公开(公告)号：US20070296843A1

公开(公告)日：2007-12-27

申请号：US11808297

申请日：2007-06-08

申请人： Shigetaka Kasuga ,  Katsumi Takeda ,  Takumi Yamaguchi ,  Yoshiyuki Matsunaga ,  Takahiko Murata ,  Takayoshi Yamada

发明人： Shigetaka Kasuga ,  Katsumi Takeda ,  Takumi Yamaguchi ,  Yoshiyuki Matsunaga ,  Takahiko Murata ,  Takayoshi Yamada

IPC分类号： H04N5/335

CPC分类号： H04N5/335 ,  H01L27/14603 ,  H01L27/1462 ,  H01L27/14621 ,  H01L27/14623 ,  H01L27/14627

摘要： A solid-state imaging device includes a plurality of pixels arranged two-dimensionally. Each pixel includes a photoelectric converter (2) for converting incident light to a charge, and a gray filter (6a, 6b, 6c) having a visible light transmittance that is different depending on the photoelectric converter (2). According to this construction, the plurality of pixels have different sensitivities to incident light. By combining pixel signals obtained from three pixels having different sensitivities, a wider dynamic range can be achieved.

摘要翻译： 固态成像装置包括二维排列的多个像素。 每个像素包括用于将入射光转换成电荷的光电转换器（2）和具有根据光电转换器（2）不同的可见光透射率的灰色滤光器（6a，6b，6c）。 根据该结构，多个像素对入射光具有不同的灵敏度。 通过组合从具有不同灵敏度的三个像素获得的像素信号，可以实现更宽的动态范围。

公开(公告)号：US07304286B2

公开(公告)日：2007-12-04

申请号：US10731461

申请日：2003-12-08

申请人： Syouji Tanaka ,  Yoshiyuki Matsunaga

发明人： Syouji Tanaka ,  Yoshiyuki Matsunaga

IPC分类号： H04N5/335

CPC分类号： H01L27/14601 ,  H01L27/14806 ,  H01L27/14843

摘要： A solid-state imaging device can be provided by which a signal charge stored in a photodiode can be transferred completely even when a power supply voltage is low. The solid-state imaging device includes: a plurality of pixel cells arranged on a semiconductor substrate; and a driving unit that is provided for driving the plurality of pixel cells. Each of the plurality of pixel cells includes: a photodiode that converts incident light into a signal charge and stores the signal charge; a transfer transistor that is provided for reading out the signal charge stored in the photodiode; and a potential smoothing unit that is formed so as to allow a potential from the photodiode to the transfer transistor to change smoothly.

摘要翻译： 可以提供固态成像装置，即使当电源电压低时，存储在光电二极管中的信号电荷也可以被完全传送。 固态成像装置包括：布置在半导体衬底上的多个像素单元; 以及驱动单元，用于驱动多个像素单元。 多个像素单元中的每一个包括：将入射光转换为信号电荷并存储信号电荷的光电二极管; 提供用于读出存储在光电二极管中的信号电荷的转移晶体管; 以及形成为使得来自光电二极管的电位到转移晶体管的电位平滑变化的电势平滑单元。

公开(公告)号：US20070247535A1

公开(公告)日：2007-10-25

申请号：US11797128

申请日：2007-05-01

申请人： Hiroshi Yoshida ,  Yoshiyuki Matsunaga ,  Takahiro Muroshima

发明人： Hiroshi Yoshida ,  Yoshiyuki Matsunaga ,  Takahiro Muroshima

IPC分类号： H04N5/335

CPC分类号： H04N5/335 ,  H03F3/082 ,  H03F2200/498 ,  H03F2200/75 ,  H04N5/378

摘要： A solid-state image sensing device includes: a pixel array in which pixels performing photoelectric conversion are arranged in rows and columns; and a column amplification section in which an image signal output from each pixel is amplified. The column amplification section includes amplifiers each of which is provided for each column, and the column amplification section is connected to a power supply voltage feed section and the ground. An impedance on the power supply side of the amplifier is greater than an impedance on the ground side.

摘要翻译： 固态图像感测装置包括：像素阵列，其中执行光电转换的像素被排列成行和列; 以及其中从每个像素输出的图像信号被放大的列放大部分。 列放大部分包括为每列提供的放大器，列放大部分连接到电源电压馈送部分和地。 放大器电源侧的阻抗大于接地侧的阻抗。

公开(公告)号：US07271834B2

公开(公告)日：2007-09-18

申请号：US10658700

申请日：2003-09-09

申请人： Shigetaka Kasuga ,  Yoshiyuki Matsunaga ,  Kazuyuki Inokuma

发明人： Shigetaka Kasuga ,  Yoshiyuki Matsunaga ,  Kazuyuki Inokuma

IPC分类号： H04N5/335

CPC分类号： H04N5/335 ,  H01L27/14609

摘要： An imaging device chip set includes an imaging chip provided for obtaining an electric signal by photoelectric conversion of incident light, and a DSP chip provided for carrying out digital signal processing with respect to the electric signal obtained by the imaging chip. The imaging chip includes a plurality of unit pixels for generating the electric signal by the photoelectric conversion of incident light, a horizontal scanning circuit for selecting the unit pixels in a horizontal direction, and a vertical scanning circuit for selecting the unit pixels in a vertical direction. The DSP chip includes a timing generating circuit for generating timing pulses necessary for operations of the horizontal scanning circuit and the vertical scanning circuit, and a digital signal processing circuit for carrying out digital signal processing with respect to the electric signal generated by the plurality of unit pixels. The timing generating circuit and the digital signal processing circuit, which are included in the DSP chip, are formed with CMOS transistors. The plurality of unit pixels, the horizontal scanning circuit, and the vertical scanning circuit, which are included in the imaging chip, are formed with transistors of the same conductivity type.

摘要翻译： 成像装置芯片组包括用于通过入射光的光电转换获得电信号的成像芯片和用于对由成像芯片获得的电信号执行数字信号处理的DSP芯片。 成像芯片包括用于通过入射光的光电转换产生电信号的多个单位像素，用于选择水平方向的单位像素的水平扫描电路和用于在垂直方向上选择单位像素的垂直扫描电路 。 DSP芯片包括用于产生水平扫描电路和垂直扫描电路的操作所需的定时脉冲的定时产生电路和用于对由多个单元产生的电信号进行数字信号处理的数字信号处理电路 像素。 包括在DSP芯片中的定时发生电路和数字信号处理电路由CMOS晶体管形成。 包含在成像芯片中的多个单位像素，水平扫描电路和垂直扫描电路由具有相同导电类型的晶体管形成。

公开(公告)号：US20070030372A1

公开(公告)日：2007-02-08

申请号：US11529256

申请日：2006-09-29

申请人： Makoto Inagaki ,  Yoshiyuki Matsunaga

发明人： Makoto Inagaki ,  Yoshiyuki Matsunaga

IPC分类号： H04N5/335

CPC分类号： H01L27/14609 ,  H01L27/14603 ,  H01L27/14636 ,  H04N5/341 ,  H04N5/3575 ,  H04N5/3741

摘要： In each photosensitive cell, a photodiode 101, a transfer gate 102, a floating diffusion layer section 103, an amplifier transistor 104, and a reset transistor 105 are formed in one active region surrounded by a device isolation region. The floating diffusion layer section 103 included in one photosensitive cell is connected not to the amplifier transistor 104 included in that cell but to the gate of the amplifier transistor 104 included in another photosensitive cell adjacent to the one photosensitive cell in the column direction. A polysilicon wire 111 connects the transfer gates 102 arranged in the same row, and a polysilicon wire 112 connects the reset transistors 105 arranged in the same row. For connection in the row direction, only polysilicon wires are used.

摘要翻译： 在每个感光单元中，在由器件隔离区包围的一个有源区域中形成光电二极管101，传输门102，浮动扩散层部分103，放大器晶体管104和复位晶体管105。 包含在一个感光单元中的浮动扩散层部分103不是连接到包括在该单元中的放大器晶体管104，而是连接到在列方向上与一个感光单元相邻的另一个感光单元中的放大器晶体管104的栅极。 多晶硅导线111连接排列在同一行的传输门102，并且多晶硅布线112连接布置在同一行中的复位晶体管105。 为了在行方向上连接，仅使用多晶硅线。

公开(公告)号：US07113213B2

公开(公告)日：2006-09-26

申请号：US09927632

申请日：2001-08-13

申请人： Yoshiyuki Matsunaga ,  Keiji Mabuchi ,  Shinji Ohsawa ,  Nobuo Nakamura ,  Hirofumi Yamashita ,  Hiroki Miura ,  Nagataka Tanaka

发明人： Yoshiyuki Matsunaga ,  Keiji Mabuchi ,  Shinji Ohsawa ,  Nobuo Nakamura ,  Hirofumi Yamashita ,  Hiroki Miura ,  Nagataka Tanaka

IPC分类号： H04N3/14

CPC分类号： H04N5/2173 ,  H01L27/14609 ,  H01L27/14643 ,  H01L27/14645 ,  H04N5/3575 ,  H04N5/365 ,  H04N5/3658 ,  H04N5/374 ,  H04N5/3745 ,  H04N5/37452 ,  H04N5/378

摘要： An image system uses an amplification-type MOS sensor for receiving an optical image through a photoelectric conversion element, converting the image into an electrical signal, and outputting the signal. This system includes an optical system for guiding this optical image to a predetermined position, an image processing means having a sensor for photoelectrically converting the optical image guided to the predetermined position by the optical system into an electrical signal in units of pixels, and a signal process device for processing an output from the image processing means, and outputting the resultant data. The sensor includes a photoelectric conversion element placed at the predetermined position, an output circuit having an amplification MOS transistor connected to the photoelectric conversion element and serving to amplify and output an output from the photoelectric conversion element at a first timing and output noise independent of the output from the photoelectric conversion element at a second timing, and a noise reduction circuit, connected to the output of the output circuit, having the same impedance at the first and second timings when viewed from the output circuit, and obtaining the difference between outputs from the output circuits at the first and second timings. By setting the same impedance, proper noise cancellation can be performed.

摘要翻译： 图像系统使用放大型MOS传感器，用于通过光电转换元件接收光学图像，将图像转换为电信号，并输出信号。 该系统包括用于将该光学图像引导到预定位置的光学系统，具有用于将由光学系统引导到预定位置的光学图像光电转换为以像素为单位的电信号的传感器的图像处理装置，以及信号 处理装置，用于处理来自图像处理装置的输出，并输出结果数据。 传感器包括放置在预定位置的光电转换元件，输出电路，其具有连接到光电转换元件的放大MOS晶体管，用于在第一定时放大并输出来自光电转换元件的输出，并且输出独立于 在第二定时从光电转换元件输出的噪声降低电路和连接到输出电路的输出的噪声降低电路，在从输出电路观察时在第一和第二定时具有相同的阻抗，并且获得来自 输出电路在第一和第二定时。 通过设置相同的阻抗，可以执行适当的噪声消除。

公开(公告)号：US20060050161A1

公开(公告)日：2006-03-09

申请号：US10532992

申请日：2004-02-26

申请人： Makoto Inagaki ,  Yoshiyuki Matsunaga

发明人： Makoto Inagaki ,  Yoshiyuki Matsunaga

IPC分类号： H04N5/335

CPC分类号： H04N5/378 ,  H04N5/3577 ,  H04N5/374

摘要： Photosensitive cells each includes a photodiode (1), a transfer gate (2), a floating diffusion layer portion (3), an amplifying transistor (4), and a reset transistor (5). Drains of the amplifying transistors (4) of the photosensitive cells are connected to a power supply line (10), and a pulsed power supply voltage (VddC) is applied to the power supply line (10). Here, a low-level potential (VddC_L) of the power supply voltage has a predetermined potential higher than zero potential. Specifically, by making the low-level potential (VddC_L) higher than channel potentials obtained when a low level is applied to the reset transistors (5), or channel potentials obtained when a low level is applied to the transfer gates (2), or channel potentials of the photodiodes (1), a reproduced image with low noise is read.

摘要翻译： 感光单元每个包括光电二极管（1），传输门（2），浮动扩散层部分（3），放大晶体管（4）和复位晶体管（5）。 感光单元的放大晶体管（4）的漏极连接到电源线（10），并且将脉冲电源电压（VddC）施加到电源线（10）。 这里，电源电压的低电平电位（VddC_L）具有高于零电位的预定电位。 具体地说，通过使低电位电位（VddC_L）高于向复位晶体管（5）施加低电平时获得的沟道电位，或者当向传输门（2）施加低电平时获得的沟道电位，或 读取光电二极管（1）的通道电位，读出低噪声的再现图像。

公开(公告)号：US20050225653A1

公开(公告)日：2005-10-13

申请号：US11098618

申请日：2005-04-05

申请人： Masayuki Masuyama ,  Yoshiyuki Matsunaga ,  Masashi Murakami

发明人： Masayuki Masuyama ,  Yoshiyuki Matsunaga ,  Masashi Murakami

IPC分类号： H01L27/146 ,  H04N5/235 ,  H04N5/335 ,  H04N5/355 ,  H04N5/374 ,  H04N5/376 ,  H04N5/378 ,  H02J3/36 ,  H04N3/14 ,  H04N5/217

CPC分类号： H04N5/235 ,  H04N5/3598

摘要： The image pickup device comprises: an image pickup unit 1 in which a plurality of unit cells for generating reset and read voltages are arranged; a noise eliminating unit 6 for generating, with respect to each unit cell, a differential voltage corresponding to a difference between the reset and read voltages; and output units 5 and 7 for outputting the read and differential voltages, respectively, to a signal processing apparatus. The signal processing apparatus comprises: a judging unit 8 for judging whether each of the read voltages is within a predetermined range; and a system output unit 9 for outputting, for unit cells whose voltages are judged as being within the predetermined range, corresponding differential voltages as luminance information of the unit cells; for unit cells whose voltages are judged as not being within the predetermined range, a predetermined voltage indicating high luminance as luminance information of the unit cells.

摘要翻译： 图像拾取装置包括：图像拾取单元1，其中布置有用于产生复位和读取电压的多个单位单元; 噪声消除单元6，用于相对于每个单位单元产生对应于复位和读取电压之间的差的差分电压; 以及用于将读出和差分电压分别输出到信号处理装置的输出单元5和7。 信号处理装置包括：判断单元8，用于判断每个读取电压是否在预定范围内; 以及系统输出单元9，用于将电压被判断为在预定范围内的单位单元输出为相应的差分电压作为单位单元的亮度信息; 对于其电压被判断为不在预定范围内的单位电池，指示高亮度的预定电压作为单位电池的亮度信息。

公开(公告)号：US06507365B1

公开(公告)日：2003-01-14

申请号：US09450749

申请日：1999-11-30

申请人： Nobuo Nakamura ,  Yoshitaka Egawa ,  Shinji Ohsawa ,  Yukio Endo ,  Yoshiyuki Matsunaga ,  Yoriko Tanaka ,  Fumio Izawa ,  Hiroki Miura ,  Ryohei Miyagawa ,  Ikuko Inoue ,  Tsuyoshi Arakawa ,  Yoshiyuki Tomizawa ,  Makoto Hoshino

发明人： Nobuo Nakamura ,  Yoshitaka Egawa ,  Shinji Ohsawa ,  Yukio Endo ,  Yoshiyuki Matsunaga ,  Yoriko Tanaka ,  Fumio Izawa ,  Hiroki Miura ,  Ryohei Miyagawa ,  Ikuko Inoue ,  Tsuyoshi Arakawa ,  Yoshiyuki Tomizawa ,  Makoto Hoshino

IPC分类号： H04N314

CPC分类号： H04N5/361 ,  H04N5/23274 ,  H04N5/2357 ,  H04N5/3452 ,  H04N5/3454 ,  H04N5/353 ,  H04N5/374

摘要： A solid-state imaging device with a variable (continuous) electronic shutter function comprises an imaging area where unit cells with photodiodes acting as pixels are arranged two-dimensionally, read lines for driving the read transistors in each pixel row, vertical selection lines for driving the vertical selection transistors in each pixel row, a vertical driving circuit for selectively driving vertical selection lines, vertical signal lines for outputting the signal from each unit cell in the pixel rows driven sequentially, and a row selection circuit for controlling the vertical driving circuit in such a manner that the vertical driving circuit drives the read transistors in each pixel row with the desired signal storage timing and signal read timing twice in that order and thereby drives the vertical selection transistors in the pixel row in synchronization with the signal read timing.

摘要翻译： 具有可变（连续）电子快门功能的固态成像装置包括成像区域，其中以二维作为像素的光电二极管的单位单元被二维布置，用于驱动每个像素行中的读取晶体管的读取线，用于驱动的​​垂直选择线 每个像素行中的垂直选择晶体管，用于选择性地驱动垂直选择线的垂直驱动电路，用于输出依次驱动的像素行中的每个单元的信号的垂直信号线和用于控制垂直驱动电路的行选择电路 垂直驱动电路以期望的信号存储定时和信号读取定时以该顺序驱动每个像素行中的读取晶体管，从而与信号读取定时同步地驱动像素行中的垂直选择晶体管。

公开(公告)号：US5739851A

公开(公告)日：1998-04-14

申请号：US526453

申请日：1995-09-11

申请人： Shinji Ohsawa ,  Yoshiyuki Matsunaga ,  Nahoko Endo

发明人： Shinji Ohsawa ,  Yoshiyuki Matsunaga ,  Nahoko Endo

IPC分类号： H01L27/146 ,  H04N5/335 ,  H04N5/341 ,  H04N5/357 ,  H04N5/369 ,  H04N5/3728 ,  H04N5/378

CPC分类号： H04N5/3597 ,  H01L27/14806 ,  H04N5/3722

摘要： A driving method for a solid state imaging device with a horizontal blanking period for each scanning line and a vertical blanking period for each field and including a plurality of cell sections formed in a matrix form on a semiconductor substrate, the plurality of cell sections including a plurality of signal charge storage sections for storing signal charges, a plurality of readout sections for reading out the signal charges from the signal charge storing sections, a plurality of signal charge transferring sections for transferring the readout signal charges, and a plurality of pixel electrodes electrically connected to the plurality of signal charge storage sections, a photoelectric converting layer including at least one photoelectric converting film stacked on the plurality of pixel electrodes, the photoelectric converting film being electrically connected to the electrodes and having a pn junction, and at least one transparent electrode formed on the photoelectric converting film.

摘要翻译： 一种用于每个扫描线的水平消隐期和每个场的垂直消隐周期的固态成像装置的驱动方法，包括在半导体衬底上以矩阵形式形成的多个单元部分，所述多个单元部分包括一个 用于存储信号电荷的多个信号电荷存储部分，用于从信号电荷存储部分读出信号电荷的多个读出部分，用于传送读出信号电荷的多个信号电荷转移部分，以及多个像素电极， 连接到所述多个信号电荷存储部，光电转换层，包括堆叠在所述多个像素电极上的至少一个光电转换膜，所述光电转换膜电连接到所述电极并具有pn结，以及至少一个透明 电极形成在光电转换膜上 m。