公开(公告)号：US07190399B2

公开(公告)日：2007-03-13

申请号：US10406110

申请日：2003-04-03

申请人： Tomokazu Kakumoto

发明人： Tomokazu Kakumoto

IPC分类号： H04N5/335

CPC分类号： H04N5/35518

摘要： An image pickup apparatus comprising: a plurality of pixels each with a photodiode, a logarithmic converter including a logarithmic-converting MOS transistor for converting an output of the photodiode into an electric signal proportional to a logarithmic value of an amount of incident light on the photodiode, and an integration circuit for accumulating an output from the logarithmic converter; a voltage controller for control of a voltage to be applied to the transistor; and an output circuit for receiving signals from the pixels and outputting processed signals. The voltage controller realizes a moving object extraction image pickup state in which an image pickup signal is generated for displaying at least a part of the moving object existing in an image picked-up region at a density different from that of a static background part.

摘要翻译： 一种图像拾取装置，包括：多个像素，每个具有光电二极管，对数转换器，包括对数转换MOS晶体管，用于将光电二极管的输出转换成与光电二极管上的入射光的对数值成比例的电信号 以及用于累积来自对数转换器的输出的积分电路; 用于控制施加到晶体管的电压的电压控制器; 以及用于从像素接收信号并输出​​处理的信号的输出电路。 电压控制器实现移动对象提取图像拾取状态，其中生成用于以与静态背景部分不同的密度显示存在于图像拾取区域中的移动对象的至少一部分的图像拾取信号。

公开(公告)号：US20070046797A1

公开(公告)日：2007-03-01

申请号：US11511659

申请日：2006-08-29

申请人： Tomokazu Kakumoto

发明人： Tomokazu Kakumoto

IPC分类号： H04N5/335

CPC分类号： H04N5/335 ,  H01L27/14609

摘要： An image signal, a noise signal, and an overflow signal outputted from a solid-state image-sensing device are sampled-and-held in capacitors C1, C2, and C3 in a sample-and-hold circuit 17. Thereafter, the image signal and the noise signal in the capacitors C1 and C2 are fed to a subtractor 50 in a correction circuit 18, so that the image signal having noise eliminated therefrom is fed to an operator 51. In this operator 51, according to the value of the overflow signal in the capacitor C3, the image signal having noise eliminated therefrom is corrected by adding thereto an integrated component.

摘要翻译： 从固态图像感测装置输出的图像信号，噪声信号和溢出信号被采样保持在采样保持电路17中的电容器C 1，C 2和C 3中。 此后，将电容器C 1和C 2中的图像信号和噪声信号馈送到校正电路18中的减法器50，从而将从其中消除的噪声的图像信号馈送给操作器51。 在该运算器51中，根据电容器C 3中的溢出信号的值，通过加上积分分量来校正具有消除了噪声的噪声的图像信号。

公开(公告)号：US20050052557A1

公开(公告)日：2005-03-10

申请号：US10963084

申请日：2004-10-12

申请人： Yasushi Kusaka ,  Tomokazu Kakumoto ,  So Yano ,  Katsuhiko Asai ,  Satoshi Nakamura

发明人： Yasushi Kusaka ,  Tomokazu Kakumoto ,  So Yano ,  Katsuhiko Asai ,  Satoshi Nakamura

IPC分类号： H04N5/232 ,  H04N5/235 ,  H04N5/343 ,  H04N5/228 ,  H04N5/335

CPC分类号： H04N5/2355 ,  H04N5/235 ,  H04N5/2351 ,  H04N5/35518

摘要： When the brightness of a subject detected by a detecting device 4 is higher than a predetermined value, for example 700 [cd/m2], a switching judgment circuit 5 judges that an area sensor (solid-state image-sensing device) 3 should perform logarithmic conversion. In response to this judgment by the switching judgment circuit 5, a switching signal generating circuit 6 outputs a switching signal to instruct the area sensor 3 to perform logarithmic conversion. When the brightness of the subject detected by the detecting device 4 is lower than the predetermined value, for example 700 [cd/m2], a switching judgment circuit 5 judges that the area sensor 3 should perform linear conversion. In response to this judgment by the switching judgment circuit 5, the switching signal generating circuit 6 outputs a switching signal to instruct the area sensor 3 to perform linear conversion.

摘要翻译： 当由检测装置4检测到的被摄体的亮度高于预定值（例如700 [cd / m 2]]时，切换判断电路5判断为区域传感器（固态图像感测装置） 3应该进行对数转换。 响应于切换判断电路5的判断，切换信号生成电路6输出切换信号，指示区域传感器3进行对数转换。 当由检测装置4检测到的被摄体的亮度低于预定值（例如700 [cd / m 2]]时，切换判断电路5判断区域传感器3应进行线性转换。 响应于切换判断电路5的判断，切换信号发生电路6输出切换信号，指示区域传感器3进行线性转换。

公开(公告)号：US06642561B2

公开(公告)日：2003-11-04

申请号：US09858084

申请日：2001-05-15

申请人： Tomokazu Kakumoto ,  Yoshio Hagihara

发明人： Tomokazu Kakumoto ,  Yoshio Hagihara

IPC分类号： H01L27146

CPC分类号： H01L27/14609 ,  H01L27/14623 ,  H01L27/1463 ,  H01L27/14643

摘要： A solid imaging device comprises a substrate including a semiconductor layer, a middle layer and a support layer, multiple pixels that each have a photoelectric conversion unit that includes a diffusion layer formed on the surface of the semiconductor layer, and insulating areas that are located such that they reach from the surface of the semiconductor layer to the middle layer and work together with the middle layer to electrically separate the pixels from each other.

公开(公告)号：US08289423B2

公开(公告)日：2012-10-16

申请号：US12659428

申请日：2010-03-09

申请人： Yoko Okuzaki ,  Tomokazu Kakumoto

发明人： Yoko Okuzaki ,  Tomokazu Kakumoto

IPC分类号： H04N3/14 ,  H04N5/335

CPC分类号： H04N9/045 ,  H04N5/3458 ,  H04N5/347 ,  H04N5/378

摘要： A solid-state imaging device includes: a pixel unit in which pixels, each of which converts light into a pixel signal and accumulates the pixel signal in accordance with a light exposure period, are arranged in a predetermined color layout and first-color pixel horizontal rows containing first-color pixels and second-color pixel horizontal rows containing second-color pixels are alternately arranged in a vertical row direction; readout units that select n (n≧2) single-color pixel signals from the first-color or second-color pixels in the first-color or second-color pixel horizontal rows, perform 1/n thinning-out on the selected n pixel signals to reduce the number of pixel signals to 1/n, and read the resultant pixel signal for each of the colors; and column processing units that perform column processing on the pixel signals having undergone the 1/n thinning-out.

摘要翻译： 固态成像装置包括：像素单元，其中将每个像素将光转换为像素信号并根据曝光周期积累像素信号的像素被布置在预定的颜色布局和第一色像素水平 包含第一颜色像素的行和包含第二颜色像素的第二颜色像素水平行在垂直行方向交替排列; 从第一颜色或第二颜色像素水平行中的第一颜色或第二颜色像素中选择n（n≥2）个单色像素信号的读出单元在所选择的n个像素上执行1 / n稀疏化 信号将像素信号的数量减少到1 / n，并且读取每个颜色的合成像素信号; 以及对经过1 / n稀疏化的像素信号执行列处理的列处理单元。

公开(公告)号：US07280144B2

公开(公告)日：2007-10-09

申请号：US10630984

申请日：2003-07-30

申请人： Tomokazu Kakumoto ,  Masayuki Kusuda

发明人： Tomokazu Kakumoto ,  Masayuki Kusuda

IPC分类号： H04N3/14

CPC分类号： H04N5/37452 ,  H04N5/361 ,  H04N5/374 ,  H04N5/3745

摘要： Disclosed is a solid-state image sensing device having at least one pixel. The pixel comprises a photoelectric conversion section for outputting an electric signal according to a quantity of incident light, and a sample hold circuit for sampling and holding the electric signal from the photoelectric conversion section and outputting the sampled and held electric signal as an image signal. In this device, a reset voltage for resetting the sample hold circuit obtains at least two different values.

摘要翻译： 公开了具有至少一个像素的固态图像感测装置。 像素包括用于根据入射光量输出电信号的光电转换部分和用于对来自光电转换部分的电信号进行采样和保持的采样保持电路，并输出采样和保持的电信号作为图像信号。 在该装置中，用于复位采样保持电路的复位电压获得至少两个不同的值。

公开(公告)号：US20070206106A1

公开(公告)日：2007-09-06

申请号：US11710124

申请日：2007-02-23

申请人： Tomokazu Kakumoto ,  Masayuki Kusuda

发明人： Tomokazu Kakumoto ,  Masayuki Kusuda

IPC分类号： H04N5/335

CPC分类号： H04N5/3532 ,  H04N5/374

摘要： There is described an image capturing unit, which make it possible to prevent occurrence of noses, such as lateral stripes, etc., in the captured image, even if a vertical blanking period is introduced. The unit includes: an image sensor provided with pixels aligned in a two-dimensional matrix pattern, a first vertical scanning circuit and a second vertical scanning circuit, to conduct a line progressive scanning; and a control circuit to control a scanning operation of the image sensor. The image sensor is further provided with a dummy pixel area, and the control circuit controls the scanning operation of the image sensor in such a manner that, when any one of the first vertical scanning circuit and the second vertical scanning circuit enters in a vertical blanking period, the concerned one of the first vertical scanning circuit and the second vertical scanning circuit scans the dummy pixel area.

摘要翻译： 描述了一种图像捕获单元，即使引入了垂直消隐期，也能够防止拍摄图像中的诸如横向条纹等的鼻子的出现。 该单元包括：具有以二维矩阵图案排列的像素的图像传感器，第一垂直扫描电路和第二垂直扫描电路，以进行行逐行扫描; 以及用于控制图像传感器的扫描操作的控制电路。 图像传感器还设置有虚拟像素区域，并且控制电路以这样的方式控制图像传感器的扫描操作，使得当第一垂直扫描电路和第二垂直扫描电路中的任何一个进入垂直消隐 第一垂直扫描电路和第二垂直扫描电路中的一个扫描虚拟像素区域。

公开(公告)号：US07236192B2

公开(公告)日：2007-06-26

申请号：US09773106

申请日：2001-01-31

申请人： Tomokazu Kakumoto ,  Yoshio Hagihara

发明人： Tomokazu Kakumoto ,  Yoshio Hagihara

IPC分类号： H04N5/235 ,  H04N3/14

CPC分类号： H04N5/35518

摘要： Based on the output signal of an area sensor 1, a level adjustment circuit 2 adjusts the bias voltage fed to the transistors provided within the individual pixels of the area sensor 1 and operating in a subthreshold region and thereby adjusts the level of the output signal of the area sensor 1. According to whether the subject is illuminated with intense or dim light, the level of the output signal is lowered or raised, respectively.

摘要翻译： 基于区域传感器1的输出信号，电平调整电路2调整馈送到位于区域传感器1的各个像素内的晶体管的偏置电压，并在亚阈值区域中工作，从而调整输出信号的电平 区域传感器1。 根据被摄体是否被强光或暗光照亮，输出信号的电平分别降低或升高。

公开(公告)号：US20060268371A1

公开(公告)日：2006-11-30

申请号：US11438585

申请日：2006-05-22

申请人： Masayuki Kusuda ,  Tomokazu Kakumoto

发明人： Masayuki Kusuda ,  Tomokazu Kakumoto

IPC分类号： H04N1/04

CPC分类号： H04N5/363

摘要： A level shifter (181) shifts a signal level of a noise signal produced from a pixel so that the signal level becomes close to a reference level, and then a level shifter (182) complements the noise signal whose level was shifted by the level shifter (181) by a signal level corresponding to the level shifted by the level shifter (181). After that, the differential amplifier (183) performs subtraction operation between the noise signal that has passed the level shifters (181, 182) and the image signal from the pixel, so as to output the image signal without noises.

摘要翻译： 电平移位器（181）使从像素产生的噪声信号的信号电平移位，使得信号电平变得接近参考电平，然后电平移位器（182）补偿电平被电平移位器移位的噪声信号 （181）通过与由电平移位器（181）移位的电平相对应的信号电平。 之后，差分放大器（183）在已经通过电平移位器（181,182）的噪声信号和来自像素的图像信号之间进行减法运算，以便无噪声地输出图像信号。

公开(公告)号：US07068312B2

公开(公告)日：2006-06-27

申请号：US09774926

申请日：2001-01-31

申请人： Tomokazu Kakumoto ,  Yoshio Hagihara

发明人： Tomokazu Kakumoto ,  Yoshio Hagihara

IPC分类号： H04N5/217 ,  H04N5/335 ,  H01L27/00 ,  H01L31/113

CPC分类号： H04N5/35518 ,  H04N5/3575 ,  H04N5/3742 ,  H04N5/3745 ,  H04N5/378

摘要： In a solid-state image-sensing device, first a switch Swa is turned on to sample and hold an image signal in a capacitor Ca, and then the switch Swa is turned off. Next, a switch SWb is turned on to sample and hold a noise signal in a capacitor Cb, and then the switch SWb is turned off. Next, switches SW1a and SW2a are turned on simultaneously so that the image signal in the capacitor Ca is fed through a buffer 6 to a capacitor Cc, and then the switches Sw1a and Sw2a are turned off. Then, a switch SW3 is turned on to reset the input side of the buffer 6. Next, switches SW1b and SW2b are turned on simultaneously so that the noise signal in the capacitor Cb is fed through the buffer to a capacitor Cd, and then the switches SW1b and SW2b are turned off. Then, the switch SW3 is turned on to reset the input side of the buffer 6 again.

摘要翻译： 在固态图像感测装置中，首先打开开关Swa以对电容器Ca中的图像信号进行采样并保持，然后关闭开关Swa。 接下来，开关SWb导通，对电容器Cb中的噪声信号进行采样保持，然后断开开关SWb。 接下来，开关SW1a和SW2a同时导通，使得电容器Ca中的图像信号通过缓冲器6馈送到电容器Cc，然后将开关Sw 1 a和Sw 2 a截止。 然后，开关SW 3导通以复位缓冲器6的输入侧。接下来，开关SW1b和SW2b同时导通，使得电容器Cb中的噪声信号通过缓冲器馈送到电容器 Cd，然后开关SW 1 b和SW 2 b关闭。 然后，开关SW 3导通，再次重置缓冲器6的输入侧。