公开(公告)号：US07737400B2

公开(公告)日：2010-06-15

申请号：US12206234

申请日：2008-09-08

申请人： Hideyuki Funaki ,  Yoshinori Iida ,  Hiroto Honda

发明人： Hideyuki Funaki ,  Yoshinori Iida ,  Hiroto Honda

IPC分类号： G01J5/20

CPC分类号： H04N5/33 ,  G01J5/20 ,  G01J5/22 ,  G01J2005/0048 ,  H04N5/3575 ,  H04N5/361 ,  H04N5/363 ,  H04N5/3651

摘要： A bolometer type uncooled infrared ray sensor includes: an image pickup region having detection pixels arranged in a matrix form on a semiconductor substrate to detect incident infrared rays; a plurality of row selection lines provided in the image pickup region; current sources capable of letting constant currents flow through the respective row selection lines; a plurality of signal lines provided in the image pickup region; voltage readout circuits provided so as to respectively correspond to the signal lines to read out signal voltages generated on the respectively corresponding signal lines; coupling capacitances respectively provided between the respective signal lines and the corresponding voltage readout circuits; and a calculator which calculates a difference between two signal voltages read out by the voltage readout circuits, corresponding to outputs of the same detection pixel for two different current values supplied from the current sources.

摘要翻译： 测辐射计型非冷却红外线传感器包括：具有以矩阵形式布置在半导体衬底上的检测像素的摄像区域，以检测入射的红外线; 设置在图像拾取区域中的多个行选择线; 能够使恒定电流流过各行选择线的电流源; 设置在所述摄像区域中的多条信号线; 电压读出电路，分别对应于信号线，以读出分别对应的信号线上产生的信号电压; 分别设置在各信号线和对应的电压读出电路之间的耦合电容; 以及计算器，其计算由电压读出电路读出的两个信号电压之间的差值，对应于从电流源提供的两个不同电流值的相同检测像素的输出。

公开(公告)号：US20090015491A1

公开(公告)日：2009-01-15

申请号：US11856255

申请日：2007-09-17

申请人： Naru Ikeda ,  Hiroto Honda ,  Yoshinori Iida ,  Ikuo Fujiwara

发明人： Naru Ikeda ,  Hiroto Honda ,  Yoshinori Iida ,  Ikuo Fujiwara

IPC分类号： G01R29/08 ,  G01J1/00

CPC分类号： H04N5/30 ,  G01J5/08 ,  G01J5/0837 ,  G01J5/20 ,  G01N21/35 ,  G01N21/3581 ,  H04N5/33

摘要： The present invention enables to provide a simple and inexpensive electromagnetic wave sensor that selectively detects sub-millimeter waves and millimeter waves in a specific frequency band, an imaging element and an imaging device. The distance of the gap between a plurality of antenna elements is smaller than the wavelength of infrared light. A capacitor electrically formed by the gap between the plurality of antenna elements, and an electrical resistor portion form parallel circuits electrically coupled to the antenna portion. The plurality of antenna elements are formed so that the impedance of the antenna portion is matched with the impedance of the parallel circuits against electromagnetic waves having a predetermined frequency, and is not matched against the higher harmonics of electromagnetic waves having the predetermined frequency.

摘要翻译： 本发明能够提供一种简单且便宜的电磁波传感器，其选择性地检测特定频带中的亚毫米波和毫米波，成像元件和成像装置。 多个天线元件之间的间隙的距离小于红外光的波长。 由多个天线元件之间的间隙电气形成的电容器和形成与天线部分电耦合的并联电路的电阻部分。 多个天线元件被形成为使得天线部分的阻抗与并联电路的阻抗与具有预定频率的电磁波匹配，并且与具有预定频率的电磁波的高次谐波不匹配。

公开(公告)号：US07847252B2

公开(公告)日：2010-12-07

申请号：US12207744

申请日：2008-09-10

申请人： Takashi Kawakubo ,  Michihiko Nishigaki ,  Toshihiko Nagano ,  Yoshinori Iida ,  Ikuo Fujiwara ,  Hiroto Honda

发明人： Takashi Kawakubo ,  Michihiko Nishigaki ,  Toshihiko Nagano ,  Yoshinori Iida ,  Ikuo Fujiwara ,  Hiroto Honda

IPC分类号： H01L27/14

CPC分类号： G01J5/40 ,  G01J5/02 ,  G01J5/023 ,  G01J5/024 ,  G01J5/34 ,  H01L37/00

摘要： An infrared-detecting element includes: a substrate; a laminated body; an anchor coupling a part of the laminated body with the substrate and supporting the laminated body with a gap above the substrate; and an amplifier provided on the substrate and connected to at least one of the lower electrode and the upper electrode. The laminated body has a lower electrode, an upper electrode, and a piezoelectric film made of aluminum nitride which is provided between the lower electrode and the upper electrode and in which a c-axis is oriented almost perpendicularly to a film plane. The amplifier has a circuit performing conversion into voltage according to a charge generated in the laminated body.

摘要翻译： 红外线检测元件包括：基板; 层压体; 将所述层叠体的一部分与所述基板连接的支撑体，并且在所述基板的上方具有间隙地支撑所述层叠体; 以及设置在所述基板上并连接到所述下电极和所述上电极中的至少一个的放大器。 层叠体具有下电极，上电极和由氮化铝制成的压电膜，该氮化铝设置在下电极和上电极之间，并且其中c轴几乎垂直于膜平面取向。 放大器具有根据层叠体中产生的电荷而进行电压转换的电路。

公开(公告)号：US20080267040A1

公开(公告)日：2008-10-30

申请号：US12109633

申请日：2008-04-25

申请人： Yoshinori Iida ,  Hiroto Honda ,  Akiko Hirao ,  Kazuki Matsumoto

发明人： Yoshinori Iida ,  Hiroto Honda ,  Akiko Hirao ,  Kazuki Matsumoto

IPC分类号： G11B7/00

CPC分类号： G11B7/0065 ,  G11B7/131 ,  G11B7/1372 ,  G11C13/044 ,  G11C13/047

摘要： A two-dimensional digital data acquisition element includes: a pixel area having a plurality of pixels arranged in a matrix form, each of the pixels having a photoelectric conversion element to convert the reproduced light from the optical information recording medium to an electric signal; selection circuits which select the pixel; a readout circuit which reads out an electric signal of a pixel selected by the selection circuits; and a 1-bit AD converter which converts an output of the readout circuit to 1-bit digital data. A pitch ratio N between a pitch P1 of the unit data areas in the two-dimensional digital image information and a pitch P2 of the pixels in the pixel area defined as N=P1/P2 satisfies a relation A·n2/(An+1)

摘要翻译： 二维数字数据采集元件包括：具有以矩阵形式布置的多个像素的像素区域，每个像素具有光电转换元件，用于将来自光信息记录介质的再现光转换为电信号; 选择像素的选择电路; 读出电路，读出由选择电路选择的像素的电信号; 以及将读出电路的输出转换为1位数字数据的1位AD转换器。 二维数字图像信息中的单位数据区域的间距P1与定义为N = P 1 / P 2的像素区域中的像素的间距P 2之间的间距比N满足< -formulae description =“In-line Formulas”end =“lead”？> An ^{2 /（An + 1） /（An-1） <？in-line-formula description =“在线公式”end =“tail”？>其中A是二维数字数据的一个字节的一维方向上的数字数据的数量，n是自然的 至少数2。}

公开(公告)号：US08604581B2

公开(公告)日：2013-12-10

申请号：US12211427

申请日：2008-09-16

申请人： Risako Ueno ,  Hideyuki Funaki ,  Yoshinori Iida ,  Hiroto Honda

发明人： Risako Ueno ,  Hideyuki Funaki ,  Yoshinori Iida ,  Hiroto Honda

IPC分类号： H01L27/146

CPC分类号： H01L27/1462 ,  H01L27/14605 ,  H01L27/1464

摘要： A solid-state image pickup device has a photoelectric conversion element that converts light incident from a first surface of a substrate into a signal charge and accumulates the signal charge, a transistor that is formed on a second surface side opposite to the first surface of the substrate and reads out the signal charge accumulated by the photoelectric conversion element, a supporting substrate stuck to the second surface of the substrate, and an antireflection coating formed on the first surface of the substrate, wherein the first surface of the substrate includes a curved surface or an inclined surface forming a prescribed angle to the second surface.

摘要翻译： 固体摄像装置具有将从基板的第一面入射的光转换成信号电荷并积累信号电荷的光电转换元件，形成在与第一表面相反的第二表面侧的晶体管 读取由光电转换元件积累的信号电荷，粘贴到基板的第二表面的支撑基板和形成在基板的第一表面上的抗反射涂层，其中基板的第一表面包括弯曲表面 或与第二表面形成规定角度的倾斜表面。

公开(公告)号：US07893404B2

公开(公告)日：2011-02-22

申请号：US11856255

申请日：2007-09-17

申请人： Naru Ikeda ,  Hiroto Honda ,  Yoshinori Iida ,  Ikuo Fujiwara

发明人： Naru Ikeda ,  Hiroto Honda ,  Yoshinori Iida ,  Ikuo Fujiwara

IPC分类号： G01J5/20 ,  G01J5/02

CPC分类号： H04N5/30 ,  G01J5/08 ,  G01J5/0837 ,  G01J5/20 ,  G01N21/35 ,  G01N21/3581 ,  H04N5/33

摘要： The present invention enables to provide a simple and inexpensive electromagnetic wave sensor that selectively detects sub-millimeter waves and millimeter waves in a specific frequency band, an imaging element and an imaging device. The distance of the gap between a plurality of antenna elements is smaller than the wavelength of infrared light. A capacitor electrically formed by the gap between the plurality of antenna elements, and an electrical resistor portion form parallel circuits electrically coupled to the antenna portion. The plurality of antenna elements are formed so that the impedance of the antenna portion is matched with the impedance of the parallel circuits against electromagnetic waves having a predetermined frequency, and is not matched against the higher harmonics of electromagnetic waves having the predetermined frequency.

摘要翻译： 本发明能够提供一种简单且便宜的电磁波传感器，其选择性地检测特定频带中的亚毫米波和毫米波，成像元件和成像装置。 多个天线元件之间的间隙的距离小于红外光的波长。 由多个天线元件之间的间隙电气形成的电容器和形成与天线部分电耦合的并联电路的电阻部分。 多个天线元件被形成为使得天线部分的阻抗与并联电路的阻抗与具有预定频率的电磁波匹配，并且与具有预定频率的电磁波的高次谐波不匹配。

公开(公告)号：US20090200471A1

公开(公告)日：2009-08-13

申请号：US12207744

申请日：2008-09-10

申请人： Takashi Kawakubo ,  Michihiko Nishigaki ,  Toshihiko Nagano ,  Yoshinori Iida ,  Ikuo Fujiwara ,  Hiroto Honda

发明人： Takashi Kawakubo ,  Michihiko Nishigaki ,  Toshihiko Nagano ,  Yoshinori Iida ,  Ikuo Fujiwara ,  Hiroto Honda

IPC分类号： H01L27/14

CPC分类号： G01J5/40 ,  G01J5/02 ,  G01J5/023 ,  G01J5/024 ,  G01J5/34 ,  H01L37/00

摘要： An infrared-detecting element includes: a substrate; a laminated body; an anchor coupling a part of the laminated body with the substrate and supporting the laminated body with a gap above the substrate; and an amplifier provided on the substrate and connected to at least one of the lower electrode and the upper electrode. The laminated body has a lower electrode, an upper electrode, and a piezoelectric film made of aluminum nitride which is provided between the lower electrode and the upper electrode and in which a c-axis is oriented almost perpendicularly to a film plane. The amplifier has a circuit performing conversion into voltage according to a charge generated in the laminated body.

摘要翻译： 红外线检测元件包括：基板; 层压体; 将所述层叠体的一部分与所述基板连接的支撑体，并且在所述基板的上方具有间隙地支撑所述层叠体; 以及设置在所述基板上并连接到所述下电极和所述上电极中的至少一个的放大器。 层叠体具有下电极，上电极和由氮化铝制成的压电膜，该氮化铝设置在下电极和上电极之间，并且其中c轴几乎垂直于膜平面取向。 放大器具有根据层叠体中产生的电荷而进行电压转换的电路。

公开(公告)号：US20080170149A1

公开(公告)日：2008-07-17

申请号：US11856453

申请日：2007-09-17

申请人： Yoshinori IIDA ,  Hideyuki Funaki ,  Hiroto Honda ,  Ikuo Fujiwara

发明人： Yoshinori IIDA ,  Hideyuki Funaki ,  Hiroto Honda ,  Ikuo Fujiwara

IPC分类号： H04N3/14

CPC分类号： H01L27/14609 ,  H01L27/14603 ,  H01L27/14621 ,  H01L27/1464 ,  H01L27/14641

摘要： There is provided a single-chip color solid-state imager of a backside illumination type having high sensitivity and low noise that facilitates the miniaturization of a pixel size. A pixel readout circuit is selectively disposed on a part of pixels of a readout block consisting of a plurality of pixels that share the pixel readout circuit.

摘要翻译： 提供了具有高灵敏度和低噪声的背面照明类型的单芯片彩色固态成像器，其有助于像素尺寸的小型化。 像素读出电路选择性地设置在由共享像素读出电路的多个像素组成的读出块的像素的一部分上。

公开(公告)号：US07638769B2

公开(公告)日：2009-12-29

申请号：US11828614

申请日：2007-07-26

申请人： Hiroto Honda ,  Ikuo Fujiwara ,  Yoshinori Iida ,  Naru Ikeda

发明人： Hiroto Honda ,  Ikuo Fujiwara ,  Yoshinori Iida ,  Naru Ikeda

IPC分类号： G01J5/20 ,  G02F1/01 ,  G01J5/02 ,  H01Q1/38

CPC分类号： G01J5/20 ,  G01J5/061 ,  H01L27/14649

摘要： The present invention provides a solid-state image sensing device that converts long-wavelength light represented by the terahertz band into electric signals without being affected by the fluctuation of radiated heat, and outputs the signals mainly as picture signals; a method for manufacturing the same, and an imaging system. The cell unit has an antenna to generate electrical signals by receiving incident electric waves, an electrical resistor electrically connected to the antenna, and to vary the temperature of the cell unit by generating Joule heat corresponding to the electrical signals, and a thermoelectric conversion element electrically connected to the support structure portion, electrically insulated from the antenna and the electrical resistor, and thermally connected to the electrical resistor, to generate electrical signals by detecting the temperature variation of the cell unit; and the side of the incident electric waves in the cell unit is formed of a material to reflect infrared lights.

摘要翻译： 本发明提供一种固态图像感测装置，其将由太赫兹频带表示的长波长光转换为电信号而不受辐射热的波动的影响，并将该信号主要作为图像信号输出; 其制造方法和成像系统。 电池单元具有通过接收入射电波来产生电信号的天线，电连接到天线的电阻器，并且通过产生对应于电信号的焦耳热来改变电池单元的温度，以及热电转换元件电 连接到支撑结构部分，与天线和电阻器电绝缘并且热连接到电阻器，以通过检测电池单元的温度变化来产生电信号; 并且电池单元中的入射电波的一侧由反射红外光的材料形成。

公开(公告)号：US07535003B2

公开(公告)日：2009-05-19

申请号：US12050572

申请日：2008-03-18

申请人： Hiroto Honda ,  Yoshinori Iida ,  Ikuo Fujiwara ,  Naru Ikeda

发明人： Hiroto Honda ,  Yoshinori Iida ,  Ikuo Fujiwara ,  Naru Ikeda

IPC分类号： H01L31/00

CPC分类号： H01L27/14649 ,  G01J5/0245 ,  G01J5/20

摘要： This disclosure concerns a solid-state imaging device including a pixel thermally separated from a substrate; a heat conduction switch having one end connected to the substrate and other end capable of contacting to the substrate or the pixel, the heat conduction switch changing over a state of the pixel to one of a first state and a second state, the first state being a state in which the pixel is thermally isolated from the substrate by causing the other end of the heat conduction switch to contact with the substrate, the second state being a state in which the pixel is thermally shorted to the substrate by causing the other end of the heat conduction switch to contact with the pixel; and a signal detector detecting a difference between the signal voltage of the pixel in the first state and the signal voltage of the pixel in the second state.

摘要翻译： 本公开涉及包括从衬底热分离的像素的固态成像装置; 一个热传导开关，其一端连接到该基板，另一端能够接触该基板或该像素，该导热开关将该像素的状态转换为第一状态和第二状态之一，第一状态为 通过使热传导开关的另一端与基板接触而将像素与基板热隔离的状态，第二状态是通过使基板的另一端将像素热短路到基板的状态 热传导开关与像素接触; 以及信号检测器，其检测第一状态下的像素的信号电压与第二状态下的像素的信号电压之间的差。