Solid-state imaging device
    31.
    发明授权
    Solid-state imaging device 有权
    固态成像装置

    公开(公告)号:US07667171B2

    公开(公告)日:2010-02-23

    申请号:US11571461

    申请日:2005-07-04

    IPC分类号: H01L27/00

    摘要: In the case where a subject is captured with a high-luminance light, such as sunlight, for a background, a phenomenon that a portion of the high-luminance subject is detected as a no-signal level is prevented. The solid-state imaging device includes: a photoelectric transducer PD which converts incident light to charges; a voltage level detection circuit 50 in which pixel units 10an1 and 10bn1, each having a voltage conversion amplifying transistor Q13a which outputs a voltage by converting the charges accumulated in the photoelectric transducer PD, are arranged one-dimensionally or two-dimensionally, and which detects a pixel output voltage outputted from each of the pixel units to the common column signal line Ln; and a column signal processing circuit 80 which receives a logic output voltage of the voltage level detection circuit 50 and the pixel output voltage and which outputs a voltage to a horizontal output circuit 90. The column signal processing circuit 80 outputs either a voltage identical to the pixel output voltage or a fixed voltage, depending on the logic output voltage.

    摘要翻译: 在用诸如阳光的高亮度光拍摄被摄体背景的情况下,防止将高亮度被摄体的一部分检测为无信号电平的现象。 固态成像装置包括:将入射光转换成电荷的光电转换器PD; 电压电平检测电路50,其中具有通过转换积累在光电变换器PD中的电荷而输出电压的电压转换放大晶体管Q13a的像素单元10an1和10bn1被一维或二维地排列, 从每个像素单元输出到公共列信号线Ln的像素输出电压; 以及列信号处理电路80,其接收电压电平检测电路50的逻辑输出电压和像素输出电压,并向水平输出电路90输出电压。列信号处理电路80输出与 像素输出电压或固定电压,取决于逻辑输出电压。

    Solid state imaging device, method for fabricating the same, and camera
    32.
    发明授权
    Solid state imaging device, method for fabricating the same, and camera 有权
    固态成像装置及其制造方法及相机

    公开(公告)号:US07638853B2

    公开(公告)日:2009-12-29

    申请号:US11826570

    申请日:2007-07-17

    摘要: A solid state imaging device includes: an imaging region formed in an upper part of a substrate made of silicon to have a photoelectric conversion portion, a charge accumulation region of the photoelectric conversion portion being of a first conductivity type; a device isolation region formed in at least a part of the substrate to surround the photoelectric conversion portion; and a MOS transistor formed on a part of the imaging region electrically isolated from the photoelectric conversion region by the device isolation region. The width of the device isolation region is smaller in its lower part than in its upper part, and the solid state imaging device further includes a dark current suppression region surrounding the device isolation region and being of a second conductivity type opposite to the first conductivity type.

    摘要翻译: 固态成像装置包括:成像区域,形成在由硅制成的基板的上部,具有光电转换部分,光电转换部分的电荷累积区域是第一导电类型; 形成在所述基板的至少一部分中以围绕所述光电转换部的器件隔离区; 以及形成在通过器件隔离区域与光电转换区域电隔离的成像区域的一部分上的MOS晶体管。 器件隔离区域的宽度在其下部比其上部小,并且固态成像器件还包括围绕器件隔离区域并且是与第一导电类型相反的第二导电类型的暗电流抑制区域 。

    On-vehicle imaging device
    33.
    发明授权
    On-vehicle imaging device 有权
    车载成像装置

    公开(公告)号:US07560684B2

    公开(公告)日:2009-07-14

    申请号:US11795791

    申请日:2006-03-07

    IPC分类号: H01J40/14 H01J5/16 G01J3/50

    摘要: A vehicle-mounted imaging device that is mounted in an automobile and performs color imaging has been provided with a plurality of two-dimensionally arranged pixel cells. In each of the pixels, a color filter separates incident light by a multilayer interference filter. The multilayer interference filter is composed of two λ/4 multilayer films and a spacer layer sandwiched therebetween. The multilayer interference filter transmits light in a wavelength region that corresponds to an optical thickness of the spacer layer. The λ/4 multilayer films and spacer layer are composed of inorganic materials.

    摘要翻译: 安装在汽车中并执行彩色成像的车载成像装置已经设置有多个二维排列的像素单元。 在每个像素中,滤色器通过多层干涉滤光器分离入射光。 多层干涉滤光片由两个λ/ 4多层膜和夹在其间的间隔层组成。 多层干涉滤光器透过与间隔层的光学厚度对应的波长范围的光。 λ/ 4多层膜和间隔层由无机材料组成。

    ELECTRIC DOUBLE-LAYER CAPACITOR AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME
    34.
    发明申请
    ELECTRIC DOUBLE-LAYER CAPACITOR AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME 有权
    电双层电容器及其制造方法

    公开(公告)号:US20090122467A1

    公开(公告)日:2009-05-14

    申请号:US12300619

    申请日:2007-05-25

    IPC分类号: H01G9/155 H01G9/00

    摘要: In an electric double-layer capacitor, resistance of a polarizable electrode layer is reduced and gas generation inside a case is suppressed in an attempt to improve reliability. On that account, an electric double-layer capacitor is provided, which is obtained by housing in a case, together with a driving electrolyte, a capacitor element wound with a separator interposed between electrodes being paired anode and cathode electrodes in each of which polarizable electrode layers are formed on and lead wires are fixed to both sides of a current collector made of metallic foil, such that the polarizable electrode layers are opposed to each other. Further, an electric double-layer capacitor is provided in which the lead wire is fixed to a polarizable-electrode-layer-removed section on the electrode where the polarizable electrode layer has been removed, and an area of the polarizable-electrode-layer-removed section is not smaller than 1 and not larger than 2.0 when a project area of a portion where the lead wire is connected with the current collector is set to 1.

    摘要翻译: 在双电层电容器中,为了提高可靠性,可以降低极化电极层的电阻,并抑制气体产生。 因此,提供了一种双电层电容器,其通过壳体与驱动电解质一起容纳电容器元件而获得,所述电容器元件被插入电极之间的间隔件,所述电极元件设置在成对的阳极和阴极电极之间,其中每个极化电极 在金属箔的集电体的两侧固定引线,使可极化电极层相对。 此外,提供一种双电层电容器,其中引线固定到已去除可极化电极层的电极上的可极化电极层去除部分上,并且可极化电极层 - 当引线与集电器连接的部分的投影区域设定为1时,取出部分不小于1且不大于2.0。

    SOLID STATE IMAGING DEVICE
    35.
    发明申请
    SOLID STATE IMAGING DEVICE 有权
    固态成像装置

    公开(公告)号:US20090033780A1

    公开(公告)日:2009-02-05

    申请号:US12091138

    申请日:2006-07-11

    IPC分类号: H04N5/335

    摘要: An object of the present invention is to provide a two-dimensional solid state imaging device which can realize speeding up of signal output. The two-dimensional solid state imaging device includes: a pixel region; a first capacitance element and a second capacitance element each of which is arranged for a different column of pixels and accumulates pixel signals of the corresponding column of pixels; a first horizontal signal line and a second horizontal signal line each of which transmits the pixel signals accumulated in a corresponding capacitance element; a common signal line connected to the horizontal signal lines; a scan timing generation unit and a switch unit which control readout of the pixel signals from the capacitance element to the horizontal signal line; and an external output timing unit and a switch unit which select the horizontal signal line and control output of the pixel signals from the selected horizontal signal line to the common signal line. Here, the scan timing generation unit and the switch unit, and the external output timing unit and the switch unit control the readout and the output of the pixel signals, respectively, so that a time period required for the readout of the pixel signals from the capacitance element to the signal line is longer than a time period required for the output of the pixel signals from the signal line to the common signal line.

    摘要翻译: 本发明的目的是提供一种可实现信号输出加速的二维固态成像装置。 二维固态成像装置包括:像素区域; 第一电容元件和第二电容元件,每个元件被布置用于不同的像素列并且累积相应列的像素的像素信号; 第一水平信号线和第二水平信号线,每个信号线发送累积在对应的电容元件中的像素信号; 连接到水平信号线的公共信号线; 扫描定时生成单元和开关单元,其控制从电容元件到水平信号线的像素信号的读出; 以及外部输出定时单元和开关单元,其选择水平信号线并将所选择的水平信号线的像素信号的输出控制到公共信号线。 这里,扫描定时生成单元和开关单元以及外部输出定时单元和开关单元分别控制像素信号的读出和输出,从而从像素信号读出所需的时间周期 信号线的电容元件比从信号线到公共信号线的像素信号的输出所需的时间长。

    SOLID STATE IMAGING APPARATUS, METHOD FOR DRIVING THE SAME AND CAMERA USING THE SAME
    36.
    发明申请
    SOLID STATE IMAGING APPARATUS, METHOD FOR DRIVING THE SAME AND CAMERA USING THE SAME 有权
    固态成像装置,用于驱动它们的方法和使用它的相机

    公开(公告)号:US20090002538A1

    公开(公告)日:2009-01-01

    申请号:US12202804

    申请日:2008-09-02

    IPC分类号: H04N5/335

    摘要: A solid state imaging apparatus includes: a plurality of photoelectric conversion cells each including a plurality of photoelectric sections arranged in an array of at least two rows and two columns; a plurality of floating diffusion sections each being connected to each of ones of the photoelectric sections which are included in the same row of each said photoelectric conversion cell via each of a plurality of transfer transistors, and being shared by said ones of the photoelectric sections; a plurality of read-out lines each being selectively connected to at least two of the transfer transistors; and a plurality of pixel amplifier transistors each detecting and outputting the potential of each said the floating diffusion section. Charges of the photoelectric conversion sections each being connected to one of the read-out lines and being read out by the transfer transistors are read out by different floating diffusion sections.

    摘要翻译: 固态成像装置包括:多个光电转换单元,每个光电转换单元包括排列成至少两行和两列的阵列的多个光电部分; 多个浮动扩散部分,各自通过多个传输晶体管中的每一个连接到每个所述光电转换单元的同一行中的每个光电部分中的每一个,并由所述光电部分共享; 多个读出线各自选择性地连接到所述传输晶体管中的至少两个; 以及多个像素放大器晶体管,每个检测并输出每个所述浮动扩散部分的电位。 通过不同的浮动扩散部分读出各自连接到一条读出线并被转移晶体管读出的光电转换部分的电荷。

    On-Vehicle Imaging Device
    37.
    发明申请
    On-Vehicle Imaging Device 有权
    车载成像装置

    公开(公告)号:US20080135740A1

    公开(公告)日:2008-06-12

    申请号:US11795791

    申请日:2006-03-07

    IPC分类号: B60R1/10 G01J3/50

    摘要: A vehicle-mounted imaging device that is mounted in an automobile and performs color imaging has been provided with a plurality of two-dimensionally arranged pixel cells. In each of the pixels, a color filter separates incident light by a multilayer interference filter. The multilayer interference filter is composed of two λ/4 multilayer films and a spacer layer sandwiched therebetween. The multilayer interference filter transmits light in a wavelength region that corresponds to an optical thickness of the spacer layer. The λ/4 multilayer films and spacer layer are composed of inorganic materials.

    摘要翻译: 安装在汽车中并执行彩色成像的车载成像装置已经设置有多个二维排列的像素单元。 在每个像素中,滤色器通过多层干涉滤光器分离入射光。 多层干涉滤光片由两个λ/ 4多层膜和夹在其间的间隔层组成。 多层干涉滤光器透过与间隔层的光学厚度对应的波长范围的光。 λ/ 4多层膜和间隔层由无机材料组成。

    AD converter
    38.
    发明申请
    AD converter 有权
    AD转换器

    公开(公告)号:US20080018517A1

    公开(公告)日:2008-01-24

    申请号:US11822589

    申请日:2007-07-09

    IPC分类号: H03M1/34

    摘要: An AD converter includes an analog data storing unit, a first DA converter for converting an input digital data into a first analog reference voltage which varies within a first voltage range in a range of every possible signal voltage of the input analog data, a second DA converter for converting the input digital data into a second analog reference voltage which varies within a second voltage range in the range of every possible signal voltage of the input analog data, a first comparator for comparing the input analog data with the first reference voltage, a second comparator for comparing the input analog data with the second reference voltage and a digital data storing unit for storing a digital data corresponding to a point of time when a change of state occurs in the comparison results of each of the first and second comparators.

    摘要翻译: AD转换器包括模拟数据存储单元,第一DA转换器,用于将输入数字数据转换成在输入模拟数据的每个可能的信号电压的范围内在第一电压范围内变化的第一模拟参考电压;第二DA 转换器,用于将输入数字数据转换成在输入模拟数据的每个可能的信号电压的范围内在第二电压范围内变化的第二模拟参考电压,用于将输入的模拟数据与第一参考电压进行比较的第一比较器, 第二比较器,用于将输入模拟数据与第二参考电压进行比较;以及数字数据存储单元,用于存储对应于在第一和第二比较器中的每一个的比较结果中发生状态改变的时间点的数字数据。

    Method for fabricating condenser microphone and condenser microphone
    39.
    发明申请
    Method for fabricating condenser microphone and condenser microphone 有权
    制造电容式麦克风和电容麦克风的方法

    公开(公告)号:US20070272992A1

    公开(公告)日:2007-11-29

    申请号:US11702531

    申请日:2007-02-06

    IPC分类号: H01L29/84 H01L21/768

    摘要: A first semiconductor chip includes a fixed electrode formed on a first semiconductor substrate and a plurality of first metal spacers formed on a first interlayer dielectric. A second semiconductor chip includes a vibrating electrode formed on a second semiconductor substrate and a plurality of second metal spacers formed on a second interlayer dielectric. The first and second semiconductor chips are metallically bonded to each other using the first and second metal spacers. An air gap is formed in a region of the condenser microphone located between the first semiconductor chip and the second semiconductor chip except bonded regions of the first and second metal spacers.

    摘要翻译: 第一半导体芯片包括形成在第一半导体衬底上的固定电极和形成在第一层间电介质上的多个第一金属间隔物。 第二半导体芯片包括形成在第二半导体衬底上的振动电极和形成在第二层间电介质上的多个第二金属间隔物。 第一和第二半导体芯片使用第一和第二金属间隔物彼此金属结合。 在位于第一半导体芯片和第二半导体芯片之间的电容式麦克风的区域中形成气隙,除了第一和第二金属间隔物的接合区域之外。

    Solid state imaging device, method for driving the same, and camera
    40.
    发明申请
    Solid state imaging device, method for driving the same, and camera 有权
    固态成像装置,其驱动方法和相机

    公开(公告)号:US20070109432A1

    公开(公告)日:2007-05-17

    申请号:US11528523

    申请日:2006-09-28

    IPC分类号: H04N3/14 H04N5/335

    CPC分类号: H04N5/3741 H04N5/3742

    摘要: A solid state imaging device includes an imaging area where a plurality of first pixels and a plurality of second pixels are respectively arranged in the form of a matrix, each of the first pixels and the second pixels having a photoelectric conversion portion and outputting a signal in accordance with brightness of incident light when selected; a plurality of first memories that respectively store signals of selected first pixels out of the plurality of first pixels; and a plurality of second memories that are respectively connected in parallel to the first memories and respectively store signals of selected second pixels out of the plurality of second pixels. The signals stored in the first memories and in the second memories are successively read to a horizontal signal line.

    摘要翻译: 固态成像装置包括其中多个第一像素和多个第二像素分别以矩阵形式布置的成像区域,每个第一像素和第二像素具有光电转换部分,并且输出信号 根据入射光的亮度选择; 多个第一存储器,分别存储多个第一像素中所选择的第一像素的信号; 以及分别与第一存储器并联连接并分别存储多个第二像素中所选择的第二像素的信号的多个第二存储器。 存储在第一存储器和第二存储器中的信号被连续地读取到水平信号线。