公开(公告)号：US20050269610A1

公开(公告)日：2005-12-08

申请号：US11205049

申请日：2005-08-17

申请人： Hiroki Hiyama ,  Toru Koizumi ,  Katsuhito Sakurai ,  Fumihiro Inui ,  Masaru Fujimura ,  Tomoko Eguchi ,  Masanori Ogura

发明人： Hiroki Hiyama ,  Toru Koizumi ,  Katsuhito Sakurai ,  Fumihiro Inui ,  Masaru Fujimura ,  Tomoko Eguchi ,  Masanori Ogura

IPC分类号： H04N5/374 ,  H04N5/376 ,  H01L31/062

CPC分类号： H04N5/3742 ,  H04N5/376

摘要： There is provided an image pickup apparatus comprising a plurality of pixels each including a photoelectric conversion unit which converts incident light into an electrical signal and accumulates the electrical signal, an amplifier transistor which amplifies and outputs the signal from the photoelectric conversion unit, a transfer transistor which transfers the electrical signal accumulated in the photoelectric conversion unit to the amplifier transistor, and a processing transistor which performs predetermined processing, and a control circuit which sets the signal level supplied to the control electrode of the transfer transistor in order to turn off the transfer transistor to be lower than the signal level supplied to the control electrode of the processing transistor in order to turn off the processing transistor.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种图像拾取装置，包括多个像素，每个像素包括将入射光转换成电信号并累积电信号的光电转换单元，放大并输出来自光电转换单元的信号的放大器晶体管，转移晶体管 其将累积在光电转换单元中的电信号传送到放大器晶体管，以及执行预定处理的处理晶体管，以及控制电路，其设置提供给转移晶体管的控制电极的信号电平以关闭转移 晶体管低于提供给处理晶体管的控制电极的信号电平，以便关闭处理晶体管。

公开(公告)号：US06960751B2

公开(公告)日：2005-11-01

申请号：US10372286

申请日：2003-02-25

申请人： Hiroki Hiyama ,  Toru Koizumi ,  Katsuhito Sakurai ,  Masaru Fujimura

发明人： Hiroki Hiyama ,  Toru Koizumi ,  Katsuhito Sakurai ,  Masaru Fujimura

IPC分类号： H01L27/12 ,  H01L27/146 ,  H01L31/10 ,  H04N5/335 ,  H04N5/357 ,  H04N5/369 ,  H04N5/374 ,  H01L27/00 ,  H01L31/00 ,  H04N3/14

CPC分类号： H01L27/12 ,  H01L27/14609 ,  H01L27/14643 ,  H01L2924/0002 ,  H01L2924/00

摘要： A photoelectric conversion device formed on a single semiconductor substrate, including: a plurality of photoelectric conversion elements; a read-out circuit including a switch for reading out analog signals from the photoelectric conversion elements; a buffer circuit for driving the switch; and a logic circuit for processing digital signals. A first semiconductor area to which a ground level for the buffer circuit is supplied and a second semiconductor area to which a ground level for the logic circuit is supplied are electrically separated from each other.

摘要翻译： 一种形成在单个半导体衬底上的光电转换器件，包括：多个光电转换元件; 读出电路，包括用于从光电转换元件读出模拟信号的开关; 用于驱动开关的缓冲电路; 以及用于处理数字信号的逻辑电路。 提供缓冲电路的接地电平的第一半导体区域和供给逻辑电路的接地电平的第二半导体区域彼此电分离。

公开(公告)号：US20050098805A1

公开(公告)日：2005-05-12

申请号：US10971151

申请日：2004-10-25

申请人： Akira Okita ,  Katsuhito Sakurai ,  Hiroki Hiyama ,  Hideaki Takada

发明人： Akira Okita ,  Katsuhito Sakurai ,  Hiroki Hiyama ,  Hideaki Takada

IPC分类号： H01L27/146 ,  H01L31/062 ,  H04N5/335 ,  H04N5/357 ,  H04N5/369 ,  H04N5/374 ,  H04N5/376 ,  H04N101/00

CPC分类号： H01L27/14609 ,  H01L27/14603 ,  H01L27/1463 ,  H01L27/14643

摘要： A primary object of the present invention is to provide a photoelectric conversion apparatus with less leak current in a floating diffusion region. In order to obtain the above object, a photoelectric conversion apparatus according to the present invention includes a photo diode for converting light into a signal charge, a first semiconductor region having a first conductivity type, a floating diffusion region formed from a second semiconductor region having a second conductivity type for converting the signal charge generated by the photo diode into a signal voltage, the second semiconductor region being formed in the first semiconductor region, and an electrode formed above the first semiconductor region through an insulating film and having an effect of increasing a concentration of majority carriers in the first semiconductor region, in which the electrode is not formed above a depletion region formed from the second semiconductor region.

摘要翻译： 本发明的主要目的在于提供一种在浮动扩散区域中漏电流较小的光电转换装置。 为了获得上述目的，本发明的光电转换装置包括用于将光转换为信号电荷的光电二极管，具有第一导电类型的第一半导体区域，由具有第一导电类型的第二半导体区域形成的浮动扩散区域， 第二导电类型，用于将由光电二极管产生的信号电荷转换为信号电压，第二半导体区域形成在第一半导体区域中，以及电极，其通过绝缘膜形成在第一半导体区域上方并具有增加的效果 在第一半导体区域中的多数载流子的浓度，其中电极不形成在从第二半导体区域形成的耗尽区上方。

公开(公告)号：US06831685B1

公开(公告)日：2004-12-14

申请号：US09316947

申请日：1999-05-24

申请人： Isamu Ueno ,  Shigetoshi Sugawa ,  Katsuhisa Ogawa ,  Toru Koizumi ,  Tetsunobu Kochi ,  Katsuhito Sakurai ,  Hiroki Hiyama

发明人： Isamu Ueno ,  Shigetoshi Sugawa ,  Katsuhisa Ogawa ,  Toru Koizumi ,  Tetsunobu Kochi ,  Katsuhito Sakurai ,  Hiroki Hiyama

IPC分类号： H04N964

CPC分类号： H04N5/3698 ,  H04N5/3595 ,  H04N5/376 ,  H04N5/378

摘要： This invention is to provide a solid-state image pickup element including a sensor unit including a plurality of lines of photoelectric conversion units for generating charges from received light by photoelectric conversion, a memory unit including a plurality of lines of storage units for storing signals from the plurality of lines of photoelectric conversion units, a transfer unit for transferring a signal from the sensor unit to the memory unit, a control unit for causing storage units of an arbitrary block in the memory unit to output an image signal from the photoelectric conversion units and causing the photoelectric conversion units corresponding to the storage units of the arbitrary block to output a noise signal, and a subtracting unit for calculating a difference between the image signal and the noise signal.

摘要翻译： 本发明提供一种固态摄像元件，包括：传感器单元，包括多条光电转换单元，用于通过光电转换从接收的光产生电荷;存储单元，包括多行存储单元，用于存储来自 多条光电转换单元，用于将信号从传感器单元传送到存储单元的转移单元，用于使存储单元中的任意块的存储单元输出来自光电转换单元的图像信号的控制单元 并且使与所述任意块的存储单元对应的光电转换单元输出噪声信号，以及用于计算图像信号和噪声信号之间的差的减法单元。

公开(公告)号：US06633334B1

公开(公告)日：2003-10-14

申请号：US09215195

申请日：1998-12-18

申请人： Katsuhito Sakurai ,  Shigetoshi Sugawa ,  Isami Ueno ,  Katsuhisa Ogawa ,  Toru Koizumi ,  Tetsunobu Kochi ,  Hiroki Hiyama

发明人： Katsuhito Sakurai ,  Shigetoshi Sugawa ,  Isami Ueno ,  Katsuhisa Ogawa ,  Toru Koizumi ,  Tetsunobu Kochi ,  Hiroki Hiyama

IPC分类号： H04N5335

CPC分类号： H01L27/14603 ,  H01L27/14609 ,  H01L27/14643

摘要： To optimize the layout of a pixel portion, there is provided a solid-state image pickup device including a photoelectric conversion portion, a charge transfer portion for transferring signal charges generated in the photoelectric conversion portion, and an amplifier portion for amplifying a signal corresponding to the signal charges transferred from the charge transfer portion and outputting the signal, wherein a plurality of photoelectric conversion portions, a plurality of charge transfer portions, and a plurality of amplifier portions are arranged in the row or/and column directions, and the charge transfer portion and the amplifier portion which are closest to each other are connected.

摘要翻译： 为了优化像素部分的布局，提供了一种固态图像拾取装置，包括光电转换部分，用于传送在光电转换部分中产生的信号电荷的电荷转移部分，以及用于放大对应于 从电荷转移部分传送的信号电荷并输出信号，其中多个光电转换部分，多个电荷转移部分和多个放大器部分被排列在行或/和列方向上，并且电荷转移 部分和最靠近彼此的放大器部分相连。

公开(公告)号：US06605850B1

公开(公告)日：2003-08-12

申请号：US09706860

申请日：2000-11-07

申请人： Tetsunobu Kochi ,  Shigetoshi Sugawa ,  Isamu Ueno ,  Katsuhisa Ogawa ,  Toru Koizumi ,  Katsuhito Sakurai ,  Hiroki Hiyama

发明人： Tetsunobu Kochi ,  Shigetoshi Sugawa ,  Isamu Ueno ,  Katsuhisa Ogawa ,  Toru Koizumi ,  Katsuhito Sakurai ,  Hiroki Hiyama

IPC分类号： H01L2714

CPC分类号： H01L27/14629 ,  H01L27/14609 ,  H01L27/14623 ,  H01L27/14625 ,  H01L27/14627 ,  H01L27/14643 ,  H01L27/14692 ,  H01L27/14698

摘要： To achieve a high density, high resolution, or size reduction, there is provided a solid-state image pickup device having a plurality of photoelectric conversion elements formed in a semiconductor substrate, conductive layers formed on the semiconductor substrate between the neighboring photoelectric conversion elements via an interlayer layer, a first interlayer layer formed on the photoelectric conversion elements and conductive layers, a second interlayer layer formed on the first interlayer layer, and microlenses formed above the photoelectric conversion elements, wherein the refraction index of the first interlayer layer located above the photoelectric conversion elements is different from that of the second interlayer layer.

摘要翻译： 为了实现高密度，高分辨率或尺寸减小，提供了一种固态图像拾取装置，其具有形成在半导体衬底中的多个光电转换元件，在相邻的光电转换元件之间的半导体衬底上形成的导电层经由 层间层，形成在光电转换元件和导电层上的第一层间层，形成在第一层间层上的第二层间层和形成在光电转换元件上方的微透镜，其中位于第一层间层上方的第一层间层的折射率 光电转换元件与第二层间层不同。

公开(公告)号：US06587603B1

公开(公告)日：2003-07-01

申请号：US09347262

申请日：1999-07-06

申请人： Katsuhito Sakurai ,  Shigetoshi Sugawa ,  Isamu Ueno ,  Katsuhisa Ogawa ,  Toru Koizumi ,  Tetsunobu Kochi

发明人： Katsuhito Sakurai ,  Shigetoshi Sugawa ,  Isamu Ueno ,  Katsuhisa Ogawa ,  Toru Koizumi ,  Tetsunobu Kochi

IPC分类号： G06K700

CPC分类号： G06T1/0007

摘要： Control to read signals from a sensor unit having a plurality of pixels by pixel blocks of a predetermined size, and the read signals are applied an operation to acquire distinctive information by pixel blocks of the predetermined size. The calculated distinctive information is applied to signal processes, such as signal compression, performed by a block.

摘要翻译： 控制从具有预定尺寸的多个像素块的传感器单元读取信号，并且读取信号被施加以通过预定尺寸的像素块获取不同信息的操作。 计算的特征信息被应用于由块执行的信号处理，例如信号压缩。

公开(公告)号：US06188094B1

公开(公告)日：2001-02-13

申请号：US09270008

申请日：1999-03-16

申请人： Tetsunobu Kochi ,  Shigetoshi Sugawa ,  Isamu Ueno ,  Katsuhisa Ogawa ,  Toru Koizumi ,  Katsuhito Sakurai ,  Hiroki Hiyama

发明人： Tetsunobu Kochi ,  Shigetoshi Sugawa ,  Isamu Ueno ,  Katsuhisa Ogawa ,  Toru Koizumi ,  Katsuhito Sakurai ,  Hiroki Hiyama

IPC分类号： H01L27148

CPC分类号： H01L27/14629 ,  H01L27/14609 ,  H01L27/14623 ,  H01L27/14625 ,  H01L27/14627 ,  H01L27/14643 ,  H01L27/14692 ,  H01L27/14698

摘要： To achieve a high density, high resolution, or size reduction, there is provided a solid-state image pickup device having a plurality of photoelectric conversion elements formed in a semiconductor substrate, conductive layers formed on the semiconductor substrate between the neighboring photoelectric conversion elements via an interlayer layer, a first interlayer layer formed on the photoelectric conversion elements and conductive layers, a second interlayer layer formed on the first interlayer layer, and microlenses formed above the photoelectric conversion elements, wherein the refraction index of the first interlayer layer located above the photoelectric conversion elements is different from that of the second interlayer layer.

摘要翻译： 为了实现高密度，高分辨率或尺寸减小，提供了一种固态图像拾取装置，其具有形成在半导体衬底中的多个光电转换元件，在相邻的光电转换元件之间的半导体衬底上形成的导电层经由 层间层，形成在光电转换元件和导电层上的第一层间层，形成在第一层间层上的第二层间层和形成在光电转换元件上方的微透镜，其中位于第一层间层上方的第一层间层的折射率 光电转换元件与第二层间层不同。

公开(公告)号：US5600344A

公开(公告)日：1997-02-04

申请号：US561153

申请日：1995-11-21

申请人： Koichi Sono ,  Mamoru Miyawaki ,  Akira Ishizaki ,  Katsuhisa Ogawa ,  Katsuhito Sakurai

发明人： Koichi Sono ,  Mamoru Miyawaki ,  Akira Ishizaki ,  Katsuhisa Ogawa ,  Katsuhito Sakurai

IPC分类号： G02F1/133 ,  G02F1/1343 ,  G09G3/36

CPC分类号： G09G3/36 ,  G02F1/134336 ,  G09G2310/0232 ,  G09G2310/061 ,  G09G2360/04

摘要： A liquid crystal display driven in multiplex with a plurality of pixels arranged in a matrix comprises a main display, and at least one sub-display located at least partly around the periphery of the main display.

摘要翻译： 与以矩阵排列的多个像素多路复用的液晶显示器包括主显示器和至少部分地围绕主显示器的周边定位的子显示器。

公开(公告)号：US5278516A

公开(公告)日：1994-01-11

申请号：US40573

申请日：1993-03-31

申请人： Katsuhito Sakurai

发明人： Katsuhito Sakurai

IPC分类号： H03F1/30 ,  H03F3/30 ,  H03F3/343

CPC分类号： H03F1/307 ,  H03F3/3076 ,  H03F3/343

摘要： A buffer circuit provided with a transistor each on the input and output terminal sides, in which the transistor has been provided in order to keep constant a difference between a collector-emitter voltage of the input terminal side transistor and that of the output terminal side transistor.

摘要翻译： 一种缓冲电路，其在输入和输出端侧设置有晶体管，其中提供了晶体管以便保持输入端侧晶体管的集电极 - 发射极间电压与输出端侧晶体管的集电极 - 发射极之间的差值 。