公开(公告)号：US5446493A

公开(公告)日：1995-08-29

申请号：US207267

申请日：1994-03-09

申请人： Yukio Endo ,  Nozomu Harada ,  Hidenori Shibata ,  Yoshiyuki Matsunaga

发明人： Yukio Endo ,  Nozomu Harada ,  Hidenori Shibata ,  Yoshiyuki Matsunaga

IPC分类号： H01L27/148 ,  H04N5/341 ,  H04N5/372 ,  H04N5/335

CPC分类号： H04N3/1531 ,  H01L27/14831

摘要： A solid state image sensor has a photosensing region formed on a substrate. The photosensing region has a plurality of photocells for receiving an incident image. The photosensing region is capable of changing image sampling modes by relatively shifting image sampling points for the incident image. In the photosensing region, a plurality of first transfer elements are formed and the first transfer elements receive the signal charges from adjoining photocells and transfer them out. Further, a temporary storage region is formed on the substrate having a plurality of second transfer elements therein for each of the first transfer elements. Each of the second transfer elements has a capacity to accommodate all of the signal charges of a corresponding first transfer elements which are read out from the photocells at the same time. A plurality of gate elements are respectively formed between each of the first transfer elements and their corresponding plurality of second transfer elements. Each gate elements changes transfer direction from one of the first transfer elements between at least two of the second transfer elements based on the sampling mode for the incident image. Third transfer elements are formed adjacent to the temporary storage region. The third transfer elements repeat a readout cycle of receiving the signal charges from a plurality of second transfer elements and then transferring them out.

摘要翻译： 固态图像传感器具有形成在基板上的感光区域。 感光区域具有用于接收入射图像的多个光电管。 光敏区域能够通过相对移动用于入射图像的图像采样点来改变图像采样模式。 在感光区域中，形成多个第一传送元件，并且第一传送元件接收来自相邻光电元件的信号电荷并将其传送出去。 此外，在其中具有用于每个第一转印元件的多个第二转印元件的基板上形成临时存储区域。 每个第二传送元件具有容纳同时从光电管读出的对应的第一传送元件的所有信号电荷的能力。 分别在每个第一传送元件和它们对应的多个第二传送元件之间形成多个栅极元件。 每个门元件基于入射图像的采样模式，在至少两个第二传送元件之间从第一传送元件之一改变传送方向。 在临时存储区域附近形成第三传送元件。 第三传送元件重复从多个第二传送元件接收信号电荷然后将其传送出去的读出周期。

公开(公告)号：US5438211A

公开(公告)日：1995-08-01

申请号：US220708

申请日：1994-03-31

申请人： Nobuo Nakamura ,  Yoshiyuki Matsunaga ,  Yoshihito Koya ,  Yukio Endo

发明人： Nobuo Nakamura ,  Yoshiyuki Matsunaga ,  Yoshihito Koya ,  Yukio Endo

IPC分类号： H01L29/768 ,  H01L29/78

CPC分类号： H01L29/76816 ,  H01L29/76841

摘要： A charge-transfer device contains a high-resistance p-well layer formed in the surface of an n-type semiconductor substrate. In the surface of the well layer, a charge-transfer n-channel layer, a charge storage n-channel layer, a charge release n-channel layer, and a charge release n-type drain are formed continuously. An output gate electrode is provided above the junction of the transfer channel layer and the storage channel layer, with an insulating film interposed therebetween. Provided above the release channel layer is a reset gate electrode with an insulating film interposed therebetween. In the surface of the storage channel layer, a charge-sensing p-channel layer of a charge-sensing transistor is formed. The charge-sensing channel layer is arranged so as to be in contact with neither the transfer channel layer nor the release channel layer. The storage channel layer is arranged so as to contain a first surface portion which adjoins the transfer channel layer and is in contact with a covering insulating film, and a second surface portion which adjoins the release channel layer and is in contact with the covering insulating film. In the surface of the substrate, a p-type source and drain layers of the charge-sensing transistor are formed so as to face each other with the sensing channel interposed therebetween. The potential of the storage channel layer without charges is set higher than that of the release drain layer.

摘要翻译： 电荷转移装置包含在n型半导体衬底的表面上形成的高电阻p阱层。 在阱层的表面中连续地形成电荷传输n沟道层，电荷存储n沟道层，电荷释放n沟道层和电荷释放型n型漏极。 输出栅电极设置在传输沟道层和存储沟道层的结的上方，隔着绝缘膜。 在释放通道层上方设置有复位栅电极，其间具有绝缘膜。 在存储通道层的表面形成电荷感测晶体管的电荷感应p沟道层。 电荷感测沟道层被布置成与传输沟道层和释放通道层都不接触。 存储通道层被布置成包含邻接传输沟道层并与覆盖绝缘膜接触的第一表面部分和与释放通道层相邻并与覆盖绝缘膜接触的第二表面部分 。 在基板的表面中，电荷感测晶体管的p型源极和漏极层形成为彼此面对，并且其间插入感测通道。 没有电荷的存储通道层的电位被设定为高于释放漏极层的电位。

公开(公告)号：US5392070A

公开(公告)日：1995-02-21

申请号：US981290

申请日：1992-11-25

申请人： Yukio Endo ,  Yoshitaka Egawa

发明人： Yukio Endo ,  Yoshitaka Egawa

IPC分类号： H04N5/217 ,  H04N5/367 ,  H04N5/372 ,  H04N5/378 ,  H04N5/335

CPC分类号： H04N5/367 ,  H04N5/2176

摘要： An image signal processing apparatus has a fault correcting circuit for replacing a signal output by a fault pixel included in a solid-state image sensor with a signal output by a normal pixel arranged near the fault pixel to correct the fault pixel signal. The fault correcting circuit comprises a memory for storing a data code representing the position and type of the fault pixel, a decoder circuit for converting the data code read from the memory, into a pixel-fault correction pulse, a dividing/delay circuit for dividing a pixel signal output from the image sensor into a plurality of pixel signals and delaying these pixel signals by different delay times, and a switch circuit for selecting pixel signals delayed by different delay times, in accordance with the pixel-fault correction pulse, thereby to replace the fault pixel signal with the normal pixel signal.

摘要翻译： 图像信号处理装置具有故障校正电路，用于用由布置在故障像素附近的正常像素输出的信号替换由固态图像传感器中包括的故障像素输出的信号，以校正故障像素信号。 故障校正电路包括存储器，用于存储表示故障像素的位置和类型的数据代码，用于将从存储器读取的数据代码转换为像素故障校正脉冲的解码器电路，用于分割的分频/延迟电路 从图像传感器输出的像素信号为多个像素信号，并延迟不同的延迟时间的像素信号;以及开关电路，用于根据像素故障校正脉冲选择延迟了不同延迟时间的像素信号，由此， 用正常的像素信号代替故障像素信号。

公开(公告)号：US5150388A

公开(公告)日：1992-09-22

申请号：US757614

申请日：1991-09-11

申请人： Nozomu Harada ,  Yukio Endo ,  Yuji Ide

发明人： Nozomu Harada ,  Yukio Endo ,  Yuji Ide

IPC分类号： G11C27/04 ,  H01L27/148 ,  H04N5/335 ,  H04N5/341 ,  H04N5/347 ,  H04N5/357 ,  H04N5/369 ,  H04N5/372 ,  H04N5/378

CPC分类号： H04N3/155 ,  G11C27/04 ,  H04N3/1575 ,  H04N5/335

摘要： A solid state image sensing device comprises an image sensor for outputting optical images as signal charges, a charge transfer section for transferring signal charges, a first reading section for non-destructively reading transferred signal charges as a plurality of first output signal components, a detecting section for detecting the difference between the first output signal components, a second reading section for adding the signal charges corresponding to the first output signal components which correspond to the difference signal and reading the added signal charges as a second output signal component, an adding section for inserting at least one signal component corresponding to the second output signal component to one or more first output signal components which are canceled due to charge-transfer for addition of signal charges and generating an output signal including a third output signal component, and a level lowering section for lowering the signal levels of the second and third output signal components according to the number of addition stages.

摘要翻译： 固态图像感测装置包括用于输出作为信号电荷的光学图像的图像传感器，用于传送信号电荷的电荷转移部分，用于非破坏性地读取作为多个第一输出信号分量的传送信号电荷的第一读取部分， 用于检测第一输出信号分量之间的差的第二读取部分，用于将对应于与差分信号相对应的第一输出信号分量的信号电荷相加并读取相加的信号电荷作为第二输出信号分量的第二读取部分， 用于将对应于第二输出信号分量的至少一个信号分量插入到一个或多个第一输出信号分量，该第一输出信号分量由于用于添加信号电荷的电荷转移而被抵消，并且产生包括第三输出信号分量的输出信号，以及电平 降低部分，用于降低第二个的信号电平 d个第三输出信号分量根据加法阶数。

公开(公告)号：US5060070A

公开(公告)日：1991-10-22

申请号：US527444

申请日：1990-05-23

申请人： Yasuaki Nishida ,  Yoshiyuki Matsunaga ,  Nozomu Harada ,  Sohei Manabe ,  Yukio Endo

发明人： Yasuaki Nishida ,  Yoshiyuki Matsunaga ,  Nozomu Harada ,  Sohei Manabe ,  Yukio Endo

IPC分类号： H01L27/148 ,  H04N5/335 ,  H04N5/347 ,  H04N5/355 ,  H04N5/357 ,  H04N5/369 ,  H04N5/372 ,  H04N5/374 ,  H04N5/378

CPC分类号： H04N3/1575 ,  H01L27/14831 ,  H04N5/335

摘要： A solid state image sensor comprises a CCD type image sensing device and a signal detector. This signal detector comprises an FDA type signal detection circuit connected to a signal pick-up terminal of the image sensing device and having a small amount of saturating signals and low noise, an FDA type signal detection circuit connected to the signal pick-up terminal and having a large amount of saturating signals and high noise, and a signal composing circuit for composing the outputs of both signal detection circuits and outputting a composed output and changing a composing ratio in accordance with the output of the FDA type signal detection circuit.

公开(公告)号：US4996600A

公开(公告)日：1991-02-26

申请号：US363085

申请日：1989-06-08

申请人： Yasuaki Nishida ,  Yoshiki Iino ,  Hiroshi Ohtake ,  Masahide Abe ,  Shigeo Yoshikawa ,  Yukio Endo ,  Yoshiyuki Matsunaga ,  Nozomu Harada

发明人： Yasuaki Nishida ,  Yoshiki Iino ,  Hiroshi Ohtake ,  Masahide Abe ,  Shigeo Yoshikawa ,  Yukio Endo ,  Yoshiyuki Matsunaga ,  Nozomu Harada

IPC分类号： H01L27/148 ,  H04N5/335 ,  H04N5/341 ,  H04N5/347 ,  H04N5/355 ,  H04N5/357 ,  H04N5/3722 ,  H04N5/3725 ,  H04N5/3728 ,  H04N5/374

CPC分类号： H04N3/1575 ,  H04N3/1537

摘要： A solid state image sensing device comprises a great number of light receiving elements arrayed in rows and columns, a plurality of vertical CCD registers respectively coupled to columns of the light receiving elements for vertically transferring signal charges sensed by the light receiving elements, a horizontal CCD register for horizontally transferring the signal charges transferred from the vertical CCD register, an adder section for adding together signal charges obtained from a predetermined number of light receiving elements arrayed in columns and rows to form one added signal charge and for obtaining a plurality of added signal charges for all the light receiving elements in each of fields, and a field switcher for introducing signal charges obtained from an array of light receiving elements with at least one element shifted from the previous field to the adder section in each field.

公开(公告)号：US4972254A

公开(公告)日：1990-11-20

申请号：US157718

申请日：1988-02-19

申请人： Yukio Endo ,  Nozomu Harada ,  Hidenori Shibata ,  Yoshiyuki Matsunaga

发明人： Yukio Endo ,  Nozomu Harada ,  Hidenori Shibata ,  Yoshiyuki Matsunaga

IPC分类号： H01L27/148 ,  H04N5/341 ,  H04N5/372

CPC分类号： H04N3/1531 ,  H01L27/14831

摘要： The solid state image sensor has a photosensing region formed on a substrate. The photosensing region has a plurality of photocells for receiving an incident image. The photosensing region is capable of changing image sampling modes by relatively shifting image sampling points for the incident image. In the photosensing region, a plurality of first transfer elements are formed and the first transfer elements receive the signal charges from adjoining photocells and transfer them out. Further, a temporary storage region is formed on the substrate having a plurality of second transfer elements therein for each of the first transfer elements. Each of the second transfer elements has a capacity to accommodate all of the signal charges of a corresponding first transfer elements which are read out from the photocells at the same time. A plurality of gate elements are respectively formed between each of the first transfer elements and their corresponding plurality of second transfer elements. Each gate elements changes transfer direction from one of the first transfer elements between at least two of the second transfer elements based on the sampling mode for the incident image. Third transfer elements are formed adjacent to the temporary storage region. The third transfer elements repeat a readout cycle of receiving the signal charges from a plurality of second transfer elements and then transferring them out.

摘要翻译： 固态图像传感器具有形成在基板上的感光区域。 感光区域具有用于接收入射图像的多个光电管。 光敏区域能够通过相对移动用于入射图像的图像采样点来改变图像采样模式。 在感光区域中，形成多个第一传送元件，并且第一传送元件接收来自相邻光电元件的信号电荷并将其传送出去。 此外，在其中具有用于每个第一转印元件的多个第二转印元件的基板上形成临时存储区域。 每个第二传送元件具有容纳同时从光电管读出的对应的第一传送元件的所有信号电荷的能力。 分别在每个第一传送元件和它们对应的多个第二传送元件之间形成多个栅极元件。 每个门元件基于入射图像的采样模式，在至少两个第二传送元件之间从第一传送元件之一改变传送方向。 在临时存储区域附近形成第三传送元件。 第三传送元件重复从多个第二传送元件接收信号电荷然后将其传送出去的读出周期。

公开(公告)号：US4797740A

公开(公告)日：1989-01-10

申请号：US59844

申请日：1987-06-09

申请人： Hidenobu Harasaki ,  Ichiro Tamitani ,  Yukio Endo

发明人： Hidenobu Harasaki ,  Ichiro Tamitani ,  Yukio Endo

IPC分类号： H04N7/36 ,  H04N7/12

CPC分类号： H04N19/503

摘要： In a real-time video signal processor for processing an input digital video signal divisible into a succession of principal blocks each of which has at least one scanning line and a time duration shorter than a frame period, each principal block is divided into at least two partial blocks with each scanning line divided into the respective partial blocks. A plurality of signal processing modules are assigned with the respective partial blocks of each principal block, respectively. Responsive to the input digital video signal and an additional digital video signal, the signal processing modules process the respective partial blocks of each principal block into processed signals during the time duration, respectively. Each processed signal comprises a first partial signal used as an output signal of the processor and a second partial signal. A delaying circuit delays the second partial signals derived from the signal processing modules into a delayed signal having a delay equal to a difference between the frame period and the time duration. The delayed signal is used as the additional signal. A plurality of the real-time video signal processors may be connected in cascade to each other. Two memory units may be used instead of the delaying circuit. Readout operation of each principal block from the memory units is controlled by control signals produced by a control signal producing circuit. Principal blocks read out of the memory units are supplied to the signal processing modules.

摘要翻译： 在实时视频信号处理器中，用于处理可分为一系列主块的输入数字视频信号，每个主块具有至少一个扫描线和比帧周期短的持续时间，每个主块被分成至少两个 每个扫描线的部分块被分成相应的部分块。 多个信号处理模块分别被分配有每个主要块的各个部分块。 响应于输入数字视频信号和附加数字视频信号，信号处理模块分别在持续时间期间将每个主块的相应部分块处理成处理信号。 每个处理的信号包括用作处理器的输出信号的第一部分信号和第二部分信号。 延迟电路将从信号处理模块导出的第二部分信号延迟为具有等于帧周期和持续时间之间的差的延迟的延迟信号。 延迟信号用作附加信号。 多个实时视频信号处理器可以彼此级联连接。 可以使用两个存储单元来代替延迟电路。 来自存储器单元的每个主块的读出操作由控制信号产生电路产生的控制信号控制。 读出存储单元的主块被提供给信号处理模块。

公开(公告)号：US4698686A

公开(公告)日：1987-10-06

申请号：US661683

申请日：1984-10-17

申请人： Yukio Endo ,  Nozomu Harada ,  Okio Yoshida

发明人： Yukio Endo ,  Nozomu Harada ,  Okio Yoshida

IPC分类号： H04N5/335 ,  H04N5/341 ,  H04N5/363 ,  H04N5/374 ,  H04N5/378 ,  H04N3/14

CPC分类号： H04N5/2173

摘要： A solid-state image sensor has an electrically floating carrier detecting electrode formed on a substrate, into which the signal carriers are transmitted, a sense amplifier circuit detecting the variation in a voltage of the electrode at the time of transferring the carriers, and a resetting electrode for resetting the potential of the electrode to a predetermined potential at every read-out period of the picture element section. A circuit arrangement for removing noise is provided to have two switches which switch to alternatively become conductive in response to control pulse signals. The first switch becomes conductive during a first period within one picture element period. During the first period the CCD output signal contains an effective image signal component. The second switch becomes conductive during a second period during which the CCD output signal contains a reset noise component, thereby forcibly fixing the level of the reset noise signal to a DC reference potential so that reset noise can be removed.

摘要翻译： 固态图像传感器具有形成在基板上的电浮动载波检测电极，信号载体被传输到其中;读出放大器电路，检测在传送载体时电极的电压变化，以及复位 电极，用于在像素部分的每个读出周期将电极的电位复位到预定电位。 提供了用于去除噪声的电路装置，以具有响应于控制脉冲信号切换成交替地导通的两个开关。 第一开关在一个像素周期内的第一周期期间变为导通。 在第一周期期间，CCD输出信号包含有效的图像信号分量。 第二开关在CCD输出信号包含复位噪声分量的第二周期期间变为导通，从而强制将复位噪声信号的电平固定为DC参考电位，从而可以去除复位噪声。

公开(公告)号：US4652928A

公开(公告)日：1987-03-24

申请号：US619375

申请日：1984-06-11

申请人： Yukio Endo ,  Nozomu Harada ,  Okio Yoshida

发明人： Yukio Endo ,  Nozomu Harada ,  Okio Yoshida

IPC分类号： H04N5/349 ,  H04N3/14

CPC分类号： H04N3/1587

摘要： A solid state image sensing system includes a CCD and a vibration table. The vibration table swing-drives the CCD in response to a drive signal generated by a drive pulse generator, in such a manner that the CCD is vibrated in a horizontal direction in one vibration cycle consisting of two succeeding frame periods each having A and B fields.

摘要翻译： 固体摄像系统包括CCD和振动台。 响应于由驱动脉冲发生器产生的驱动信号，振动台摆动驱动CCD，使得CCD在一个振动周期内在水平方向上振动，该振动周期由两个后续帧周期组成，每个后续帧周期各自具有A和B场 。