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公开(公告)号:US10199408B2
公开(公告)日:2019-02-05
申请号:US15166134
申请日:2016-05-26
发明人: Yasuo Miyake
IPC分类号: H01L27/146 , H04N5/355
摘要: An imaging device includes: a first pixel cell including a first photoelectric conversion film having a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface, a first electrode on the first surface, a second electrode on the first surface, surrounding the first electrode, and a first counter electrode on the second surface, facing the first electrode and the second electrode; and a second pixel cell including a second photoelectric conversion film having a third surface and a fourth surface opposite to the third surface, a third electrode on the third surface, a fourth electrode on the third surface, surrounding the third electrode, and a second counter electrode on the fourth surface, facing the third electrode and the fourth electrode, wherein the second electrode and the fourth electrode are electrically separated from each other.
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公开(公告)号:US10178335B2
公开(公告)日:2019-01-08
申请号:US15458933
申请日:2017-03-14
IPC分类号: H04N3/14 , H04N5/335 , H04N5/3745 , H01L27/146 , H04N5/378
摘要: An imaging device includes: first and second pixel cells each including a photoelectric converter and a transistor electrically connected to the photoelectric converter, the transistor having a control terminal; a first buffer circuit having a first input terminal and a first output terminal, the first buffer circuit receiving a signal for controlling the transistor of the first pixel cell; a second buffer circuit having a second input terminal and a second output terminal, the second buffer circuit receiving a signal for controlling the transistor of the second pixel cell; a first control signal line connecting the first output terminal to the control terminal of the first pixel cell; and a second control signal line connecting the second output terminal to the control terminal of the second pixel cell. The first control signal line and the second control signal line are connected to each other.
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公开(公告)号:US09894303B2
公开(公告)日:2018-02-13
申请号:US15405408
申请日:2017-01-13
发明人: Yasuo Miyake
IPC分类号: H04N5/374 , H04N5/378 , H01L27/146 , H01L27/30
CPC分类号: H04N5/374 , H01L27/14636 , H01L27/307 , H04N5/378
摘要: An imaging device includes: a first unit pixel cell including a first electrode, a second electrode facing the first electrode, a first photoelectric conversion layer between the first electrode and the second electrode, the first photoelectric conversion layer generating first signal charge, and a first signal detection circuit connected to the first electrode, the first signal detection circuit detecting the first signal charge; and a voltage supply circuit. The voltage supply circuit supplies a first voltage to the second electrode during a first period when the first unit pixel cell accumulates the first signal charge. The voltage supply circuit supplies a second voltage to at least one of the first electrode and the second electrode during a second period other than the first period, the second period including a first moment at which a difference in potential between the first electrode and the second electrode is zero.
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公开(公告)号:US09894297B2
公开(公告)日:2018-02-13
申请号:US15406824
申请日:2017-01-16
IPC分类号: H04N5/355 , H04N5/369 , H04N5/3745 , H04N5/376
CPC分类号: H04N5/35563 , H04N5/3559 , H04N5/3696 , H04N5/374 , H04N5/37452 , H04N5/376
摘要: An imaging device includes a pixel cell including: a first photoelectric converter that generates a first electrical signal; and a first signal detection circuit that detects the first electrical signal. The first signal detection circuit includes: a first transistor one of a source and a drain of which is electrically connected to the first photoelectric converter; a first capacitor having first and second ends, the first end being electrically connected to the other of the source and the drain of the first transistor, a reference voltage being applied to the second end; and a second transistor having a gate electrically connected to the first photoelectric converter. The pixel cell outputs, in one frame period, a first image signal and a second image signal in sequence, the first image signal being output when the first transistor is off, the second image signal being output when the first transistor is on.
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公开(公告)号:US12120445B2
公开(公告)日:2024-10-15
申请号:US18516508
申请日:2023-11-21
发明人: Yasuo Miyake , Yusuke Okada , Takeyoshi Tokuhara , Yoshiaki Satou
IPC分类号: H04N25/75 , H04N25/589 , H04N25/772
CPC分类号: H04N25/75 , H04N25/589 , H04N25/772
摘要: An imaging device 100 includes a pixel array PA. A first period, a third period, and a second period appear in this order in a first frame. During the first period, pixel signal readout is performed on a first row in the pixel array PA. During the second period, pixel signal readout is performed on a second row in the pixel array PA. Each of the first period and the second period is a high-sensitivity exposure period. The third period is a low-sensitivity exposure period.
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公开(公告)号:US12081878B2
公开(公告)日:2024-09-03
申请号:US18303285
申请日:2023-04-19
摘要: A camera system includes: a photoelectric converter including a first electrode, a second electrode, and a photoelectric conversion layer between the first electrode and the second electrode, the photoelectric conversion layer converting incident light into electric charge; voltage application circuitry that supplies a first voltage and a second voltage less than the first voltage between the first electrode and the second electrode such that the first voltage is applied at least one time in a frame; and a controller that derives a total length of at least one period in which the first voltage is applied in the frame, the total length corresponding to an attenuation ratio set for the frame, and causes the voltage supply circuitry to supply the first voltage in the at least one period having the total length in the frame.
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公开(公告)号:US11991462B2
公开(公告)日:2024-05-21
申请号:US17708871
申请日:2022-03-30
IPC分类号: H04N25/57 , H01L27/146
CPC分类号: H04N25/57 , H01L27/14612
摘要: An imaging device including a pixel that includes: a photoelectric converter that converts light into a charge; a charge accumulation region to which the charge is input; and an amplifier transistor that includes a gate electrically connected to the charge accumulation region. The amplifier transistor being configured to output a signal that corresponds to a potential of the charge accumulation region. The imaging device further including a detection circuit that is configured to detect a level of the signal from the amplifier transistor, wherein a sensitivity of the pixel is caused to be increased, in a case where the level detected by the detection circuit is greater than a first threshold value.
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公开(公告)号:US11563057B2
公开(公告)日:2023-01-24
申请号:US17083376
申请日:2020-10-29
IPC分类号: H01L27/30 , H01L27/146
摘要: An imaging device includes a semiconductor substrate including a first surface receiving light from outside, and a second surface opposite to the first surface, a first transistor on the second surface, and a photoelectric converter facing the second surface and receiving light through the semiconductor substrate. The semiconductor substrate is a silicon or silicon compound substrate. The photoelectric converter includes a first electrode electrically connected to the first transistor, a second electrode, and a photoelectric conversion layer located between the first and second electrodes and containing a material absorbing light having a wavelength 1.1 μm or longer. The first electrode is located between the second surface and the photoelectric conversion layer. A spectral sensitivity of the material in a region of 1.0 μm or longer and shorter than 1.1 μm is 0% to 5% of the maximum value of a spectral sensitivity of the material in 1.1 μm or longer.
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公开(公告)号:US11546521B2
公开(公告)日:2023-01-03
申请号:US17405501
申请日:2021-08-18
发明人: Yoshiaki Satou , Sanshiro Shishido , Yasuo Miyake , Kazuko Nishimura , Hiroshi Iwai , Osamu Shibata
IPC分类号: H04N5/235 , H04N5/232 , H01L27/146 , G06T7/73
摘要: A camera system including an imaging device that captures a first image by a normal exposure including only one exposure and that captures a second image by a multiple exposure including a plurality of exposures; and a control circuit. The the imaging device captures the second image in a first frame period, and the control circuit determines, based on the second image captured in the first frame period, whether to capture an image by the normal exposure or capture an image by the multiple exposure in a second frame period following the first frame period.
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公开(公告)号:US11025832B2
公开(公告)日:2021-06-01
申请号:US16782411
申请日:2020-02-05
发明人: Yoshiaki Satou , Yasuo Miyake , Yasunori Inoue , Tokuhiko Tamaki
IPC分类号: H04N5/235 , H04N5/355 , H04N5/353 , H04N5/374 , G03B7/08 , H01L27/146 , H04N9/04 , H04N5/369 , H04N5/232 , H04N5/262
摘要: An imaging device includes a pixel including a photoelectric converter, where the pixel captures first data in a first exposure period and captures second data in a second exposure period different from the first exposure period, the first exposure period and the second exposure period being included in a frame period. A sensitivity of the photoelectric converter in the first exposure period is different from a sensitivity of the photoelectric converter in the second exposure period, and the imaging device generates multiple-exposure image data including at least the first data and the second data.
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