SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE FOR HIGH-SPEED PHOTOGRAPHY
    11.
    发明申请
    SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE FOR HIGH-SPEED PHOTOGRAPHY 有权
    用于高速摄影的固态成像装置

    公开(公告)号:US20070109433A1

    公开(公告)日:2007-05-17

    申请号:US11558670

    申请日:2006-11-10

    IPC分类号: H04N5/335

    摘要: A solid-state imaging device for high-speed photography includes an imaging element area in which a plurality of pixel portions having photodetectors for photography are disposed in a matrix form. The solid-state imaging device generates image data by capturing pixel information obtained from the photodetectors for photography. The solid-state imaging device for high-speed photography further includes: a change detection element that detects a change in an amount of incident light, which is disposed in the imaging element area or at a predetermined position surrounding the imaging element area; and a controller that controls starting or stopping of capturing of pixel information obtained from the photodetectors for photography in accordance with a trigger signal based on a detection signal output from the change detection element. Since the photographing can be started in accordance with the generation of a phenomenon, the phenomenon can be recorded with reliability, and an excellent power-saving capability also can be provided.

    摘要翻译: 用于高速摄影的固态成像装置包括其中具有用于摄影的光电检测器的多个像素部分以矩阵形式布置的成像元件区域。 固态成像装置通过捕获从用于摄影的光电检测器获得的像素信息来生成图像数据。 用于高速摄影的固态成像装置还包括:变化检测元件,其检测设置在成像元件区域或围绕成像元件区域的预定位置处的入射光量的变化; 以及控制器,其基于从变化检测元件输出的检测信号,根据触发信号,控制从用于摄影的光电检测器获得的像素信息的拍摄的开始或停止。 由于可以根据现象的产生开始拍摄,因此可以可靠地记录现象,并且还可以提供优异的节电能力。

    Solid-state imaging device comprising a holding circuit and driving method thereof
    12.
    发明授权
    Solid-state imaging device comprising a holding circuit and driving method thereof 有权
    固态成像装置,包括保持电路及其驱动方法

    公开(公告)号:US08817143B2

    公开(公告)日:2014-08-26

    申请号:US13271466

    申请日:2011-10-12

    IPC分类号: H04N3/14 H04N5/217

    摘要: A plurality of pixel circuits arranged in rows and columns, and each of which outputs an electric signal according to an amount of received light; a first column signal line provided for each of the columns, and for sequentially transferring the electric signals from said pixel circuits in a corresponding column; and a holding circuit provided for each of the pixel circuits in each column, and which holds the electric signal transferred through the column signal line in the corresponding column are provided. A holding circuit includes a first capacitor which holds a first electric signal of the corresponding pixel circuit in a reset state; and a second capacitor which holds a second electric signal after the corresponding pixel circuit receives light. A difference circuit calculates a difference between two electric signals held by the first capacitor and the second capacitor in a same holding circuit.

    摘要翻译: 多个以行和列排列的像素电路,每个像素电路根据接收的光量输出电信号; 为每个列提供的第一列信号线,并且用于从相应列中的所述像素电路顺序传送电信号; 并且提供为每列中的每个像素电路提供并保持通过相应列中的列信号线传送的电信号的保持电路。 保持电路包括:第一电容器,其将相应像素电路的第一电信号保持在复位状态; 以及在相应的像素电路接收光之后保持第二电信号的第二电容器。 差分电路在相同的保持电路中计算由第一电容器和第二电容器保持的两个电信号之间的差。

    Solid state imaging device with readout control and output control
    13.
    发明授权
    Solid state imaging device with readout control and output control 有权
    具有读出控制和输出控制的固态成像装置

    公开(公告)号:US08040418B2

    公开(公告)日:2011-10-18

    申请号:US12091138

    申请日:2006-07-11

    IPC分类号: H04N3/14

    摘要: An object of the present invention is to provide a two-dimensional solid state imaging device which can realize speeding up of signal output. The two-dimensional solid state imaging device includes: a pixel region; a first capacitance element and a second capacitance element each of which is arranged for a different column of pixels and accumulates pixel signals of the corresponding column of pixels; a first horizontal signal line and a second horizontal signal line each of which transmits the pixel signals accumulated in a corresponding capacitance element; a common signal line connected to the horizontal signal lines; a scan timing generation unit and a switch unit which control readout of the pixel signals from the capacitance element to the horizontal signal line; and an external output timing unit and a switch unit which select the horizontal signal line and control output of the pixel signals from the selected horizontal signal line to the common signal line. Here, the scan timing generation unit and the switch unit, and the external output timing unit and the switch unit control the readout and the output of the pixel signals, respectively, so that a time period required for the readout of the pixel signals from the capacitance element to the signal line is longer than a time period required for the output of the pixel signals from the signal line to the common signal line.

    摘要翻译: 本发明的目的是提供一种可实现信号输出加速的二维固态成像装置。 二维固态成像装置包括:像素区域; 第一电容元件和第二电容元件,每个元件被布置用于不同的像素列并且累积相应列的像素的像素信号; 第一水平信号线和第二水平信号线,每个信号线发送累积在对应的电容元件中的像素信号; 连接到水平信号线的公共信号线; 扫描定时生成单元和开关单元,其控制从电容元件到水平信号线的像素信号的读出; 以及外部输出定时单元和开关单元,其选择水平信号线并将所选择的水平信号线的像素信号的输出控制到公共信号线。 这里,扫描定时生成单元和开关单元以及外部输出定时单元和开关单元分别控制像素信号的读出和输出,从而从像素信号读出所需的时间周期 信号线的电容元件比从信号线到公共信号线的像素信号的输出所需的时间长。

    Solid state imaging device, method for driving the same, and camera
    14.
    发明授权
    Solid state imaging device, method for driving the same, and camera 有权
    固态成像装置,其驱动方法和相机

    公开(公告)号:US07567281B2

    公开(公告)日:2009-07-28

    申请号:US11528523

    申请日:2006-09-28

    IPC分类号: H04N3/14 H04N5/335

    CPC分类号: H04N5/3741 H04N5/3742

    摘要: A solid state imaging device includes an imaging area where a plurality of first pixels and a plurality of second pixels are respectively arranged in the form of a matrix, each of the first pixels and the second pixels having a photoelectric conversion portion and outputting a signal in accordance with brightness of incident light when selected; a plurality of first memories that respectively store signals of selected first pixels out of the plurality of first pixels; and a plurality of second memories that are respectively connected in parallel to the first memories and respectively store signals of selected second pixels out of the plurality of second pixels. The signals stored in the first memories and in the second memories are successively read to a horizontal signal line.

    摘要翻译: 固态成像装置包括其中多个第一像素和多个第二像素分别以矩阵形式布置的成像区域,每个第一像素和第二像素具有光电转换部分,并且输出信号 根据入射光的亮度选择; 多个第一存储器,分别存储多个第一像素中所选择的第一像素的信号; 以及分别与第一存储器并联连接并分别存储多个第二像素中所选择的第二像素的信号的多个第二存储器。 存储在第一存储器和第二存储器中的信号被连续地读取到水平信号线。

    Infrared Sensor And Method For Driving The Same
    15.
    发明申请
    Infrared Sensor And Method For Driving The Same 有权
    红外线传感器及其驱动方法

    公开(公告)号:US20080087823A1

    公开(公告)日:2008-04-17

    申请号:US11665603

    申请日:2006-06-09

    IPC分类号: H01L27/16

    摘要: An infrared sensor includes a plurality of reference pixel units 2 arranged in a matrix pattern and series capacitor elements 14 provided in a one-to-one correspondence with the reference pixel units 2. The reference pixel units 2 each include an output line 30, a reference capacitor element 13 connected via a switching element 17 between the output line and the ground, and a plurality of infrared-detecting capacitor elements 12 connected via associated switching elements 16 between the output line 30 and the ground. Each series capacitor element 14 is connected to the associated output line 30.

    摘要翻译: 红外线传感器包括以矩阵图案排列的多个参考像素单元2和与参考像素单元2一一对应地设置的串联电容器元件14。 参考像素单元2各自包括输出线30,经由输出线和地之间的开关元件17连接的参考电容器元件13以及通过相关联的开关元件16连接在输出线和地之间的多个红外线检测电容器元件12 30号线和地面。 每个串联电容器元件14连接到相关联的输出线30。

    Solid-state device for high-speed photographing and camera provided with the solid-state imaging device as imaging device
    16.
    发明申请
    Solid-state device for high-speed photographing and camera provided with the solid-state imaging device as imaging device 审中-公开
    用于高速拍摄的固态设备和配有固态成像装置的成像装置

    公开(公告)号:US20080049128A1

    公开(公告)日:2008-02-28

    申请号:US11889209

    申请日:2007-08-09

    IPC分类号: H04N3/14

    摘要: In each pixel of a MOS-type solid-state imaging device, a plurality of first signals and one or more second signals are accumulated in a plurality of storage areas in a storage unit during driving. Here, each of the plurality of first signals corresponds to a light receiving signal (light receiving signal on which noise is superimposed) which is transmitted from a light receiving unit each time a switching unit is in a closed state, and each of the one or more second signals is a signal (noise such as dark-current noise, fixed pattern noise, and the like) as a voltage of a signal readout path when the switching unit is in an open state. Also, in the solid-state imaging device of the present invention, each of the one or more second signals in the storage unit of each image pixel is in a state of being physically or temporally separated from each of the plurality of first signals.

    摘要翻译: 在MOS型固态成像装置的每个像素中,在驱动期间,多个第一信号和一个或多个第二信号被累积在存储单元中的多个存储区域中。 这里,多个第一信号中的每一个对应于每当切换单元处于关闭状态时从光接收单元发送的光接收信号(叠加有噪声的光接收信号),并且每个 更多的第二信号是当开关单元处于打开状态时作为信号读出路径的电压的信号(诸如暗电流噪声,固定图案噪声等的噪声)。 此外,在本发明的固态成像装置中,每个图像像素的存储单元中的一个或多个第二信号中的每一个处于与多个第一信号中的每一个物理或时间上分离的状态。

    Noise reduction circuit
    17.
    发明申请
    Noise reduction circuit 有权
    降噪电路

    公开(公告)号:US20080024206A1

    公开(公告)日:2008-01-31

    申请号:US11826582

    申请日:2007-07-17

    IPC分类号: H03K5/00

    CPC分类号: H03K5/1252 H04N5/21

    摘要: A noise reduction circuit receives, as an input signal, a voltage difference between two different signals. The noise reduction circuit includes: an amplifier circuit for amplifying the two different signals; a voltage difference detection circuit for detecting a voltage difference between the two different signals amplified by the amplifier circuit; and an electric charge accumulation circuit section or a voltage adding circuit. The electric charge accumulation circuit section accumulates, a predetermined number of times, an electric charge corresponding to the voltage difference detected by the voltage difference detection circuit and combines the accumulated electric charges to output the resultant electric charge. The voltage adding circuit adds, a predetermined number of times, the voltage difference detected by the voltage difference detection circuit.

    摘要翻译: 噪声降低电路作为输入信号接收两个不同信号之间的电压差。 噪声降低电路包括:用于放大两个不同信号的放大器电路; 用于检测由放大器电路放大的两个不同信号之间的电压差的电压差检测电路; 和电荷累积电路部分或电压相加电路。 电荷累积电路部分累积与由电压差检测电路检测出的电压差对应的电荷的预定次数,并组合累计的电荷以输出所得的电荷。 电压加法电路将电压差检测电路检测出的电压差加上规定次数。

    Solid-state imaging device
    18.
    发明申请
    Solid-state imaging device 有权
    固态成像装置

    公开(公告)号:US20070285544A1

    公开(公告)日:2007-12-13

    申请号:US11785625

    申请日:2007-04-19

    IPC分类号: H04N3/14

    摘要: Provided is a solid-state imaging device that can perform a high-speed imaging, with appropriate number of pixels maintained. A plurality of pixels are arranged in a matrix in the solid-state imaging device. Each pixel includes a plurality of signal charge holding units that hold signal charges output from a photo diode. A write target switching unit selects the signal charge holding units so that signal charges output at different time points are written to the signal charge holding units, respectively. A read target switching unit switches between signal charge holding units from which to read a signal charge.

    摘要翻译: 提供了一种固态成像装置,其可以执行适当数量的像素的高速成像。 在固态成像装置中以矩阵形式排列多个像素。 每个像素包括保持从光电二极管输出的信号电荷的多个信号电荷保持单元。 写目标切换单元选择信号电荷保持单元,使得在不同时间点输出的信号电荷分别被写入信号电荷保持单元。 读取目标切换单元在从其读取信号电荷的信号电荷保持单元之间切换。

    Noise reduction circuit
    20.
    发明授权
    Noise reduction circuit 有权
    降噪电路

    公开(公告)号:US07589585B2

    公开(公告)日:2009-09-15

    申请号:US11826582

    申请日:2007-07-17

    IPC分类号: H03K17/16 H03K5/00

    CPC分类号: H03K5/1252 H04N5/21

    摘要: A noise reduction circuit outputs a signal corresponding to a voltage difference between two different signals. The noise reduction circuit includes: an amplifier circuit for amplifying the two different signals at different timings; and a voltage difference detection circuit for detecting a voltage difference between the two different signals amplified by the amplifier circuit. The noise reduction circuit accumulates, a predetermined number of times, an electric charge corresponding to the voltage difference detected by the voltage difference detection circuit and combines the accumulated electric charges to output a resultant electric charge.

    摘要翻译: 噪声降低电路输出与两个不同信号之间的电压差对应的信号。 噪声降低电路包括:放大器电路,用于在不同的定时放大两个不同的信号; 以及电压差检测电路,用于检测由放大器电路放大的两个不同信号之间的电压差。 噪声降低电路以预定次数累积与由电压差检测电路检测出的电压差对应的电荷,并组合累积的电荷以输出所得的电荷。