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公开(公告)号:US20230090488A1
公开(公告)日:2023-03-23
申请号:US17904115
申请日:2021-02-08
Applicant: SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD.
Inventor: Seiichi YONEDA , Hiroki INOUE , Yusuke NEGORO , Takayuki IKEDA , Shunpei YAMAZAKI
IPC: H01L27/146 , H01L29/786
Abstract: A small-sized and highly functional imaging device is provided. The imaging device includes a photoelectric conversion device formed on a silicon substrate and a transistor including a channel formation region in a silicon epitaxial growth layer formed on the silicon substrate. The transistor provided in the epitaxial growth layer has favorable electrical characteristics, so that the imaging device with little noise can be formed. Since the transistor can be formed so as to have a region overlapping with the photoelectric conversion device, the imaging device can be downsized.
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公开(公告)号:US20220326384A1
公开(公告)日:2022-10-13
申请号:US17634035
申请日:2020-08-07
Applicant: SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD.
Inventor: Yusuke NEGORO , Seiichi YONEDA
IPC: G01S17/89 , H01L27/146 , H01L31/107 , G01B11/22 , G01S7/481 , G01S7/4865
Abstract: An object is to obtain accurate distance image data by denoising. Another object is to realize distance image data acquisition in a short time by reducing the frequency of accumulating. A distance image processing system including a solid-state imaging element that can be used for three-dimensionally recognizing an object is provided for the utilization of autonomous driving of passenger cars, for example. Image processing including distance information obtained by a TOF system solid-state imaging element, a so-called TOF camera, is performed by utilizing deep learning. A high-accurate distance image with noise reduced by deep learning can be obtained.
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公开(公告)号:US20220321794A1
公开(公告)日:2022-10-06
申请号:US17626566
申请日:2020-07-09
Applicant: SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD.
Inventor: Seiichi YONEDA , Yusuke NEGORO
IPC: H04N5/232 , H01L27/146
Abstract: An imaging device capable of executing image processing is provided. An imaging device with low power consumption is provided. A highly reliable imaging device is provided. An imaging device with higher integration degree of pixels is provided. An imaging device manufactured at low cost is provided. The imaging device includes a photoelectric conversion device, a first transistor that is formed in a first layer and includes silicon in a channel formation layer, and a capacitor that is formed in a second layer bonded to the first layer. One of a source and a drain of the first transistor is electrically connected to one of electrodes of the photoelectric conversion device, and the other of the source and the drain of the first transistor is electrically connected to one of electrodes of the capacitor. A pixel having a function of generating first data and a function of multiplying the first data to have a given magnification to generate second data is included. The first data and the second data each have an analog value.
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公开(公告)号:US20220238582A1
公开(公告)日:2022-07-28
申请号:US17617016
申请日:2020-06-05
Applicant: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
Inventor: Seiichi YONEDA , Yusuke NEGORO
IPC: H01L27/146
Abstract: An imaging device capable of image processing is provided. The imaging device can retain analog data (image data) obtained by an image-capturing operation in a pixel and extract data obtained by multiplying the analog data by a predetermined weight coefficient. When the data is taken in a neural network or the like, processing such as image recognition can be performed. Since enormous volumes of image data can be retained in pixels in the state of analog data, processing can be performed efficiently.
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公开(公告)号:US20250159384A1
公开(公告)日:2025-05-15
申请号:US19021412
申请日:2025-01-15
Applicant: SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD.
Inventor: Seiichi YONEDA , Yusuke NEGORO , Takeya HIROSE , Shunsuke SATO , Shunpei YAMAZAKI
IPC: H04N25/78 , H04N25/771 , H04N25/79 , H10K39/32
Abstract: An imaging device that has an image processing function and is capable of a high-speed operation is provided. The imaging device has an additional function such as image processing, and can retain analog data obtained by an image capturing operation in pixels and extract data obtained by multiplying the analog data by a given weight coefficient. In the imaging device, the data is stored in a memory cell and pooling processing of data stored in a plurality of memory cells can be performed. The pixels are provided so as to have a region overlapping with at least one of the memory cells, a pooling processing circuit, and a reading circuit of the pixels; thus, an increase in the area of the imaging device can be inhibited even with an additional function.
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公开(公告)号:US20250151428A1
公开(公告)日:2025-05-08
申请号:US19013101
申请日:2025-01-08
Applicant: SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD.
Inventor: Takayuki IKEDA , Yoshiyuki KUROKAWA , Shintaro HARADA , Hidetomo KOBAYASHI , Roh YAMAMOTO , Kiyotaka KIMURA , Takashi NAKAGAWA , Yusuke NEGORO
Abstract: An imaging device capable of image processing is provided. The imaging device can retain analog data (image data) obtained by an image-capturing operation in a pixel and perform a product-sum operation of the analog data and a predetermined weight coefficient in the pixel to convert the data into binary data. When the binary data is taken in a neural network or the like, processing such as image recognition can be performed. Since enormous volumes of image data can be retained in pixels in the state of analog data, processing can be performed efficiently.
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公开(公告)号:US20240211556A1
公开(公告)日:2024-06-27
申请号:US18544191
申请日:2023-12-18
Applicant: SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD.
Inventor: Seiichi YONEDA , Yusuke NEGORO
IPC: G06F21/31 , G06F16/22 , G06V10/143 , G06V40/12 , G06V40/13 , G06V40/14 , H01L25/16 , H01L27/146 , H01L27/15 , H01L29/786 , H01L31/12
CPC classification number: G06F21/31 , G06F16/22 , G06V10/143 , G06V40/1318 , G06V40/14 , H01L25/167 , G06V40/1347 , G06V40/1365 , H01L27/14616 , H01L27/15 , H01L29/7869 , H01L31/12
Abstract: A novel authentication system is provided. In addition, a method for recording an unlocking history is provided. The authentication system includes an arithmetic device and an input/output device. The arithmetic device supplies first control data and second control data, and is supplied with a sensor signal. The input/output device includes an electric lock and a reading portion, and the electric lock is unlocked on the basis of the second control data. The reading portion is supplied with the first control data, supplies the sensor signal, and includes a light-emitting element and a pixel array. The light-emitting element emits light including infrared rays, the pixel array includes pixels, the pixels each include an imaging circuit and a photoelectric conversion element, the imaging circuit is electrically connected to the photoelectric conversion element, the imaging circuit includes a transistor, and the transistor includes an oxide semiconductor film.
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公开(公告)号:US20230387147A1
公开(公告)日:2023-11-30
申请号:US18231871
申请日:2023-08-09
Applicant: SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD.
Inventor: Takayuki IKEDA , Yoshiyuki KUROKAWA , Shintaro HARADA , Hidetomo KOBAYASHI , Roh YAMAMOTO , Kiyotaka KIMURA , Takashi NAKAGAWA , Yusuke NEGORO
IPC: H01L27/146 , H01L27/12 , H01L29/786 , H04N25/40 , H04N25/77 , H04N25/766
CPC classification number: H01L27/14605 , H01L27/1225 , H01L27/14612 , H01L27/14643 , H01L29/7869 , H04N25/40 , H04N25/77 , H04N25/766
Abstract: An imaging device capable of image processing is provided. The imaging device can retain analog data (image data) obtained by an image-capturing operation in a pixel and perform a product-sum operation of the analog data and a predetermined weight coefficient in the pixel to convert the data into binary data. When the binary data is taken in a neural network or the like, processing such as image recognition can be performed. Since enormous volumes of image data can be retained in pixels in the state of analog data, processing can be performed efficiently.
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公开(公告)号:US20230133706A1
公开(公告)日:2023-05-04
申请号:US17912560
申请日:2021-04-19
Applicant: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
Inventor: Yusuke NEGORO , Seiichi YONEDA , Shunpei YAMAZAKI
IPC: H01L29/786 , H04N25/40
Abstract: An imaging device having an image processing function is provided. The imaging device includes a plurality of pixels. The pixel has a function of generating first data of an n-th frame by supplying a first weight to image data obtained in the n-th frame (n is an integer greater than or equal to 2). The pixel has a function of generating first data of an n−1-th frame by supplying a second weight to image data obtained in the n−1-th frame. The pixel has a function of generating second data by adding the first data of the n−1-th frame and the first data of the n-th frame.
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公开(公告)号:US20220416767A1
公开(公告)日:2022-12-29
申请号:US17779675
申请日:2020-11-16
Applicant: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
Inventor: Hiroki INOUE , Seiichi YONEDA , Yusuke NEGORO
IPC: H03K3/011 , H01L27/146 , H03K17/56
Abstract: A semiconductor device with a small circuit scale is provided. The semiconductor device includes a first circuit and a second circuit. The first circuit includes first to n-th (n is an integer of 2 or more) transistors and the second circuit includes (n+1)-th to 2n-th transistors. The first to n-th transistors are connected in parallel to each other and the (n+1)-th to 2n-th transistors are connected in series to each other. First to n-th signals are supplied to the first circuit and the second circuit. The first circuit has a function of outputting a first potential when each of potentials of the first to n-th signals is lower than or equal to a first reference potential, and outputting a second potential when at least one of the potentials of the first to n-th signals is higher than the first reference potential. The second circuit has a function of outputting a third potential when each of the potentials of the first to n-th signals is higher than a second reference potential, and outputting the first potential when at least one of the potentials of the first to n-th signals is lower than or equal to the second reference potential.
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