Image capturing apparatus and image capturing system with variable gain

    公开(公告)号:US09661249B2

    公开(公告)日:2017-05-23

    申请号:US14681968

    申请日:2015-04-08

    IPC分类号: H04N5/378 H04N5/357 H04N5/363

    摘要: An image capturing apparatus includes: plural pixels arranged in matrix, each outputting a signal from a photoelectric conversion element; and plural readout circuits each provided for a corresponding column of the pixels, signals from the pixels being input to the readout circuits. The readout circuit includes an amplifier unit configured to amplify the signal from the pixel, and have a variable gain, and a hold capacitance connected to an output terminal of the amplifier unit via a sampling switch, and having a variable capacitance value. When the variable gain of the amplifier unit is set to be a first gain, the variable capacitance value of the hold capacitance is set to be a first capacitance value. When the variable gain is set to be a second gain larger than the first gain, the variable capacitance value is set to be a second capacitance value smaller than the first capacitance value.

    IMAGING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF DRIVING THE SAME

    公开(公告)号:US20170142363A1

    公开(公告)日:2017-05-18

    申请号:US15420903

    申请日:2017-01-31

    摘要: An imaging apparatus and a method of driving the same that can generate a digital data of a high resolution pixel signal are provided. The imaging apparatus includes: a pixel (10-1) for generating a signal by photoelectric conversion; a comparing circuit (30-1) for comparing a signal based on the pixel with a time-dependent reference signal; a counter circuit (40-1) performing a counting operating until an inversion of a magnitude relation between the signal based on the pixel and the time-dependent reference signal; and a selecting circuit (30-2) for setting a time-dependent change rate of the reference signal, according to a signal level of the signal based on the pixel.

    IMAGING DEVICE, MODULE, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE IMAGING DEVICE
    58.
    发明申请
    IMAGING DEVICE, MODULE, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE IMAGING DEVICE 审中-公开
    成像装置,模块,电子装置和操作成像装置的方法

    公开(公告)号:US20170078606A1

    公开(公告)日:2017-03-16

    申请号:US15258011

    申请日:2016-09-07

    发明人: Takuro OHMARU

    摘要: An imaging device whose dynamic range can be wide with a simple structure is provided. In a circuit configuration and an operation method of the imaging device, whether a charge detection portion provided in a pixel is saturated with electrons is determined and an operation mode is changed depending on the determination result. First imaging data is captured first, and is read out in the case where the charge detection portion is not saturated with electrons. In the case where the charge detection portion is saturated with electrons, the saturation of the charge detection portion is eliminated and second imaging data is captured and read out.

    摘要翻译: 提供一种其结构简单的动态范围广的成像装置。 在成像装置的电路配置和操作方法中,确定像素中的电荷检测部分是否饱和电子,并且根据确定结果改变操作模式。 首先捕获第一成像数据,并且在电荷检测部未饱和的情况下读出。 在充电检测部分被电子饱和的情况下,电荷检测部分的饱和度被消除,并且第二成像数据被捕获和读出。

    SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE, SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND LENS ARRAY
    59.
    发明申请
    SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE, SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND LENS ARRAY 审中-公开
    固态成像装置,固态成像装置的制造方法,电子装置和透镜阵列

    公开(公告)号:US20170069676A1

    公开(公告)日:2017-03-09

    申请号:US15352075

    申请日:2016-11-15

    申请人: SONY CORPORATION

    IPC分类号: H01L27/146 H01L27/148

    摘要: A solid-state imaging device includes: multiple micro lenses, which are disposed in each of a first direction and a second direction orthogonal to the first direction, focus the incident light into the light-receiving surface; with the multiple micro lenses of which the planar shape is a shape including a portion divided by a side extending in the first direction and a side extending in the second direction being disposed arrayed mutually adjacent to each of the first direction and the second direction; and with the multiple micro lenses being formed so that the depth of a groove between micro lenses arrayed in a third direction is deeper than the depth of a groove between micro lenses arrayed in the first direction, and also the curvature of the lens surface in the third direction is higher than the curvature of the lens surface in the first direction.

    摘要翻译: 固态成像装置包括:多个微透镜,其设置在与第一方向正交的第一方向和第二方向中的每一方向上,将入射光聚焦到光接收表面中; 其中,所述多个微透镜的平面形状为包括沿着所述第一方向延伸的一侧分割的部分和在所述第二方向上延伸的一侧的形状,所述多个微透镜相对于所述第一方向和所述第二方向中的每一方排列配置; 并且多个微透镜被形成为使得在第三方向上排列的微透镜之间的凹槽的深度比在第一方向上排列的微透镜之间的凹槽的深度更深,以及在第一方向上的透镜表面的曲率 第三方向高于第一方向上的透镜表面的曲率。