公开(公告)号：US09986178B2

公开(公告)日：2018-05-29

申请号：US15689825

申请日：2017-08-29

Applicant: Sony Corporation

Inventor： Masaki Sakakibara ,  Tadayuki Taura ,  Yusuke Oike ,  Takafumi Takatsuka ,  Akihiko Kato

IPC: H04N5/335 ,  H04N5/365 ,  H04N5/369 ,  H04N5/3745 ,  H04N5/355 ,  H04N5/378 ,  H04N5/357

CPC classification number: H04N5/335 ,  H04N5/355 ,  H04N5/3575 ,  H04N5/365 ,  H04N5/3698 ,  H04N5/3745 ,  H04N5/378

Abstract: A solid-state imaging device includes a pixel array section that has at least one pixel with a photoelectric conversion unit and a charge detection unit. A driving section is configured to read out a signal of the pixel, a first portion of said signal being based on signal charge, a second portion of said signal being based on a reset potential. A signal processing section is configured to read out the first portion of the signal as a reference voltage, with the reference voltage being adjusted to cause the first and second portions of the signal to be within an input voltage range.

公开(公告)号：US09848143B2

公开(公告)日：2017-12-19

申请号：US14633903

申请日：2015-02-27

Applicant: Sony Corporation

Inventor： Katsumi Honda ,  Takafumi Takatsuka

IPC: H04N5/325 ,  H04N9/04 ,  H04N5/363 ,  H04N5/225 ,  H04N5/335 ,  H04N5/374 ,  H04N5/376 ,  H01L27/146

CPC classification number: H04N5/363 ,  H01L27/14627 ,  H01L27/14634 ,  H01L27/14636 ,  H01L27/1464 ,  H04N5/2257 ,  H04N5/335 ,  H04N5/374 ,  H04N5/3765

Abstract: A solid-state imaging device includes a first chip including a plurality of pixels, each pixel including a light sensing unit generating a signal charge responsive to an amount of received light, and a plurality of MOS transistors reading the signal charge generated by the light sensing unit and outputting the read signal charge as a pixel signal, a second chip including a plurality of pixel drive circuits supplying desired drive pulses to pixels, the second chip being laminated beneath the first chip in a manner such that the pixel drive circuits are arranged beneath the pixels formed in the first chip to drive the pixels, and a connection unit for electrically connecting the pixels to the pixel drive circuits arranged beneath the pixels.

公开(公告)号：US20170359531A1

公开(公告)日：2017-12-14

申请号：US15689825

申请日：2017-08-29

Applicant: Sony Corporation

Inventor： Masaki Sakakibara ,  Tadayuki Taura ,  Yusuke Oike ,  Takafumi Takatsuka ,  Akihiko Kato

IPC: H04N5/335 ,  H04N5/3745 ,  H04N5/355 ,  H04N5/369 ,  H04N5/378 ,  H04N5/357 ,  H04N5/365

CPC classification number: H04N5/335 ,  H04N5/355 ,  H04N5/3575 ,  H04N5/365 ,  H04N5/3698 ,  H04N5/3745 ,  H04N5/378

Abstract: A solid-state imaging device includes a pixel array section that has at least one pixel with a photoelectric conversion unit and a charge detection unit. A driving section is configured to read out a signal of the pixel, a first portion of said signal being based on signal charge, a second portion of said signal being based on a reset potential. A signal processing section is configured to read out the first portion of the signal as a reference voltage, with the reference voltage being adjusted to cause the first and second portions of the signal to be within an input voltage range.

公开(公告)号：US20140049675A1

公开(公告)日：2014-02-20

申请号：US13953943

申请日：2013-07-30

Applicant: Sony Corporation

Inventor： Takafumi Takatsuka ,  Yusuke Oike ,  Masaki Sakakibara

IPC: H04N5/369

CPC classification number: H04N5/3698 ,  H04N5/357 ,  H04N5/363

Abstract: There is provided a solid-state imaging device including a pixel array section having a plurality of unit pixels two-dimensionally arranged therein, the unit pixels including at least a photoelectric conversion section, a charge holding section, a transfer section, and a reset section, and a drive control section which controls driving of the unit pixels in a manner that a voltage as a signal level and a voltage as a reset level are each read out serially per row. The drive control section controls readout of the voltage of the charge holding section in accordance with initialization of the charge holding section performed by the reset section before the charge transfer by the transfer section.

Abstract translation: 提供了一种固态成像装置，其包括具有二维排列在其中的多个单位像素的像素阵列部分，所述单位像素至少包括光电转换部分，电荷保持部分，转印部分和复位部分 以及驱动控制部，其以使得作为信号电平的电压和作为复位电平的电压的电压分别每行连续地读出来控制单位像素的驱动。 驱动控制部根据由转印部进行电荷转移之前的复位部执行的电荷保持部的初始化，控制电荷保持部的电压的读出。

公开(公告)号：US20140036123A1

公开(公告)日：2014-02-06

申请号：US14046268

申请日：2013-10-04

Applicant: Sony Corporation

Inventor： Masaki Sakakibara ,  Tadayuki Taura ,  Yusuke Oike ,  Takafumi Takatsuka ,  Akihiko Kato

IPC: H04N5/335

CPC classification number: H04N5/335 ,  H04N5/355 ,  H04N5/3575 ,  H04N5/365 ,  H04N5/3698 ,  H04N5/3745 ,  H04N5/378

Abstract: A solid-state imaging device includes a pixel array section that has at least one pixel with a photoelectric conversion unit and a charge detection unit. A driving section is configured to read out a signal of the pixel, a first portion of said signal being based on signal charge, a second portion of said signal being based on a reset potential. A signal processing section is configured to read out the first portion of the signal as a reference voltage, with the reference voltage being adjusted to cause the first and second portions of the signal to be within an input voltage range.

Abstract translation: 固态成像装置包括具有光电转换单元和电荷检测单元的至少一个像素的像素阵列部分。 驱动部分被配置为读出像素的信号，所述信号的第一部分基于信号电荷，所述信号的第二部分基于复位电位。 信号处理部被配置为读出作为参考电压的信号的第一部分，其中调整参考电压以使得信号的第一和第二部分在输入电压范围内。