公开(公告)号：US08102455B2

公开(公告)日：2012-01-24

申请号：US12716380

申请日：2010-03-03

申请人： Christopher Parks

发明人： Christopher Parks

IPC分类号： H04N3/14 ,  H04N3/16 ,  H04N5/335 ,  H04N9/04 ,  H01L27/00

CPC分类号： H01L29/768 ,  H01L27/14621 ,  H01L27/14831 ,  H01L27/14887 ,  H04N5/335 ,  H04N5/3458 ,  H04N5/347 ,  H04N5/37213 ,  H04N9/045

摘要： An image sensor includes a plurality of pixels overlaid with a color filter pattern of at least two colors having the same color on every other pixel in one direction; three or more charge-coupled devices oriented parallel to the every other pixel color filter repeat pattern; a charge sensing amplifier at the output of at least two of the charge couple devices; each charge-coupled device having a first and a second gate; a CCD-to-CCD transfer gate connecting adjacent charge-coupled devices with the first gate being on one side of the CCD-to-CCD transfer gate and the second gate being on the opposite side of the CCD-to-CCD transfer gate; all CCD-to-CCD transfer gates are electrically connected together; all first gates are electrically connected; and all second gates are electrically connected.

公开(公告)号：US08035716B2

公开(公告)日：2011-10-11

申请号：US12138651

申请日：2008-06-13

申请人： Christopher Parks

发明人： Christopher Parks

IPC分类号： H04N3/14 ,  H04N9/083

CPC分类号： H04N5/37457 ,  H01L27/14603 ,  H01L27/14609 ,  H01L27/14636 ,  H01L27/14641 ,  H01L27/14645 ,  H01L27/14689 ,  H04N5/347

摘要： An image sensor includes a unit cell of four pixels. The unit cell includes four photosensitive regions that collect charge in response to light; four transfer transistors that respectively pass the charge from each of the four photosensitive regions to one common charge-to-voltage conversion mechanism; three control wires in which a first control wire controls two of the transfer transistors and a second control wire controls one of the transfer transistors and a third control wire controls one of the transfer transistors; an amplifier connected to the common charge-to-voltage conversion mechanism that outputs an output signal in response to a signal from the charge-to-voltage conversion mechanism; and a reset transistor connected to the common charge-to-voltage conversion mechanism for resetting the charge-to-voltage conversion mechanism to a predetermined signal level.

摘要翻译： 图像传感器包括四个像素的单位单元。 单位电池包括响应于光而收集电荷的四个感光区域; 四个转移晶体管分别将电荷从四个感光区域中的每一个传递到一个公共的电荷 - 电压转换机构; 三条控制线，其中第一控制线控制两个转移晶体管，第二控制线控制转移晶体管之一，第三控制线控制转移晶体管之一; 连接到公共电荷 - 电压转换机构的放大器，其响应于来自电荷 - 电压转换机构的信号输出输出信号; 以及连接到公共电荷到电压转换机构的复位晶体管，用于将电荷 - 电压转换机构复位到预定的信号电平。

公开(公告)号：US07924338B2

公开(公告)日：2011-04-12

申请号：US12114869

申请日：2008-05-05

申请人： Christopher Parks

发明人： Christopher Parks

IPC分类号： H04N5/335

CPC分类号： H04N9/045 ,  H04N5/3456 ,  H04N5/347 ,  H04N5/3728

摘要： A method for reading out charge from an interlined CCD having a plurality of photo-sensing regions and a plurality of vertical shift registers, and each photosensitive region is mated respectively to a CCD of a vertical shift register and a color filter having a repeating pattern of two rows in which each row includes at least two colors spanning the photo-sensing regions, the method includes reading out one row from each of the two row pattern; summing the same color from each row in the vertical shift register to reduce the resolution by one half; without transferring charge out of the vertical shift register, repeating the reading and summing steps for the remaining row; and reading out the charge in the vertical shift registers in a manner in which different colors are not summed together.

摘要翻译： 一种用于从具有多个感光区域和多个垂直移位寄存器的中间CCD读出电荷的方法，并且将每个感光区域分别配合到垂直移位寄存器的CCD和具有重复图案的滤色器 两行，其中每行包括跨越光敏区域的至少两种颜色，该方法包括从两行行图案中的每一行读出一行; 对垂直移位寄存器中的每一行求和相同颜色，将分辨率降低一半; 不将电荷从垂直移位寄存器中转移出来，重复剩余行的读取和求和步骤; 并且以不同的颜色不相加的方式读出垂直移位寄存器中的电荷。

公开(公告)号：US20110074996A1

公开(公告)日：2011-03-31

申请号：US12568696

申请日：2009-09-29

申请人： Shen Wang ,  Christopher Parks

发明人： Shen Wang ,  Christopher Parks

IPC分类号： H04N5/335

CPC分类号： H04N5/37213

摘要： An output circuit in a charge-coupled device (CCD) image sensor includes a charge-to-voltage conversion region, a gain control transistor connected to the charge-to-voltage conversion region and a reset transistor connected in series with the gain control transistor. One or more additional gain control transistors can be connected between the reset transistor and the gain control transistor. The one or more gain control transistors are used to set a capacitance of the charge-to-voltage conversion region to two or more difference capacitance levels. For each capacitance level, a reset voltage and a signal voltage are measured from the charge-to-voltage conversion region. A signal processing device computes multiple signal values for a single charge packet using the measured reset and signal voltages. The signal processing device selects one of the multiple signal values to be the signal value for the pixel.

摘要翻译： 电荷耦合器件（CCD）图像传感器中的输出电路包括电荷 - 电压转换区域，连接到电荷 - 电压转换区域的增益控制晶体管和与增益控制晶体管串联连接的复位晶体管 。 一个或多个附加的增益控制晶体管可以连接在复位晶体管和增益控制晶体管之间。 一个或多个增益控制晶体管用于将电荷 - 电压转换区域的电容设置为两个或更多个不同的电容电平。 对于每个电容电平，从电荷到电压转换区域测量复位电压和信号电压。 信号处理装置使用所测量的复位和信号电压来计算单个电荷包的多个信号值。 信号处理装置选择多个信号值中的一个作为像素的信号值。

公开(公告)号：US07915702B2

公开(公告)日：2011-03-29

申请号：US11686573

申请日：2007-03-15

申请人： Christopher Parks

发明人： Christopher Parks

IPC分类号： H01L31/101

CPC分类号： H01L27/14603 ,  H01L27/14609 ,  H01L27/14641 ,  H04N5/335 ,  H04N5/37457

摘要： An image sensor that includes a plurality of pixels disposed on a substrate, each pixel includes at least one photosensitive region that collects charges in response to incident light; a charge-to-voltage conversion node for sensing the charge from the at least one photosensitive region and converting the charge to a voltage; an amplifier transistor having a source connected to an output node, having a gate connected to the charge-to-voltage conversion node and having a drain connected to at least a portion of a power supply node; and a reset transistor connecting the output node and the charge-to-voltage conversion node.

摘要翻译： 一种图像传感器，包括设置在基板上的多个像素，每个像素包括响应于入射光收集电荷的至少一个感光区域; 用于感测来自至少一个感光区域的电荷并将电荷转换成电压的电荷 - 电压转换节点; 放大器晶体管，其源极连接到输出节点，具有连接到所述电荷 - 电压转换节点并具有连接到电源节点的至少一部分的漏极的栅极; 以及连接输出节点和电荷 - 电压转换节点的复位晶体管。

公开(公告)号：US07880782B2

公开(公告)日：2011-02-01

申请号：US12130107

申请日：2008-05-30

申请人： Christopher Parks

发明人： Christopher Parks

IPC分类号： H04N9/64 ,  H04N3/14

CPC分类号： H04N5/361 ,  H01L27/14831 ,  H04N5/372 ,  H04N5/37213

摘要： A method for reducing dark current within a charge-coupled device, the method includes each gate phase n having a capacitance Cn, voltage change on the gate phase n given by ΔVn such ∑ n ⁢ C n ⁢ Δ ⁢ ⁢ V n ≅ 0 ; for the first time period, maintaining a set of first gate phases holding charge in the accumulated state and maintaining a set of second gate phases not holding charge in the depleted state; for a second time period, clocking the charge into a set of third gate phases in the depleted state and clocking the second set of gate phases not holding charge into the accumulated state; for a third time period, clocking the third set of gate phases holding the charge into the accumulated state and clocking a fourth set of gates not holding the charge into the depletion state; wherein the second time period is shorter than the first and third time periods.

摘要翻译： 一种用于减小电荷耦合器件内的暗电流的方法，该方法包括：具有电容Cn的栅极相n，栅极相位n上的电压变化由＆Dgr; Vn给出，如Σn C n＆Dgr; 唔V n≅0; 在第一时间段中，保持一组第一栅极相位保持处于累积状态的电荷并保持一组不保持电荷的第二栅极相位在耗尽状态; 在第二时间段中，将电荷计时到耗尽状态的一组第三栅极相位，并且将不保持电荷的第二组栅极相位计时到累积状态; 在第三时间段中，将保持电荷的第三组栅极相位计时到累积状态，并将不保持电荷的第四组栅极计时到耗尽状态; 其中所述第二时间段比所述第一和第三时间段短。

公开(公告)号：US07777171B2

公开(公告)日：2010-08-17

申请号：US12198264

申请日：2008-08-26

申请人： Christopher Parks

发明人： Christopher Parks

IPC分类号： H01L31/00

CPC分类号： H04N5/3741 ,  H04N5/347 ,  H04N5/3745

摘要： An image sensor includes (a) a plurality of pixels, wherein each pixel comprises: (i) at least one photosensor; (ii) at least one transfer gate connecting the photosensor to a floating diffusion; (iii) an output transistor connected to the floating diffusion; (iv) a first reset transistor connected between the floating diffusion and a summing node; (v) a second reset transistor connected to the summing node; and (b) a first summing transistor connecting together the summing nodes of two or more pixels.

摘要翻译： 图像传感器包括（a）多个像素，其中每个像素包括：（i）至少一个光电传感器; （ii）将光电传感器连接到浮动扩散器的至少一个传输栅极; （iii）连接到浮动扩散的输出晶体管; （iv）连接在浮动扩散和求和节点之间的第一复位晶体管; （v）连接到求和节点的第二复位晶体管; 和（b）将两个或更多像素的求和节点连接在一起的第一求和晶体管。

公开(公告)号：US07585695B2

公开(公告)日：2009-09-08

申请号：US11491009

申请日：2006-07-21

申请人： David N. Nichols ,  David L. Losee ,  Christopher Parks

发明人： David N. Nichols ,  David L. Losee ,  Christopher Parks

IPC分类号： H01L21/00

CPC分类号： H01L27/14812 ,  H01L27/14623 ,  H01L27/14685 ,  H01L27/14687 ,  H01L27/14837 ,  H01L27/14843

摘要： An interline transfer type image sensing device that can be operated at high speed and with low image smear is described. The device incorporates a refractory metal layer which is used for both a light shield over the vertical charge transfer region and as a wiring layer for low resistance strapping of poly crystalline silicon (polysilicon) gate electrodes for the vertical charge transfer region. Plugs provided by a separate metallization layer connect the refractory light shield to the polysilicon gate electrode. These plugs allow high temperature processing after refractory light shield patterning for improved sensor performance without degradation of the polysilicon gate electrode or the refractory lightshield layer.

摘要翻译： 描述了可以高速操作并且具有低图像拖尾的行间传送型图像感测装置。 该装置包括难熔金属层，其用于垂直电荷转移区域上的遮光罩和用于垂直电荷转移区域的多晶硅（多晶硅）栅电极的低电阻捆扎的布线层。 由单独的金属化层提供的插头将难熔光屏蔽层连接到多晶硅栅电极。 这些插头允许在耐火光屏蔽图案化之后进行高温处理，以改善传感器性能，而不会降低多晶硅栅电极或耐火遮光层。

公开(公告)号：US07385638B2

公开(公告)日：2008-06-10

申请号：US10833917

申请日：2004-04-28

申请人： Christopher Parks

发明人： Christopher Parks

IPC分类号： H04N3/14

CPC分类号： H04N9/045 ,  H04N5/3456 ,  H04N5/347 ,  H04N5/3728

摘要： A method for reading out charge from an interlined CCD having a plurality of photo-sensing regions and a plurality of vertical shift registers, and each photosensitive region is mated respectively to a CCD of a vertical shift register and a color filter having a repeating pattern of two rows in which each row includes at least two colors spanning the photo-sensing regions, the method includes reading out one row from each of the two row pattern; summing the same color from each row in the vertical shift register to reduce the resolution by one half; without transferring charge out of the vertical shift register, repeating the reading and summing steps for the remaining row; and reading out the charge in the vertical shift registers in a manner in which different colors are not summed together.

摘要翻译： 一种用于从具有多个感光区域和多个垂直移位寄存器的中间CCD读出电荷的方法，并且将每个感光区域分别配合到垂直移位寄存器的CCD和具有重复图案的滤色器 两行，其中每行包括跨越光敏区域的至少两种颜色，该方法包括从两行行图案中的每一行读出一行; 对垂直移位寄存器中的每一行求和相同颜色，将分辨率降低一半; 不将电荷从垂直移位寄存器中转移出来，重复剩余行的读取和求和步骤; 并且以不同的颜色不相加的方式读出垂直移位寄存器中的电荷。

公开(公告)号：US07126638B2

公开(公告)日：2006-10-24

申请号：US10142301

申请日：2002-05-09

申请人： Christopher Parks ,  James P. Lavine

发明人： Christopher Parks ,  James P. Lavine

IPC分类号： H04N5/225

CPC分类号： H04N5/335 ,  H01L27/14625 ,  H01L27/14627

摘要： An image sensor for capturing an image includes a photosensitive area for receiving incident light; a substance placed covering a portion of the photosensitive area which substance includes a first index of refraction; and a plurality of electrodes positioned adjacent the substance having a dielectric placed between a portion of the electrodes, which dielectric includes a second index of refraction lower than the first index of refraction.

摘要翻译： 用于捕获图像的图像传感器包括用于接收入射光的光敏区域; 放置的物质覆盖感光区域的一部分，该物质包括第一折射率; 以及多个电极，其位于所述物质附近，所述电极位于所述电极的一部分之间，所述电介质包括比所述第一折射率低的第二折射率。