公开(公告)号：US10828012B2

公开(公告)日：2020-11-10

申请号：US15752911

申请日：2016-06-16

Applicant: SONY CORPORATION

Inventor： Rui Morimoto

IPC: A61B8/00 ,  A61B8/10 ,  H04R17/00 ,  B06B1/02 ,  B06B1/06

Abstract: An ultrasonic array oscillator according to the present technology includes ultrasonic oscillators and semiconductor chips. The ultrasonic oscillators form an array. The semiconductor chips are bonded to the respective ultrasonic oscillators to form impedance matching circuits.

公开(公告)号：US09680104B2

公开(公告)日：2017-06-13

申请号：US14439416

申请日：2013-10-31

Applicant: SONY CORPORATION

Inventor： Toru Udaka ,  Masaki Murata ,  Osamu Enoki ,  Masayoshi Aonuma ,  Sae Miyaji ,  Takuya Ito ,  Miki Sudou ,  Rui Morimoto ,  Hiroto Sasaki

IPC: H01L29/08 ,  H01L51/00 ,  H01L27/30 ,  H01L51/42

CPC classification number: H01L51/0046 ,  H01L27/307 ,  H01L51/0068 ,  H01L51/0072 ,  H01L51/0078 ,  H01L51/4246 ,  H01L51/4253 ,  Y02E10/549

Abstract: A solid-state image pickup unit of the invention includes a plurality of pixels, each of which includes a photoelectric conversion element. The photoelectric conversion element includes a photoelectric conversion layer; and first and second electrodes provided with the photoelectric conversion layer in between, the photoelectric conversion layer including a first organic semiconductor of a first conductive type and a second organic semiconductor of a second conductive type, and being configured by addition of a third organic semiconductor made of a derivative or an isomer of one of the first and second organic semiconductors.

公开(公告)号：US09520449B2

公开(公告)日：2016-12-13

申请号：US14437270

申请日：2013-09-25

Applicant: SONY CORPORATION

Inventor： Toru Udaka ,  Osamu Enoki ,  Masaki Murata ,  Rui Morimoto ,  Ryoji Arai

IPC: H01L27/30 ,  H01L51/44 ,  H01L51/42 ,  H01L51/00

CPC classification number: H01L27/307 ,  H01L51/0072 ,  H01L51/4273 ,  H01L51/441 ,  H01L51/442 ,  H01L2251/301 ,  H01L2251/305 ,  H01L2251/306 ,  H01L2251/308 ,  Y02E10/549

Abstract: A photoelectric conversion device includes an organic photoelectric conversion film; a first electrode and a second electrode provided with the organic photoelectric conversion film in between; and a charge block layer provided between the second electrode and the organic photoelectric conversion film, in which the charge block layer includes a work function adjustment layer including a metal element on the second electrode side of the organic photoelectric conversion film, the metal element being adopted to adjust a work function, and a first diffusion suppression layer provided between the work function adjustment layer and the second electrode and suppressing diffusion of the metal element to the second electrode side.

Abstract translation: 光电转换装置包括有机光电转换膜; 在其间设置有有机光电转换膜的第一电极和第二电极; 以及设置在第二电极和有机光电转换膜之间的电荷阻挡层，其中电荷阻挡层包括在有机光电转换膜的第二电极侧上包括金属元素的功函数调节层，采用金属元素 调整功函数，以及第一扩散抑制层，设置在功函调整层与第二电极之间，抑制金属元件向第二电极侧的扩散。

公开(公告)号：US20150207087A1

公开(公告)日：2015-07-23

申请号：US14419148

申请日：2013-06-21

Applicant: SONY CORPORATION

Inventor： Toru Udaka ,  Masaki Murata ,  Rui Morimoto ,  Osamu Enoki

IPC: H01L51/42 ,  H01L27/30

CPC classification number: H01L51/424 ,  H01L27/302 ,  H01L27/307 ,  H01L51/001 ,  H01L51/0053 ,  H01L51/4246 ,  Y02E10/549

Abstract: An organic photoelectric conversion element, an imaging device, and an optical sensor, which can detect a plurality of wavelength regions by a single element structure, are provided.The photoelectric conversion element is formed by providing an organic photoelectric conversion portion including two or more types of organic semiconductor materials having different spectral sensitivities between the first and the second electrodes. Wavelength sensitivity characteristics of the photoelectric conversion element change according to a voltage (bias voltage) applied between the first and the second electrodes. The photoelectric conversion element is mounted in the imaging device and the optical sensor.

Abstract translation: 提供了可以通过单个元件结构检测多个波长区域的有机光电转换元件，成像器件和光学传感器。 光电转换元件通过在第一和第二电极之间提供包括具有不同光谱灵敏度的两种或更多种类型的有机半导体材料的有机光电转换部分形成。 光电转换元件的波长灵敏度特性根据施加在第一和第二电极之间的电压（偏置电压）而变化。 光电转换元件安装在成像装置和光学传感器中。

公开(公告)号：US10032834B2

公开(公告)日：2018-07-24

申请号：US14418503

申请日：2013-06-21

Applicant: SONY CORPORATION

Inventor： Toru Udaka ,  Masaki Murata ,  Rui Morimoto ,  Osamu Enoki

IPC: H01L27/14 ,  H01L31/0232 ,  H01L31/101 ,  H01L27/32 ,  H01L27/28 ,  H01L27/30 ,  H01L51/44

Abstract: Provided is a light receiving/emitting element and a light receiving/emitting apparatus that can be easily manufactured and allow high-sensitivity detection.The light receiving/emitting element is configured to include a first organic photoelectric conversion unit and a second organic photoelectric conversion unit that is disposed on the first organic photoelectric conversion unit and is different in spectral sensitivity from the first organic photoelectric conversion unit, wherein one of the first organic photoelectric conversion unit and the second organic photoelectric conversion unit acts as a light receiving unit and the other acts as a light emitting unit. The light receiving/emitting apparatus is configured to have the light receiving/emitting element mounted thereon.

公开(公告)号：US10020347B2

公开(公告)日：2018-07-10

申请号：US14087430

申请日：2013-11-22

Applicant: Sony Corporation

Inventor： Osamu Enoki ,  Toru Udaka ,  Masaki Murata ,  Rui Morimoto

IPC: H04N5/369 ,  H01L27/30 ,  H01L51/44 ,  H04N5/225 ,  H01L51/00

CPC classification number: H01L27/307 ,  H01L51/003 ,  H01L51/448 ,  H04N5/2253 ,  H04N5/369 ,  Y02E10/549 ,  Y02P70/521

Abstract: Image sensors, electronic apparatuses, and methods of manufacturing an image sensor are provided. More particularly, an image sensor having a plurality of photoelectric conversion elements included in a laminated body is provided. At least one of the photoelectric conversion elements includes organic photoelectric conversion elements. In addition, at least a first surface of the laminated body includes a curved light incident surface, which further includes a concave surface. The plurality of photoelectric conversion elements receive light through the concave light incident surface. The laminated body can be connected to a support structure.

公开(公告)号：US09491421B2

公开(公告)日：2016-11-08

申请号：US14875035

申请日：2015-10-05

Applicant: Sony Corporation

Inventor： Rui Morimoto

IPC: H04N5/232 ,  H04N9/04 ,  G03B11/00 ,  G02F1/1347 ,  G06T5/20 ,  H04N9/64

CPC classification number: H04N9/045 ,  G02F1/13306 ,  G02F1/133528 ,  G02F1/13473 ,  G02F1/136 ,  G02F1/21 ,  G02F2001/213 ,  G03B11/00 ,  G06T5/20 ,  H04N5/23277 ,  H04N5/332 ,  H04N9/646 ,  H04N2209/043

Abstract: There is provided an image pickup unit capable of suppressing occurrence of false color and color mixture and acquiring a color image with high image quality. The image pickup unit includes: an image sensor including a plurality of pixels and acquiring an image pickup data; a variable filter provided on a light receiving face of the image sensor, and transmitting a selective wavelength; and a filter drive section (a wavelength selection circuit and a system control section) driving the variable filter and thereby setting its transmission wavelength. By acquiring the image pickup data while time-divisionally switching the transmission wavelength of the variable filter, pixel data corresponding to the transmission wavelength of the variable filter are acquired in a temporally-successive manner.

公开(公告)号：US09172877B2

公开(公告)日：2015-10-27

申请号：US14347132

申请日：2012-09-28

Applicant: Sony Corporation

Inventor： Rui Morimoto

IPC: H04N5/232 ,  G03B11/00 ,  H04N9/04 ,  G02F1/1347

CPC classification number: H04N9/045 ,  G02F1/13306 ,  G02F1/133528 ,  G02F1/13473 ,  G02F1/136 ,  G02F1/21 ,  G02F2001/213 ,  G03B11/00 ,  G06T5/20 ,  H04N5/23277 ,  H04N5/332 ,  H04N9/646 ,  H04N2209/043

Abstract: There is provided an image pickup unit capable of suppressing occurrence of false color and color mixture and acquiring a color image with high image quality. The image pickup unit includes: an image sensor including a plurality of pixels and acquiring an image pickup data; a variable filter provided on a light receiving face of the image sensor, and transmitting a selective wavelength; and a filter drive section (a wavelength selection circuit and a system control section) driving the variable filter and thereby setting its transmission wavelength. By acquiring the image pickup data while time-divisionally switching the transmission wavelength of the variable filter, pixel data corresponding to the transmission wavelength of the variable filter are acquired in a temporally-successive manner.

Abstract translation: 提供一种能够抑制伪色和混色的发生并获取高图像质量的彩色图像的图像拾取单元。 图像拾取单元包括：图像传感器，包括多个像素并获取图像拾取数据; 设置在所述图像传感器的光接收面上并透射选择波长的可变滤波器; 以及驱动可变滤波器并由此设定其传输波长的滤波器驱动部分（波长选择电路和系统控制部分）。 通过在分时地切换可变滤波器的透射波长的同时获取图像拾取数据，以时间连续的方式获取与可变滤波器的透射波长相对应的像素数据。

公开(公告)号：US20150287765A1

公开(公告)日：2015-10-08

申请号：US14437270

申请日：2013-09-25

Applicant: SONY CORPORATION

Inventor： Toru Udaka ,  Osamu Enoki ,  Masaki Murata ,  Rui Morimoto ,  Ryoji Arai

IPC: H01L27/30 ,  H01L51/44

CPC classification number: H01L27/307 ,  H01L51/0072 ,  H01L51/4273 ,  H01L51/441 ,  H01L51/442 ,  H01L2251/301 ,  H01L2251/305 ,  H01L2251/306 ,  H01L2251/308 ,  Y02E10/549

Abstract: A photoelectric conversion device includes an organic photoelectric conversion film; a first electrode and a second electrode provided with the organic photoelectric conversion film in between; and a charge block layer provided between the second electrode and the organic photoelectric conversion film, in which the charge block layer includes a work function adjustment layer including a metal element on the second electrode side of the organic photoelectric conversion film, the metal element being adopted to adjust a work function, and a first diffusion suppression layer provided between the work function adjustment layer and the second electrode and suppressing diffusion of the metal element to the second electrode side.

Abstract translation: 光电转换装置包括有机光电转换膜; 在其间设置有有机光电转换膜的第一电极和第二电极; 以及设置在第二电极和有机光电转换膜之间的电荷阻挡层，其中电荷阻挡层包括在有机光电转换膜的第二电极侧上包括金属元素的功函数调节层，采用金属元素 调整功函数，以及第一扩散抑制层，设置在功函调整层与第二电极之间，抑制金属元件向第二电极侧的扩散。

公开(公告)号：US20150117540A1

公开(公告)日：2015-04-30

申请号：US14521268

申请日：2014-10-22

Applicant: Sony Corporation

Inventor： Rui Morimoto

IPC: H04N19/513

CPC classification number: H04N19/513 ,  H04N19/52 ,  H04N19/543

Abstract: The present technology relates to a coding apparatus including a region segmentation unit that segments each of a plurality of frames in a coding target moving picture that includes the plurality of frames in a time-series order into a plurality of sub-regions having different feature amounts and provides a plurality of nodes on a boundary line of each of the sub-regions, a motion vector detector that correlates each of the plurality of nodes on a reference frame serving as a reference among the plurality of frames with an optional node on a non-reference frame other than the reference frame and detects a vector of which both ends are at the correlated node pair as a node motion vector for respective node pairs, and a coding data output unit that outputs data including the reference frame and the node motion vector as coding data obtained by coding the moving picture.

Abstract translation: 本技术涉及一种包括区域分割单元的编码设备，该区域分割单元将包括多个帧的编码目标运动图像中的每个帧以时间序列顺序分割成具有不同特征量的多个子区域 并且在每个子区域的边界线上提供多个节点，运动矢量检测器将用作多个帧中的参考的参考帧上的多个节点中的每一个与非帧上的可选节点相关联 - 参考帧，并且检测其两端处于相关节点对的矢量作为用于各个节点对的节点运动矢量，以及编码数据输出单元，其输出包括参考帧和节点运动矢量的数据 作为通过对运动图像进行编码获得的编码数据。