公开(公告)号：US20070096238A1

公开(公告)日：2007-05-03

申请号：US11551776

申请日：2006-10-23

申请人： Yusuke Oike ,  Atsushi Toda

发明人： Yusuke Oike ,  Atsushi Toda

IPC分类号： H01L31/00

CPC分类号： H04N5/35527 ,  H04N5/35581

摘要： A solid-state imaging device includes a pixel array area in which an unit pixel including a photoelectric conversion element converting optical signals to signal charges and a transfer gate transferring the signal charges which have been photoelectrically converted in the photoelectric conversion element is two-dimensionally arranged in a matrix form, a supply voltage control means for supplying plural first control voltages sequentially to a control electrode of the transfer gate, and a driving means for performing driving of reading out signal charges transferred by the transfer gate when the plural first control voltages are sequentially applied twice and more.

摘要翻译： 固态成像装置包括像素阵列区域，其中包括将光信号转换为信号电荷的光电转换元件的单位像素和传递光电转换元件中已被光电转换的信号电荷的传输门二维排列 矩阵形式，用于将多个第一控制电压顺序地提供给传输门的控制电极的电源电压控制装置和用于当多个第一控制电压为多个时，用于执行驱动读出由传输门传输的信号电荷的驱动装置 顺序应用两次以上。

公开(公告)号：US20070091191A1

公开(公告)日：2007-04-26

申请号：US11551037

申请日：2006-10-19

申请人： Yusuke Oike

发明人： Yusuke Oike

IPC分类号： H04N5/335

CPC分类号： H04N5/37452 ,  H04N5/357

摘要： A solid-state imaging device includes: a pixel array unit including unit pixels arranged in a matrix, each of the unit pixels having a photoelectric conversion element that converts a light signal to a signal charge, an amplifying transistor that amplifies and outputs the signal charge as a signal voltage, and a capacitive element whose one end is connected to a control electrode of the amplifying transistor; a driving means for selectively supplying a predetermined voltage to the other end of the capacitive element; and a signal processing circuit that performs a predetermined signal processing with respect to a signal output from each pixel of the pixel array unit.

摘要翻译： 固态成像装置包括：像素阵列单元，包括以矩阵排列的单位像素，每个单位像素具有将光信号转换为信号电荷的光电转换元件，放大并输出信号电荷的放大晶体管 作为信号电压，以及电容元件，其一端连接到放大晶体管的控制电极; 用于选择性地向电容元件的另一端提供预定电压的驱动装置; 以及信号处理电路，对从像素阵列单元的每个像素输出的信号执行预定的信号处理。

公开(公告)号：US08687097B2

公开(公告)日：2014-04-01

申请号：US13325172

申请日：2011-12-14

申请人： Yusuke Oike

发明人： Yusuke Oike

IPC分类号： H04N3/14

CPC分类号： H03M1/1023 ,  H03M1/123 ,  H03M1/56 ,  H04N5/3575 ,  H04N5/3745 ,  H04N5/378

摘要： A CMOS image sensor in which column-parallel ADCs are mounted. Reference voltages Vref1 to Vref4 having slopes with different gradients and a reference voltage Vref5 are used. Additionally, a comparison circuit that compares an output voltage Vx of a unit pixel with any one of the reference voltages Vref1 to Vref4, and a comparison circuit that compares the one of the reference voltages Vref1 to Vref4 with the reference voltage Vref5 are included in a column processing circuit. High-resolution AD conversion is performed at a high speed by respective operations of the comparison circuits and an up/down counter.

摘要翻译： 其中安装了列并行ADC的CMOS图像传感器。 使用具有不同梯度斜率和参考电压Vref5的参考电压Vref1至Vref4。 此外，将单位像素的输出电压Vx与参考电压Vref1〜Vref4中的任一个进行比较的比较电路和将参考电压Vref1〜Vref4中的一个与参考电压Vref5进行比较的比较电路包括在 列处理电路。 通过比较电路和上/下计数器的各自的操作，高速度地进行高分辨率AD转换。

公开(公告)号：US08659324B2

公开(公告)日：2014-02-25

申请号：US11678670

申请日：2007-02-26

申请人： Yusuke Oike

发明人： Yusuke Oike

IPC分类号： H03B1/00 ,  H03K3/00

CPC分类号： H04N5/372 ,  G11C7/12 ,  G11C8/08 ,  G11C11/4085 ,  H03K3/356165 ,  H03K17/04 ,  H03K19/01 ,  H04N5/374 ,  H04N5/378

摘要： A semiconductor device is provided which has a driving circuit operable to drive a circuit that has a delay, the semiconductor device including: an auxiliary driving circuit operable to accelerate drive of the driving circuit, which receives a drive signal of the driving circuit as an input signal.

摘要翻译： 提供一种半导体器件，其具有可操作以驱动具有延迟的电路的驱动电路，所述半导体器件包括：辅助驱动电路，其可操作以加速驱动电路的驱动，所述驱动电路接收驱动电路的驱动信号作为输入 信号。

公开(公告)号：US08482645B2

公开(公告)日：2013-07-09

申请号：US13064372

申请日：2011-03-22

申请人： Takafumi Takatsuka ,  Akihiko Kato ,  Yusuke Oike ,  Masaki Sakakibara

发明人： Takafumi Takatsuka ,  Akihiko Kato ,  Yusuke Oike ,  Masaki Sakakibara

IPC分类号： H04N3/14 ,  H04N5/335 ,  H04N5/217

CPC分类号： H04N5/3575 ,  H04N5/353 ,  H04N5/357

摘要： Disclosed herein is a solid-state imaging device employing a plurality of unit pixels each having an opto-electric conversion section configured to convert incident light into electric charge and an electric-charge holding section configured to hold a signal voltage representing the electric charge produced by the opto-electric conversion section, the solid-state imaging device further including a read section and a control section.

摘要翻译： 这里公开了一种使用多个单位像素的固态成像装置，每个单位像素具有被配置为将入射光转换为电荷的光电转换部，以及电荷保持部，其被配置为保持表示由 所述光电转换部分，所述固态成像装置还包括读取部分和控制部分。

公开(公告)号：US08466995B2

公开(公告)日：2013-06-18

申请号：US13067828

申请日：2011-06-29

申请人： Fumitsugu Suzuki ,  Yusuke Oike

发明人： Fumitsugu Suzuki ,  Yusuke Oike

IPC分类号： H04N5/335

CPC分类号： H04N5/378 ,  H04N5/3575 ,  H04N5/374

摘要： A solid-state imaging device includes: a pixel section in which pixels performing photoelectric conversion are arranged in a matrix shape; and a pixel signal reading section that has an AD conversion section which reads pixel signals through pixel units from the pixel section and performs analog digital (AD) conversion. The pixel signal reading section includes comparators each of which compares a reference signal, which is a ramp wave, with read analog signal potentials of pixels in a corresponding column, counter latches each of which is disposed to correspond to each of the comparators, is able to count a comparison time of the corresponding comparator, stops the count when an output of the corresponding comparator is inverted, and retains a corresponding count value, and an adjustment section that performs offset adjustment on the reference signal for each row on which the AD conversion is performed.

摘要翻译： 固态成像装置包括：像素部，其中进行光电转换的像素以矩阵形状排列; 以及像素信号读取部，其具有从像素部读取像素单位的像素信号并执行模拟数字（AD）转换的AD转换部。 像素信号读取部分包括比较器，每个比较器将作为斜坡波的参考信号与相应列中的像素的读取模拟信号电位进行比较，每个被配置为对应于每个比较器的计数器锁存器能够 计数相应比较器的比较时间，当对应的比较器的输出反相时停止计数，并保持相应的计数值;以及调节部，对于AD转换的每一行进行参考信号的偏移调整 被执行。

公开(公告)号：US08310580B2

公开(公告)日：2012-11-13

申请号：US12821443

申请日：2010-06-23

申请人： Fumitsugu Suzuki ,  Yusuke Oike

发明人： Fumitsugu Suzuki ,  Yusuke Oike

IPC分类号： H04N5/335

CPC分类号： H04N5/378 ,  H04N5/3575 ,  H04N5/374

摘要： A solid-state imaging device includes: a pixel unit in which plural pixels that perform photoelectric conversion are arrayed in a matrix shape; and a pixel-signal readout unit that performs readout of pixel signals from the pixel unit in a unit of plural pixels, the pixel-signal readout unit including an AD conversion unit that performs analog-digital (AD) conversion, wherein the pixel-signal readout unit includes plural comparators that compare a reference signal as a ramp wave and readout analog signal potentials of the pixels in rows in which the comparators are provided, plural counter latches that are arranged to correspond to the plural comparators and capable of counting comparison times of the comparators corresponding thereto, stop the count when outputs of the comparators are inverted, and store values of the count, and an adjusting unit that performs offset adjustment for the reference signal every time the AD conversion is performed.

摘要翻译： 一种固态成像装置，包括：以矩阵形状排列进行光电转换的多个像素的像素单元; 以及像素信号读取单元，其以多个像素为单位执行从所述像素单元读出像素信号，所述像素信号读出单元包括执行模拟数字（AD）转换的AD转换单元，其中所述像素信号 读出单元包括多个比较器，比较作为斜坡波的参考信号和比较器提供的行中的像素的读出模拟信号电位，多个计数器锁存器被布置为对应于多个比较器，并且能够计数比较时间 对应的比较器在比较器的输出反转时停止计数，并存储计数值;以及调节单元，每当执行AD转换时，对参考信号进行偏移调整。

公开(公告)号：US08222709B2

公开(公告)日：2012-07-17

申请号：US11551776

申请日：2006-10-23

申请人： Yusuke Oike ,  Atsushi Toda

发明人： Yusuke Oike ,  Atsushi Toda

IPC分类号： H01L31/00

CPC分类号： H04N5/35527 ,  H04N5/35581

摘要： A solid-state imaging device includes a pixel array area in which an unit pixel including a photoelectric conversion element converting optical signals to signal charges and a transfer gate transferring the signal charges which have been photoelectrically converted in the photoelectric conversion element is two-dimensionally arranged in a matrix form, a supply voltage control means for supplying plural first control voltages sequentially to a control electrode of the transfer gate, and a driving means for performing driving of reading out signal charges transferred by the transfer gate when the plural first control voltages are sequentially applied twice and more.

摘要翻译： 固态成像装置包括像素阵列区域，其中包括将光信号转换为信号电荷的光电转换元件的单位像素和传递光电转换元件中已被光电转换的信号电荷的传输门二维排列 矩阵形式，用于将多个第一控制电压顺序地提供给传输门的控制电极的电源电压控制装置和用于当多个第一控制电压为多个时，用于执行驱动读出由传输门传输的信号电荷的驱动装置 顺序应用两次以上。

公开(公告)号：US20120153125A1

公开(公告)日：2012-06-21

申请号：US13312430

申请日：2011-12-06

申请人： Yusuke Oike ,  Yorito Sakano ,  Keiji Mabuchi

发明人： Yusuke Oike ,  Yorito Sakano ,  Keiji Mabuchi

IPC分类号： H01L27/146

CPC分类号： H04N5/3535 ,  H01L27/14612 ,  H01L27/14656 ,  H04N5/353 ,  H04N5/3532 ,  H04N5/3698 ,  H04N5/37452

摘要： A CMOS image sensor has an image array as a matrix of unit pixels each including at least a photodiode, a memory for holding a charge stored in the photodiode, a floating diffusion region for converting the charge in the memory into a voltage, a first transfer gate for transferring the charge from the photodiode to the memory, a second transfer gate for transferring the charge from the memory to the floating diffusion region, and a resetting transistor for resetting the charge in the floating diffusion region. The unit pixels are driven to set the potential of a potential barrier at a boundary between the memory and the floating diffusion region to a potential such that a charge overflowing the memory is transferred to the floating diffusion region, when the first transfer gate is turned on. The CMOS image sensor operates in a global shutter mode for capturing moving images.

摘要翻译： CMOS图像传感器具有作为单位像素的矩阵的图像阵列，每个单元像素至少包括光电二极管，用于保持存储在光电二极管中的电荷的存储器，用于将存储器中的电荷转换为电压的浮动扩散区域，第一转移 用于将电荷从光电二极管转移到存储器的栅极，用于将电荷从存储器传送到浮动扩散区域的第二传输栅极，以及用于复位浮置扩散区域中的电荷的复位晶体管。 驱动单位像素以将存储器和浮动扩散区域之间的边界处的势垒的电势设置为电位，使得当第一传输门被导通时，溢出存储器的电荷被传送到浮动扩散区域 。 CMOS图像传感器以全局快门模式运行，用于捕获运动图像。

公开(公告)号：US20120026370A1

公开(公告)日：2012-02-02

申请号：US13064339

申请日：2011-03-21

申请人： Yusuke Oike ,  Akihiko Kato ,  Takafumi Takatsuka ,  Masaki Sakakibara

发明人： Yusuke Oike ,  Akihiko Kato ,  Takafumi Takatsuka ,  Masaki Sakakibara

IPC分类号： H04N5/335

CPC分类号： H04N5/357 ,  H04N5/2176 ,  H04N5/37457 ,  H04N5/378

摘要： Disclosed herein is a solid-state imaging device, including: a pixel array unit configured to be formed by two-dimensionally arranging unit pixels each having a photoelectric converter, a charge-voltage converter, a reset transistor to set the charge-voltage converter to a predetermined potential, and an amplification transistor to read out a signal converted by the charge-voltage converter; a signal processor configured to process a signal output from the unit pixel by using a reference voltage; and a setter configured to set a reset level obtained from a second unit pixel from which a signal level has been already read out as the reference voltage of the signal processor before readout of a signal level based on a signal charge accumulated or retained in the charge-voltage converter from a first unit pixel.

摘要翻译： 本文公开了一种固态成像装置，包括：像素阵列单元，被配置为通过二维排列具有光电转换器的单位像素，电荷 - 电压转换器，复位晶体管形成，以将电荷电压转换器设置为 预定电位和放大晶体管，读出由电荷 - 电压转换器转换的信号; 信号处理器，被配置为通过使用参考电压来处理从所述单位像素输出的信号; 以及设定器，其被配置为基于在所述电荷中累积或保留的信号电荷来读出信号电平之前，将从已经从其中读出信号电平的第二单位像素获得的复位电平设置为信号处理器的参考电压 电压转换器从第一单位像素。