Solid state image sensors for reproducing high definition images
    81.
    发明授权
    Solid state image sensors for reproducing high definition images 失效
    用于再现高分辨率图像的固态图像传感器

    公开(公告)号:US4972254A

    公开(公告)日:1990-11-20

    申请号:US157718

    申请日:1988-02-19

    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。

    Solid image pickup apparatus
    82.
    发明授权
    Solid image pickup apparatus 失效
    固体摄像装置

    公开(公告)号:US4963956A

    公开(公告)日:1990-10-16

    申请号:US233130

    申请日:1988-08-17

    CPC分类号: H01L27/14831

    摘要: A solid image pickup apparatus comprises a plurality of photo sensing elements, arranged on a semiconductor substrate two-dimensionally and spaced mutually by specified distances, for outputting electric charges on receiving light, a semiconductor channel formed among the photo sensing elements and transferring electric charges output from the photo sensing elements. The semiconductor channel comprises cross-shaped channel members, each channel member being located inside four photo sensing elements. A plurality of vertical transfer electrodes, are provided on the channel members, for giving electric potential to the channel members and having electric charges transferred to the channel members of the next stages. Each of the channel members comprises a wide-width part and a narrow-width part located between the wide-width part and the channel member of the next stage. The narrow-width part is formed by an ion-implanting method to have a higher impurity concentration than that of the wide-width part.

    摘要翻译: 固体图像拾取装置包括多个光敏元件,其被二维地布置在相互间隔一定距离的半导体衬底上,用于在接收光上输出电荷;在光感测元件之间形成的半导体沟道和传送电荷输出 从感光元件。 半导体通道包括十字形通道构件,每个通道构件位于四个感光元件内。 多个垂直传输电极设置在通道构件上,用于给通道构件提供电势,并且将电荷转移到下一级的通道构件。 每个通道构件包括宽幅部分和位于下一级的宽度部分和通道部件之间的窄宽度部分。 窄带部分通过离子注入法形成,具有比宽幅部分更高的杂质浓度。

    Image-sensing system with noise eliminator
    83.
    发明授权
    Image-sensing system with noise eliminator 失效
    带噪声消除器的图像感应系统

    公开(公告)号:US4698686A

    公开(公告)日:1987-10-06

    申请号:US661683

    申请日:1984-10-17

    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。

    Solid state image sensor with high resolution
    84.
    发明授权
    Solid state image sensor with high resolution 失效
    具有高分辨率的固态图像传感器

    公开(公告)号:US4652928A

    公开(公告)日:1987-03-24

    申请号:US619375

    申请日:1984-06-11

    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 。

    Method of manufacturing a solid-state image pickup device
    85.
    发明授权
    Method of manufacturing a solid-state image pickup device 失效
    固态摄像装置的制造方法

    公开(公告)号:US4608749A

    公开(公告)日:1986-09-02

    申请号:US643232

    申请日:1984-08-22

    摘要: A method of manufacturing a "two-level" solid-state image pickup device wherein a portion of a first metallic electrode electrically connected to a signal storage region is made to project to the highest position above a substrate on which it is formed. A coating of an organic insulating film is then applied to produce a flat surface. The entire surface of the organic film is then etched to expose the projections of the first metallic electrode. A second metallic electrode constituting a pixel electrode is connected to the first electrode at the exposed portion thereof.

    摘要翻译: 制造“二电平”固体摄像装置的方法,其中与信号存储区域电连接的第一金属电极的一部分突出到其上形成的衬底上方的最高位置。 然后施加有机绝缘膜的涂层以产生平坦表面。 然后蚀刻有机膜的整个表面以暴露第一金属电极的突起。 构成像素电极的第二金属电极在其暴露部分连接到第一电极。

    Image signal reproduction circuit for solid-state image sensor
    86.
    发明授权
    Image signal reproduction circuit for solid-state image sensor 失效
    用于固态图像传感器的图像信号再现电路

    公开(公告)号:US4595954A

    公开(公告)日:1986-06-17

    申请号:US591491

    申请日:1984-03-20

    CPC分类号: H04N3/1587 H04N5/30

    摘要: In an image sensing system, a solid-state image sensor is mounted on a vibration stand in a manner as to vibrate horizontally to an incoming light in synchronization with one frame period, thereby sensing while alternatively displacing at different sampling positions in two field periods. Field image signals from the image sensor is supplied, through a signal processor, to a signal reproduction unit which includes a carrier generator for producing first and second carrier signals having the same frequency as the horizontal readout frequency of the image sensor and a phase in reverse to one other in the field periods, and an AM modulator for amplitude-modulating the carrier signal. The amplitude modulation field signals thus obtained are sliced at a suitable level by a slicer and then synthesized each other to obtain a frame image signal.

    摘要翻译: 在图像感测系统中,固态图像传感器以与一帧周期同步地水平振动到入射光的方式安装在振动台上,从而在两个场周期中在不同采样位置交替移位时进行感测。 来自图像传感器的场图像信号通过信号处理器被提供给信号再现单元,该信号再现单元包括用于产生具有与图像传感器的水平读出频率相同频率的第一和第二载波信号的载波发生器和相反的相位 在场周期中彼此​​相关,并且用于幅度调制载波信号的AM调制器。 如此获得的幅度调制场信号由限幅器以适当的电平进行切片,然后彼此合成以获得帧图像信号。

    Solid state image-sensing device
    87.
    发明授权
    Solid state image-sensing device 失效
    固态摄像装置

    公开(公告)号:US4492980A

    公开(公告)日:1985-01-08

    申请号:US297968

    申请日:1981-08-31

    申请人: Nozomu Harada

    发明人: Nozomu Harada

    CPC分类号: H04N5/2176 H01L27/14831

    摘要: A solid state image-sensing device which comprises an image-sensing area formed of a plurality of matrix-arranged cells exposed to an introduced image light and an optical black connected to a readout section in parallel relationship with the image-sensing area. An image light is prevented from entering the optical black. Only noise charges (dark current charges) sent forth from the optical black are transferred to a control circuit. A gate electrode control signal for eliminating charges whose amount corresponds to that of the noise charges from the total charges collected in the storage regions of the matrix-arranged cells of the image-sensing area is produced by a control circuit. The gate electrode control signal is supplied to a gate electrode positioned between the photosensing section and vertical transfer section of the cells of the image-sensing area. A potential well lying under the gate electrode has its depth controlled by the gate electrode control signal. At first, a charge whose amount is substantially equal to that of a light-generated signal charge stored in the storage region of the image-sensing area is transferred to a vertical transfer section. After elimination of the noise charges, the remaining charges are returned at least once to the photosensing sections of the respective cells to be held in the storage regions of the photosensing sections of the cells for a prescribed length of time.

    摘要翻译: 一种固态图像感测装置,其包括由暴露于引入的图像光的多个矩阵排列的单元形成的图像感测区域和连接到与图像感测区域平行关系的读出部分的光学黑色。 防止图像光进入光学黑色。 只有从光学黑色发出的噪声电荷(暗电流)被传送到控制电路。 通过控制电路产生用于消除电荷量的栅极电极控制信号,该电荷的量相当于从图像感测区域的矩阵排列单元的存储区域中收集的总电荷中的噪声电荷的量。 栅电极控制信号被提供给位于感光区的感光部和垂直传送部之间的栅电极。 位于栅极电极下方的势阱的深度受到栅电极控制信号的控制。 首先,其量基本上等于存储在图像感测区域的存储区域中的光产生信号电荷的电荷被传送到垂直传送部分。 在消除噪声电荷之后,剩余电荷至少一次返回到要保持在单元的光敏部分的存储区域中的相应单元的光敏部分预定的时间长度。