Image sensor having unit light receiving circuit with sample-and-hold means
    23.
    发明授权
    Image sensor having unit light receiving circuit with sample-and-hold means 有权
    具有采样保持装置的单元光接收电路的图像传感器

    公开(公告)号:US06429413B1

    公开(公告)日:2002-08-06

    申请号:US09421596

    申请日:1999-10-20

    IPC分类号: H01L2714

    CPC分类号: H04N5/2175

    摘要: To eliminate a residual image due to residual charge in an image sensor circuit and provide an effective bright-time output, the image sensor is provided with a reset switch connected to a photodiode. After the potential of the photodiode is held through a first amplifier in two holding circuits as an image signal and an initial signal, the initial signal and the image signal are sequentially output through a second amplifier. By resetting the photodiode to a desired potential to produce an initial signal, a residual image can be eliminated.

    摘要翻译: 为了消除由于图像传感器电路中的剩余电荷引起的残留图像并提供有效的亮时输出,图像传感器设置有连接到光电二极管的复位开关。 在通过作为图像信号和初始信号的两个保持电路中的第一放大器保持光电二极管的电位之后,通过第二放大器依次输出初始信号和图像信号。 通过将光电二极管复位到期望的电位以产生初始信号,可以消除残留图像。

    Linear image sensor
    24.
    发明授权
    Linear image sensor 有权
    线性图像传感器

    公开(公告)号:US06303919B1

    公开(公告)日:2001-10-16

    申请号:US09299467

    申请日:1999-04-26

    IPC分类号: H01L27148

    CPC分类号: H01L27/14609 H01L27/14623

    摘要: A light receiving element is provided with a phototransistor and a light receiving MOS diode proximate thereto and having a gate electrode covering a portion of the base region of the phototransistor. The gate electrode permits transmission of a portion of received light. The light receiving MOS diode forms an inversion layer in a substrate adjacent the base of a phototransistor during the time photo charges are stored, and generated photo charges are stored in the inversion region and the base region of the phototransistor. During the storage state, the potential of the inversion region and the base region of the phototransistor is limited, so that the intensity of an electric field applied to an insulating film between the electrode and the semiconductor substrate is 0.7 MV/cm or less. Alternatively, the potential of the electrode in a waiting state is fixed or made floating, so that an electric field is not applied, and recombination at the surface of the semiconductor substrate is made stable.

    摘要翻译: 光接收元件设置有光电晶体管和靠近其的光接收MOS二极管,并且具有覆盖光电晶体管的基极区域的一部分的栅电极。 栅电极允许传输一部分接收的光。 光接收MOS二极管在存储光电荷的时间期间在与光电晶体管的基极相邻的基板中形成反转层,并且产生的光电荷存储在光电晶体管的反转区域和基极区域中。 在存储状态期间,光电晶体管的反转区域和基极区域的电位受到限制,使得施加到电极和半导体衬底之间的绝缘膜的电场强度为0.7MV / cm以下。 或者,处于等待状态的电极的电位固定或浮置,使得不施加电场,并使半导体衬底的表面的复合稳定。

    Linear image sensor
    27.
    发明授权
    Linear image sensor 有权
    线性图像传感器

    公开(公告)号:US07015449B2

    公开(公告)日:2006-03-21

    申请号:US10367131

    申请日:2003-02-14

    IPC分类号: H01L27/00

    摘要: A linear image sensor comprises linear image sensor ICs each having light receiving elements arranged according to a preselected resolution level for outputting output signals in accordance with an amount of light received. Switch elements interconnect output terminals of adjacent two or more of the light receiving elements for switching between the preselected resolution level of the light receiving elements to at least one other resolution level constituting a fraction of the preselected resolution level. First amplifier circuits are is connected to output terminals of the light receiving elements. Sample and hold circuits temporarily hold outputs of the first amplifier circuits. Second amplifier circuits are connected to output terminals of the sample and hold circuits. Reading switch elements read outputs of the second amplifier circuits. Scanning circuits control the reading switch elements.

    摘要翻译: 线性图像传感器包括线性图像传感器IC,其各自具有根据预选的分辨率级别布置的光接收元件,用于根据所接收的光量输出输出信号。 开关元件互连相邻的两个或更多个光接收元件的输出端子,用于在预定的光接收元件的分辨率水平之间切换至构成预选分辨率水平的一部分的至少一个其它分辨率水平。 第一放大器电路连接到光接收元件的输出端。 采样和保持电路临时保持第一放大器电路的输出。 第二放大器电路连接到采样和保持电路的输出端。 读取开关元件读取第二放大器电路的输出。 扫描电路控制读取开关元件。

    Photoelectric converter and a method of driving the same
    28.
    发明申请
    Photoelectric converter and a method of driving the same 有权
    光电转换器及其驱动方法

    公开(公告)号:US20050035273A1

    公开(公告)日:2005-02-17

    申请号:US10784419

    申请日:2004-02-23

    摘要: The invention provides a photoelectric converter capable of reducing a random noise. The photoelectric converter includes: a photoelectric conversion unit having an output terminal connected to input terminals of a reset unit and an amplification unit; a hold unit for holding a reference signal generated through resetting of the output terminal of the photoelectric conversion unit; and a signal read unit for reading out to a common signal line the reference signal and an optical signal obtained after storage of electric charges generated on the basis of light made incident to a photoelectric conversion area of the photoelectric conversion unit.

    摘要翻译: 本发明提供能够减少随机噪声的光电转换器。 光电转换器包括:光电转换单元,具有连接到复位单元和放大单元的输入端的输出端; 保持单元,用于保持通过复位光电转换单元的输出端产生的参考信号; 以及信号读取单元,用于向公共信号线读出参考信号和在基于入射到光电转换单元的光电转换区域的光产生的电荷的存储之后获得的光信号。

    Color image reading device
    29.
    发明授权
    Color image reading device 失效
    彩色图像读取装置

    公开(公告)号:US06512604B1

    公开(公告)日:2003-01-28

    申请号:US09212755

    申请日:1998-12-16

    IPC分类号: H04N146

    CPC分类号: H04N1/484

    摘要: The present disclosure relates to a color image reading device that successively switches three color light sources to irradiate the color original copy and successively reads information on the original using a monochrome image sensor, and which is featured by simple construction and less reading time period. A plurality of image sensor ICs are linearly mounted. A start pulse output terminal of an anterior stage image sensor IC is connected to a start pulse input terminal of a posterior stage image sensor IC, thereby forming an image sensor block. A plurality of those image sensor blocks are provided such that start pulse input terminals of initial stage image sensor ICs in all blocks are connected together. By inputting start pulses to the terminals connected together, image signal outputs are read out simultaneously.

    摘要翻译: 本发明涉及一种彩色图像读取装置,其连续地切换三色光源以照射彩色原稿,并依次使用单色图像传感器读取原稿上的信息,其结构简单,读取时间少。 多个图像传感器IC被线性地安装。 前级图像传感器IC的起始脉冲输出端子连接到后级图像传感器IC的起始脉冲输入端子,从而形成图像传感器块。 提供多个这样的图像传感器块,使得所有块中的初级图像传感器IC的起始脉冲输入端子连接在一起。 通过向连接在一起的端子输入开始脉冲,同时读出图像信号输出。

    Image sensor
    30.
    发明授权
    Image sensor 有权
    图像传感器

    公开(公告)号:US06291810B1

    公开(公告)日:2001-09-18

    申请号:US09299468

    申请日:1999-04-26

    IPC分类号: H01L27146

    摘要: A voltage at an output terminal of a photodiode is reset to a fixed voltage and an output signal of the photodiode and a dummy signal matching a dark output signal is output by a dummy photodiode comprising an identical component as that of the photodiode. The voltage difference between an input side and an output side of an amplifier is made to match the difference between a reset voltage of the photodiode and a reset voltage of a common signal line and a reset voltage of an output terminal to optimize the size of a MOS transistor forming the amplifier. The offset voltage is set to a constant which does not depend on the size of the MOS transistor. The amplifier is formed with CMOS devices and is selectively operated only during an output operation to suppress the current consumption.

    摘要翻译: 光电二极管输出端的电压被复位到固定电压,光电二极管的输出信号和暗输出信号匹配的虚拟信号由包含与光电二极管相同的分量的虚拟光电二极管输出。 使放大器的输入侧和输出侧之间的电压差与光电二极管的复位电压和公共信号线的复位电压和输出端子的复位电压之间的差相匹配,以优化放大器的尺寸 MOS晶体管形成放大器。 偏移电压被设定为不依赖于MOS晶体管的尺寸的常数。 放大器由CMOS器件形成,并且仅在输出操作期间选择性地操作以抑制电流消耗。