公开(公告)号：US06946637B2

公开(公告)日：2005-09-20

申请号：US10680181

申请日：2003-10-08

申请人： Tetsunobu Kochi ,  Shigetoshi Sugawa ,  Isamu Ueno ,  Katsuhisa Ogawa ,  Toru Koizumi ,  Katsuhito Sakurai ,  Hiroki Hiyama

发明人： Tetsunobu Kochi ,  Shigetoshi Sugawa ,  Isamu Ueno ,  Katsuhisa Ogawa ,  Toru Koizumi ,  Katsuhito Sakurai ,  Hiroki Hiyama

IPC分类号： H01L27/146 ,  H04N5/355 ,  H04N5/363 ,  H04N5/365 ,  H04N5/374 ,  H04N5/3745 ,  H01J40/14

CPC分类号： H04N5/37452 ,  H01L27/14609 ,  H01L27/14643 ,  H04N5/3559 ,  H04N5/363 ,  H04N5/365 ,  H04N5/374 ,  H04N5/3741

摘要： In a photoelectric conversion device having a plurality of pixel cells each of which includes a photoelectric conversion element, a field effect transistor having the gate area for storing signal charge generated by the photoelectric conversion element and the source-drain path for outputting a signal corresponding to the signal charge stored in the gate, a first power supply line for supplying electric power to the field effect transistor, and a first switch connected between the field effect transistor and the first power supply line, when a reset voltage for resetting the gate of the field effect transistor is Vsig0, a threshold voltage of the field effect transistor is Vth, current flowing through the field effect transistor is Ia, a voltage applied via the first power supply line is Vc1, and a series resistance of the first switch is Ron, each pixel cell is configured to satisfy a condition determined by Vc1−Ron×Ia>Vsig0−Vth.

摘要翻译： 在具有包括光电转换元件的多个像素单元的光电转换装置中，具有用于存储由光电转换元件生成的信号电荷的栅极区域的场效应晶体管和用于输出与光电转换元件对应的信号的源极 - 漏极路径 存储在栅极中的信号电荷，用于向场效应晶体管提供电力的第一电源线和连接在场效应晶体管和第一电源线之间的第一开关，当用于复位栅极的复位电压 场效应晶体管是V Sig0 ，场效应晶体管的阈值电压为V th，则流过场效应晶体管的电流为I / ，经由第一电源线施加的电压为V C1，并且第一开关的串联电阻为R＆lt;＆lt;＆gt;，每个像素单元被配置为满足所确定的条件 通过V c1 <！ - SIPO

公开(公告)号：US06946636B2

公开(公告)日：2005-09-20

申请号：US09790601

申请日：2001-02-23

申请人： Tomoko Eguchi ,  Toru Koizumi ,  Katsuhito Sakurai ,  Fumihiro Inui ,  Hiroki Hiyama ,  Masaru Fujimura

发明人： Tomoko Eguchi ,  Toru Koizumi ,  Katsuhito Sakurai ,  Fumihiro Inui ,  Hiroki Hiyama ,  Masaru Fujimura

IPC分类号： H01L27/146 ,  H04N5/335 ,  H04N5/365 ,  H04N5/374 ,  H04N5/3745 ,  H04N5/378 ,  H01L27/00 ,  H01L31/00

CPC分类号： H04N5/365 ,  H01L27/14609

摘要： In order to reduce the noise in the readout signal, the invention provides an image pickup apparatus comprising a pixel including a photoelectric conversion unit for converting the incident light and accumulating a resulting electrical signal, and a transfer switch reading the electrical signal accumulated in the photoelectric conversion unit or a signal based on such electrical signal, and potential control means for maintaining the potential of the signal line higher than that of the photoelectric conversion unit while the photoelectric conversion unit accumulates the electrical signal.

摘要翻译： 为了降低读出信号中的噪声，本发明提供了一种图像拾取装置，包括：像素，包括用于转换入射光并累积所得到的电信号的光电转换单元;以及读取在光电中累积的电信号的转移开关 转换单元或基于这种电信号的信号，以及电位控制装置，用于在光电转换单元累积电信号的同时保持信号线的电位高于光电转换单元的电位。

公开(公告)号：US06839084B1

公开(公告)日：2005-01-04

申请号：US09333748

申请日：1999-06-16

申请人： Hiroki Hiyama ,  Shigetoshi Sugawa ,  Isamu Ueno ,  Katsuhisa Ogawa ,  Toru Koizumi ,  Tetsunobu Kochi ,  Katsuhito Sakurai

发明人： Hiroki Hiyama ,  Shigetoshi Sugawa ,  Isamu Ueno ,  Katsuhisa Ogawa ,  Toru Koizumi ,  Tetsunobu Kochi ,  Katsuhito Sakurai

IPC分类号： H04N1/028 ,  H04N5/232 ,  H04N5/335 ,  H04N5/341 ,  H04N5/353 ,  H04N5/357 ,  H04N5/369 ,  H04N5/374 ,  H04N5/378 ,  H04N5/77 ,  H04N5/907 ,  H04N3/14 ,  H04N5/217

CPC分类号： H04N5/3575 ,  H04N5/23212 ,  H04N5/23245 ,  H04N5/772 ,  H04N5/907

摘要： In order to select an image pickup mode corresponding to purposes, there is provided a photoelectric conversion device comprising a plurality of photoelectric conversion pixels; and a control circuit for controlling a first mode for reading out first and second signals from each of the photoelectric conversion pixels, and a second mode for reading out the first signal from each of the photoelectric conversion pixels, wherein the first signal includes a noise signal produced upon resetting each of the photoelectric conversion pixels, and an optical signal produced by accumulating a photocharge, and the second signal includes a noise signal produced upon resetting each of the photoelectric conversion pixels.

摘要翻译： 为了选择对应于目的的图像拾取模式，提供了包括多个光电转换像素的光电转换装置; 以及控制电路，用于控制用于从每个光电转换像素读出第一和第二信号的第一模式，以及用于从每个光电转换像素读出第一信号的第二模式，其中第一信号包括噪声信号 在复位每个光电转换像素时产生的光信号和通过累积光电荷产生的光信号，并且第二信号包括在复位每个光电转换像素时产生的噪声信号。

公开(公告)号：US06661459B1

公开(公告)日：2003-12-09

申请号：US09271887

申请日：1999-03-18

申请人： Toru Koizumi ,  Shigetoshi Sugawa ,  Isamu Ueno ,  Tesunobu Kochi ,  Katsuhito Sakurai ,  Hiroki Hiyama

发明人： Toru Koizumi ,  Shigetoshi Sugawa ,  Isamu Ueno ,  Tesunobu Kochi ,  Katsuhito Sakurai ,  Hiroki Hiyama

IPC分类号： H04N314

CPC分类号： H01L27/14806 ,  H01L27/14609 ,  H01L27/14643 ,  H01L27/14689 ,  H01L31/035281 ,  Y02E10/50

摘要： In a solid state image pickup device, in order to form a bypass region with precisely controlled impurity concentration and width, there is provided a solid state image pickup device comprising a photoelectric conversion unit composed of a first region of a first conductive type formed on a semiconductor substrate and having a principal surface, a second region of a second conductive type formed in the first region, and a third region of the first conductive type present between the second region and the principal surface, a fourth region of the second conductive type formed in the first region, and a charge transfer unit including the first region, an insulation layer on the first region and a control electrode provided on the insulation layer, for transferring a signal charge accumulated in the photoelectric conversion unit, to the fourth region, wherein the photoelectric conversion unit and the charge transfer unit are connected through a fifth region of the second conductive type.

摘要翻译： 在固态图像拾取装置中，为了形成具有精确控制的杂质浓度和宽度的旁路区域，提供了一种固态图像拾取装置，其包括光电转换单元，该光电转换单元由形成在第一导电类型的第一导电类型的第一区域 半导体基板，具有主表面，形成在第一区域中的第二导电类型的第二区域和存在于第二区域和主表面之间的第一导电类型的第三区域，形成第二导电类型的第四区域 在所述第一区域中，以及电荷转移单元，所述电荷转移单元包括所述第一区域，所述第一区域上的绝缘层和设置在所述绝缘层上的控制电极，用于将累积在所述光电转换单元中的信号电荷转移到所述第四区域，其中 光电转换单元和电荷转移单元通过第二导电类型的第五区连接。

公开(公告)号：US08553120B2

公开(公告)日：2013-10-08

申请号：US13158613

申请日：2011-06-13

申请人： Katsuhito Sakurai ,  Toru Koizumi ,  Hiroki Hiyama

发明人： Katsuhito Sakurai ,  Toru Koizumi ,  Hiroki Hiyama

IPC分类号： H04N5/335 ,  H04N3/14

CPC分类号： H04N5/232 ,  H04N5/361 ,  H04N5/3658 ,  H04N5/3742 ,  H04N5/3745 ,  H04N5/378

摘要： There is provided an image pickup apparatus including a pixel including a photoelectric conversion element and an amplification element for amplifying and outputting a signal generated at the photoelectric conversion element, a load transistor for controlling an electric current flowing at the amplification element, and a potential control element for suppressing potential fluctuation in a first main electrode region of the load transistor which is an output side of the amplification element.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种图像拾取装置，包括：像素，包括光电转换元件和用于放大和输出在光电转换元件处产生的信号的放大元件;负载晶体管，用于控制在放大元件处流动的电流;以及电位控制 用于抑制作为放大元件的输出侧的负载晶体管的第一主电极区域中的电位波动的元件。

公开(公告)号：US08085330B2

公开(公告)日：2011-12-27

申请号：US12464611

申请日：2009-05-12

申请人： Hiroki Hiyama ,  Toru Koizumi ,  Katsuhito Sakurai ,  Fumihiro Inui ,  Masaru Fujimura ,  Tomoko Eguchi ,  Masanori Ogura

发明人： Hiroki Hiyama ,  Toru Koizumi ,  Katsuhito Sakurai ,  Fumihiro Inui ,  Masaru Fujimura ,  Tomoko Eguchi ,  Masanori Ogura

IPC分类号： H04N3/14 ,  H04N9/64

CPC分类号： H04N5/3742 ,  H04N5/376

摘要： There is provided an image pickup apparatus comprising a plurality of pixels each including a photoelectric conversion unit which converts incident light into an electrical signal and accumulates the electrical signal, an amplifier transistor which amplifies and outputs the signal from the photoelectric conversion unit, a transfer transistor which transfers the electrical signal accumulated in the photoelectric conversion unit to the amplifier transistor, and a processing transistor which performs predetermined processing, and a control circuit which sets the signal level supplied to the control electrode of the transfer transistor in order to turn off the transfer transistor to be lower than the signal level supplied to the control electrode of the processing transistor in order to turn off the processing transistor.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种图像拾取装置，包括多个像素，每个像素包括将入射光转换成电信号并累积电信号的光电转换单元，放大并输出来自光电转换单元的信号的放大器晶体管，转移晶体管 其将累积在光电转换单元中的电信号传送到放大器晶体管，以及执行预定处理的处理晶体管，以及控制电路，其设置提供给转移晶体管的控制电极的信号电平以关闭转移 晶体管低于提供给处理晶体管的控制电极的信号电平，以便关闭处理晶体管。

公开(公告)号：US07973835B2

公开(公告)日：2011-07-05

申请号：US10967360

申请日：2004-10-19

申请人： Katsuhito Sakurai ,  Shigetoshi Sugawa ,  Hideyuki Arai ,  Isamu Ueno ,  Katsuhisa Ogawa ,  Toru Koizumi ,  Tetsunobu Kochi ,  Hiroki Hiyama

发明人： Katsuhito Sakurai ,  Shigetoshi Sugawa ,  Hideyuki Arai ,  Isamu Ueno ,  Katsuhisa Ogawa ,  Toru Koizumi ,  Tetsunobu Kochi ,  Hiroki Hiyama

IPC分类号： H04N5/217 ,  H04N3/14 ,  H01L27/00

CPC分类号： H04N5/35563 ,  H04N5/3559 ,  H04N5/3575

摘要： This invention is to provide a solid-state image pickup apparatus including a photoelectric conversion unit (PD), transfer switch (MTX) for transferring signal charges from the photoelectric conversion unit, capacitance for holding the transferred signal charges, and amplification transistor (MSF) for outputting a signal corresponding to the signal charges held by the capacitance. The amplification transistor includes a capacitance unit (CFD) having the first capacitance value and an additive capacitance unit (Cox) for adding a capacitance to the capacitance unit to increase the first capacitance value and obtain the second capacitance value. A signal read-out from the amplification transistor has a first read-out mode in which a signal is read out while keeping the signal charges held by the capacitance unit and additive capacitance unit, and a second read-out mode in which a signal is read out while keeping the signal charges held by the capacitance unit.

摘要翻译： 本发明提供一种固态摄像装置，包括光电转换单元（PD），用于传送来自光电转换单元的信号电荷的转移开关（MTX），用于保持传送的信号电荷的电容和放大晶体管（MSF） 用于输出对应于由电容保持的信号电荷的信号。 放大晶体管包括具有第一电容值的电容单元（CFD）和用于将电容添加到电容单元的增加电容单元（Cox），以增加第一电容值并获得第二电容值。 从放大晶体管读出的信号具有第一读出模式，其中在保持由电容单元和附加电容单元保持的信号电荷的同时读出信号，以及第二读出模式，其中信号为 在保持由电容单元保持的信号电荷的同时读出。

公开(公告)号：US07429764B2

公开(公告)日：2008-09-30

申请号：US10373039

申请日：2003-02-26

申请人： Toru Koizumi ,  Katsuhito Sakurai ,  Hiroki Hiyama ,  Masaru Fujimura

发明人： Toru Koizumi ,  Katsuhito Sakurai ,  Hiroki Hiyama ,  Masaru Fujimura

IPC分类号： H01L31/062 ,  H01L31/113

CPC分类号： H04N5/3577 ,  H04N5/359 ,  H04N5/378

摘要： A signal processing device is provided which is capable of suppressing a voltage change of a power supply when output signals from a plurality of signal sources are read, and capable of outputting a stable signal at a high sensitivity, and an image pickup apparatus using such a signal processing device is also provided. The signal processing device has: a plurality of terminals connectable to a plurality of signal sources; and a read circuit for converting signals input from the terminals into serial signals and outputting the serial signals, wherein: the read circuit comprises a holding capacitor connected to each of the terminals, a transfer switch for transferring a signal held in the holding capacitor to a common signal line, and a shift register for driving the transfer switch; and a semiconductor layer under the common signal line has a conductivity type opposite to a first conductivity type of a semiconductor substrate.

摘要翻译： 提供一种信号处理装置，其能够在读取来自多个信号源的输出信号时能够抑制电源的电压变化，并且能够以高灵敏度输出稳定的信号，并且使用这样的图像拾取装置 还提供信号处理装置。 信号处理装置具有：可连接到多个信号源的多个终端; 以及用于将从端子输入的信号转换为串行信号并输出​​串行信号的读取电路，其中：读取电路包括连接到每个端子的保持电容器，用于将保持在保持电容器中的信号传送到 公共信号线和用于驱动转换开关的移位寄存器; 并且公共信号线下方的半导体层具有与半导体衬底的第一导电类型相反的导电类型。

公开(公告)号：US07355645B2

公开(公告)日：2008-04-08

申请号：US10190713

申请日：2002-07-09

申请人： Katsuhito Sakurai ,  Toru Koizumi ,  Hiroki Hiyama

发明人： Katsuhito Sakurai ,  Toru Koizumi ,  Hiroki Hiyama

IPC分类号： H04N5/335

CPC分类号： H04N5/232 ,  H04N5/361 ,  H04N5/3658 ,  H04N5/3742 ,  H04N5/3745 ,  H04N5/378

摘要： There is provided an image pickup apparatus including a pixel including a photoelectric conversion element and an amplification element for amplifying and outputting a signal generated at the photoelectric conversion element, a load transistor for controlling an electric current flowing at the amplification element, and a potential control element for suppressing potential fluctuation in a first main electrode region of the load transistor which is an output side of the amplification element.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种图像拾取装置，包括：像素，包括光电转换元件和用于放大和输出在光电转换元件处产生的信号的放大元件;负载晶体管，用于控制在放大元件处流动的电流;以及电位控制 用于抑制作为放大元件的输出侧的负载晶体管的第一主电极区域中的电位波动的元件。

公开(公告)号：US07110030B1

公开(公告)日：2006-09-19

申请号：US09264719

申请日：1999-03-09

申请人： Tetsunobu Kochi ,  Shigetoshi Sugawa ,  Isamu Ueno ,  Toru Koizumi ,  Katsuhito Sakurai ,  Hiroki Hiyama

发明人： Tetsunobu Kochi ,  Shigetoshi Sugawa ,  Isamu Ueno ,  Toru Koizumi ,  Katsuhito Sakurai ,  Hiroki Hiyama

IPC分类号： H04N3/14 ,  H04N5/335

CPC分类号： H04N5/374

摘要： In the solid state image pickup apparatus, in order to achieve complete transfer of the charge from the photodiode to the floating diffusion area, there is provided a pickup apparatus having a photoelectric conversion element, a transfer switch consisting of a MOS transistor for transferring the signal charge generated in the photoelectric conversion element, a floating diffusion capacitance for receiving the signal charge through the transfer switch, and a reset switch consisting of a MOS transistor for resetting the potential of the floating diffusion capacitance, the device comprising at least a potential setting circuit for generating a voltage different from the power supply voltage, wherein the output of the potential setting circuit is applied as a pulse to the gate of the transfer switch and/or the gate of the reset switch.

摘要翻译： 在固态图像拾取装置中，为了实现电荷从光电二极管完全转移到浮动扩散区域，提供了一种拾取装置，其具有光电转换元件，由用于传送信号的MOS晶体管组成的转移开关 在光电转换元件中产生的电荷，用于通过转移开关接收信号电荷的浮动扩散电容，以及由用于复位浮动扩散电容的电位的MOS晶体管组成的复位开关，该器件至少包括电位设置电路 用于产生不同于电源电压的电压，其中电位设置电路的输出作为脉冲施加到转换开关的栅极和/或复位开关的栅极。