04N5/3765 ,  H04N5/378 ,  H04N5/63

摘要： Disclosed is a solid-state imaging device including a photoelectric conversion portion photoelectrically converting incident light into signal charge and accumulate the signal charge, a plurality of signal lines including a transfer signal line to which a transfer signal for reading the signal charge accumulated in the photoelectric conversion portion to a floating diffusion region is input, a driver circuit inputting a plurality of desired signals into the plurality of signal lines including the transfer signal line, and a terminal circuit connected to a side opposite to a side of the transfer signal line where the driver circuit is connected and to which a control signal for securing the transfer signal line at a constant voltage is input before a desired signal of the plurality of desired signals with respect to a signal line adjacent to the transfer signal line of the plurality of signal lines is input to the signal line adjacent to the transfer signal line.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种固态成像装置，其包括将入射光光电转换为信号电荷并累积信号电荷的光电转换部分，包括传输信号线的多条信号线，向该转移信号线读取累积在光电 输入到浮动扩散区域的驱动电路，将多个期望信号输入到包括传输信号线的多条信号线中的驱动电路，以及连接到与传送信号线侧相反的一侧的端子电路，其中， 驱动电路被连接，并且用于将传输信号线固定为恒定电压的控制信号在多个期望信号的期望信号之前相对于与多个信号线的传输信号线相邻的信号线被输入 被输入到与传送信号线相邻的信号线。

公开(公告)号：US07196528B2

公开(公告)日：2007-03-27

申请号：US11213963

申请日：2005-08-30

申请人： Hiroaki Ebihara

发明人： Hiroaki Ebihara

IPC分类号： G01R27/26

CPC分类号： G06K9/0002 ,  G01D5/2405

摘要： An electrostatic capacitance detection device including an electrostatic capacitance detection element arranged in a matrix form; a row line arranged in each row for selecting a relevant electrostatic capacitance detection element arranged in a relevant row; an output line arranged in each column for outputting a signal from a relevant electrostatic capacitance detection element arranged in a relevant column, wherein each electrostatic capacitance detection element is provided with a row selection element that controls the outputting of the signal of the relevant electrostatic capacitance detection element to the relevant output line based on the signal from the relevant row, and the signal from the relevant electrostatic capacitance detection element, which is caused to be in a selection state based on the signal from the relevant row line, is outputted to the output line arranged in the relevant electrostatic capacitance detection element.

摘要翻译： 一种静电电容检测装置，其包括以矩阵形式布置的静电电容检测元件; 排列在每行中用于选择布置在相关行中的相关静电电容检测元件的行线; 布置在每列中的输出线，用于输出布置在相关列中的相关静电电容检测元件的信号，其中每个静电电容检测元件设置有行选择元件，其控制相关静电电容检测信号的输出 基于来自相关行的信号到相关输出线的元件，并且基于来自相关行线的信号而导致处于选择状态的相关静电电容检测元件的信号被输出到输出 线路布置在相关的静电电容检测元件中。

公开(公告)号：US08830352B2

公开(公告)日：2014-09-09

申请号：US13497373

申请日：2010-09-14

申请人： Hiroaki Ebihara ,  Yoshikazu Nitta ,  Hirotaka Kitami

发明人： Hiroaki Ebihara ,  Yoshikazu Nitta ,  Hirotaka Kitami

IPC分类号： H04N5/235 ,  H04N5/343 ,  H04N9/04 ,  H04N5/345

CPC分类号： H04N9/045 ,  H04N5/343 ,  H04N5/3456 ,  H04N5/3458 ,  H04N9/04511

摘要： There is provided an image pickup device which eliminates the need for image processing different from one frame to another, and is capable of eliminating centroid displacement without additionally performing a centroid correction process, thereby improving an S/N ratio and image quality. A controller 140 sequentially reads signals from all pixels when an operation mode control signal designates all-pixel readout mode, whereas, controls to read a signal from a different pixel while varying a readout position from one field to another when the operation mode control signal designates selective readout mode, and a signal processing section 150 performs signal processing on a set of field data of a single field to output resultant data as frame data when the operation mode control signal designates all-pixel readout mode, whereas, adds up plural sets of field data over a plurality of fields to output resultant data as frame data when the operation mode control signal designates selective readout mode.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种图像拾取装置，其不需要不同于一帧到另一帧的图像处理，并且能够消除重心位移而不进行重心校正处理，从而提高S / N比和图像质量。 当操作模式控制信号指定全像素读出模式时，控制器140顺序地从所有像素读取信号，而当操作模式控制信号指定时，控制器从不同的像素读取信号，同时从一个场改变读出位置 选择读取模式，信号处理部分150对单个场的一组场数据进行信号处理，以便当操作模式控制信号指定全像素读出模式时将合成数据输出为帧数据，而将多组 当操作模式控制信号指定选择性读出模式时，将多个场的场数据输出为帧数据。