公开(公告)号：US20200321365A1

公开(公告)日：2020-10-08

申请号：US16907742

申请日：2020-06-22

Applicant: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.

Inventor： Masashi MURAKAMI ,  Kazuko NISHIMURA ,  Yasuo MIYAKE ,  Yasunori INOUE

IPC: H01L27/146 ,  H04N5/3745 ,  H01L27/142 ,  H01L31/14 ,  H04N5/374 ,  H04N5/355

Abstract: An imaging device includes: a photoelectric converter including first and second electrodes, and a photoelectric conversion layer located between the first electrode and the second electrode; a voltage supply circuit applying a bias voltage between the first electrode and the second electrode: an amplifier transistor including a gate electrically connected to the second electrode, the amplifier transistor configured to output a signal corresponding to a potential of the second electrode; and a detection circuit configured to detect a level of the signal from the amplifier transistor. The voltage supply circuit applies the bias voltage in a first voltage range when the level detected by the detection circuit is greater than or equal to a first threshold value, and applies the bias voltage in a second voltage range that is greater than the first voltage range when the level detected by the detection circuit is less than a second threshold value.

公开(公告)号：US20200258933A1

公开(公告)日：2020-08-13

申请号：US16859623

申请日：2020-04-27

Applicant: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.

Inventor： Kazuko NISHIMURA ,  Yutaka ABE ,  Masashi MURAKAMI ,  Yoshiyuki MATSUNAGA

IPC: H01L27/146 ,  H04N5/378 ,  H04N5/363 ,  H04N5/357

Abstract: An imaging device having a pixel including: a photoelectric converter that generates an electric signal through photoelectric conversion of incident light; a first transistor that has a gate coupled to the photoelectric converter and that amplifies the electric signal; and a second transistor that has a gate coupled to the photoelectric converter, one of a source and a drain of the second transistor being coupled to the photoelectric converter. The imaging device further includes a voltage supply circuit configured to supply two or more different voltages to the other of the source and the drain of the second transistor.

公开(公告)号：US20190313038A1

公开(公告)日：2019-10-10

申请号：US16444841

申请日：2019-06-18

Applicant: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.

Inventor： Yasuo MIYAKE ,  Masashi MURAKAMI ,  Tokuhiko TAMAKI ,  Yoshiaki SATOU

IPC: H04N5/353 ,  H01L27/30 ,  H04N5/369 ,  H04N5/355 ,  H01L27/146 ,  H04N5/378

Abstract: An electronic device including: a photosensitive layer that converts incident light into a signal charge; a first electrode that collects the signal charge; and a first carrier blocking layer between the photosensitive layer and the first electrode. The carrier blocking layer is configured to block a carrier a polarity of which is different from that of the signal charge. Under a first range of biases on the electronic device, the photosensitive layer is configured to generate photocurrent while illuminated. Under a second range of biases on the electronic device, the photosensitive layer is configured to generate lower photocurrent while illuminated compared to under the first range of biases.

公开(公告)号：US20190259793A1

公开(公告)日：2019-08-22

申请号：US16401974

申请日：2019-05-02

Applicant: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.

Inventor： Masashi MURAKAMI ,  Kazuko NISHIMURA ,  Yutaka ABE ,  Yoshiyuki MATSUNAGA ,  Yoshihiro SATO ,  Junji HIRASE

IPC: H01L27/146

Abstract: An imaging device includes a photoelectric converter that includes a first electrode, a second electrode, and a photoelectric conversion layer between the first electrode and the second electrode, a first transistor that has a gate connected to the first electrode, and a first capacitor and a switching element that are connected, in series, between the first electrode and either a voltage source or a ground.

公开(公告)号：US20180124339A1

公开(公告)日：2018-05-03

申请号：US15852874

申请日：2017-12-22

Applicant: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.

Inventor： Takayoshi YAMADA ,  Masashi MURAKAMI ,  Kazuko NISHIMURA ,  Hidenari KANEHARA ,  Yasuo MIYAKE

IPC: H04N5/355 ,  H04N5/357 ,  H01L27/146 ,  H04N5/369 ,  H04N5/232

CPC classification number: H04N5/35563 ,  H01L27/14603 ,  H04N5/23245 ,  H04N5/357 ,  H04N5/3696 ,  H04N5/3698

Abstract: An imaging device which includes a counter electrode, a first pixel electrode facing the counter electrode, a second pixel electrode facing the counter electrode, a photoelectric conversion layer sandwiched between the first pixel electrode and the second pixel electrode, and the counter electrode, a first signal detection circuit electrically connected to the second pixel electrode, and a first switching element connected between the first pixel electrode and the first signal detection circuit.