Method for detecting vertical transfer defects in image sensors
    1.
    发明授权
    Method for detecting vertical transfer defects in image sensors 有权
    检测图像传感器垂直传输缺陷的方法

    公开(公告)号:US07551213B2

    公开(公告)日:2009-06-23

    申请号:US11127250

    申请日:2005-05-12

    IPC分类号: H04N9/64 H04N3/14 H04N5/335

    摘要: A charge transfer implemented by a transfer section for transferring charges stored in image sensor elements along one direction on a surface where the image sensor elements are disposed is halted for a predetermined length of time. The charges are transferred from the transfer section without reading the charges from the image sensor elements after the charge transfer is halted for the predetermined length of time. A position where a defect is generated in an image pickup sensor is identified based on signal levels of the transferred charges. A defective signal level of the image pickup sensor generated on a line including the defect-generating position and in parallel with the one direction is corrected. As a result of the foregoing process, a display failure is precisely corrected.

    摘要翻译: 通过转印部实现的电荷转移停止预定时间长度,用于将图像传感器元件中存储的图像传感器元件中的电荷沿着一个方向传送到图像传感器元件的表面上。 在电荷转移停止预定的时间长度之后,电荷从传送部分传送而不读取图像传感器元件的电荷。 基于传送的电荷的信号电平来识别图像拾取传感器中产生缺陷的位置。 在包括缺陷产生位置并且与一个方向并行的线上生成的图像拾取传感器的缺陷信号电平被校正。 作为上述处理的结果,精确地校正了显示故障。

    Image processing method
    2.
    发明申请
    Image processing method 有权
    图像处理方法

    公开(公告)号:US20050253939A1

    公开(公告)日:2005-11-17

    申请号:US11127250

    申请日:2005-05-12

    摘要: A charge transfer implemented by a transfer section for transferring charges stored in image sensor elements along one direction on a surface where the image sensor elements are disposed is halted for a predetermined length of time. The charges are transferred from the transfer section without reading the charges from the image sensor elements after the charge transfer is halted for the predetermined length of time. A position where a defect is generated in an image pickup sensor is identified based on signal levels of the transferred charges. A defective signal level of the image pickup sensor generated on a line including the defect-generating position and in parallel with the one direction is corrected. As a result of the foregoing process, a display failure is precisely corrected.

    摘要翻译: 通过转印部实现的电荷转移停止预定时间长度,用于将图像传感器元件中存储的图像传感器元件中的电荷沿着一个方向传送到图像传感器元件的表面上。 在电荷转移停止预定的时间长度之后,电荷从传送部分传送而不读取图像传感器元件的电荷。 基于传送的电荷的信号电平来识别图像拾取传感器中产生缺陷的位置。 在包括缺陷产生位置并且与一个方向并行的线上生成的图像拾取传感器的缺陷信号电平被校正。 作为上述处理的结果,精确地校正了显示故障。

    Multichip module structure
    3.
    发明授权
    Multichip module structure 失效
    多芯片模块结构

    公开(公告)号:US06833626B2

    公开(公告)日:2004-12-21

    申请号:US10189549

    申请日:2002-07-08

    IPC分类号: H01L2940

    摘要: A large chip includes a first set of branch wires that branch off from a first trunk wire and extend to respective wires so as to be connected to respective bond pads. Each of the branch wires of the first set includes a connection control element and a resistor. A small chip includes a second set of branch wires that branch off from a second trunk wire and extend to respective wires so as to be connected to respective bond pads. Each of the branch wires of the second set includes a connection control element and a resistor. Whether connection is properly made or not between the bond pads is determined by measuring a current value when voltage is applied to first and second test pads.

    摘要翻译: 大芯片包括从第一干线导线分支并延伸到相应导线的第一组支线,以便连接到相应的接合焊盘。 第一组的每条分支线包括连接控制元件和电阻器。 小芯片包括从第二干线分支的第二组支线,并延伸到相应的导线,以便连接到相应的接合焊盘。 第二组的每条分支线包括连接控制元件和电阻器。 通过在对第一和第二测试焊盘施加电压时测量电流值来确定接合焊盘之间是否正确地进行连接。

    Potential generating circuit, potential generating device and semiconductor device using the same, and driving method thereof
    4.
    发明授权
    Potential generating circuit, potential generating device and semiconductor device using the same, and driving method thereof 有权
    电位发生电路,电位产生装置及使用其的半导体装置及其驱动方法

    公开(公告)号:US06809953B2

    公开(公告)日:2004-10-26

    申请号:US10440277

    申请日:2003-05-16

    IPC分类号: G11C1122

    CPC分类号: H02M3/07 H02M3/073

    摘要: A potential generating circuit comprises a capacitor (4); a ferroelectric capacitor (6) connected in series to the capacitor (4); an output terminal (11); a capacitor (10) for grounding the output terminal (11); a switch (9) for connecting a connecting node (5) between the two capacitors (4, 6) to the output terminal (11); and a switch (1) for connecting the connecting node (5) to the ground; wherein during a first period, with the switches (1) and (9) placed in the OFF state, a terminal (3) is provided with a positive potential and a terminal (7) is grounded; wherein during a second period following the first period, the terminal (3) is grounded and the switch (9) is placed in the ON state; wherein during a third period following the second period, the switch (9) is placed in the OFF state, the switch (1) is placed in the ON state, and the terminal (7) is provided with a positive potential; wherein during a fourth period following the third period, the terminal (7) is grounded; and wherein the first through fourth periods are repeated.

    摘要翻译: 电位发生电路包括电容器(4); 与电容器(4)串联连接的铁电电容器(6)。 输出端子(11); 用于使输出端子(11)接地的电容器(10); 用于将两个电容器(4,6)之间的连接节点(5)连接到输出端子(11)的开关(9); 和用于将连接节点(5)连接到地面的开关(1); 其中在第一时段期间,当开关(1)和(9)处于断开状态时,端子(3)被提供有正电位并且端子(7)接地; 其中在所述第一周期之后的第二时段期间,所述端子(3)接地,并且所述开关(9)处于接通状态; 其中在所述第二时段之后的第三时段期间,所述开关(9)处于断开状态,所述开关(1)处于接通状态,并且所述端子(7)被提供有正电位; 其中在所述第三周期之后的第四周期期间,所述终端(7)接地; 并且其中重复第一至第四周期。

    Panel interface device, LSI for image processing, digital camera and digital equipment
    5.
    发明申请
    Panel interface device, LSI for image processing, digital camera and digital equipment 审中-公开
    面板接口设备,图像处理LSI,数码相机和数字设备

    公开(公告)号:US20080055201A1

    公开(公告)日:2008-03-06

    申请号:US11896359

    申请日:2007-08-31

    申请人: Jun Kajiwara

    发明人: Jun Kajiwara

    IPC分类号: G09G3/28

    摘要: The panel interface control device, which eliminates the necessity of newly producing video data for panel display and flexibly responds to a change in the type of display panel, includes a data conversion circuit and an RGB filter circuit that are both programmable and scale up or down a digital video signal for display horizontally and vertically to conform to the screen size of the display panel. An interface section outputs the output of the RGB filter circuit to the display panel as video data.

    摘要翻译: 面板接口控制装置不需要新生产用于面板显示的视频数据,并且灵活地响应显示面板类型的变化,包括可编程和缩小或缩小的数据转换电路和RGB滤波器电路 用于水平和垂直显示的数字视频信号以符合显示面板的屏幕尺寸。 接口部分将RGB滤波器电路的输出作为视频数据输出到显示面板。

    Pixel arranging apparatus, solid-state image sensing apparatus, and camera
    6.
    发明授权
    Pixel arranging apparatus, solid-state image sensing apparatus, and camera 有权
    像素排列装置,固体摄像装置和照相机

    公开(公告)号:US07750957B2

    公开(公告)日:2010-07-06

    申请号:US10970724

    申请日:2004-10-22

    CPC分类号: H04N9/045 H04N5/3456

    摘要: A solid-state image sensing apparatus including a solid-state image sensing device and a signal processing circuit. The solid-state image sensing device includes: a vertical transfer unit, composed of transfer columns corresponding to columns of the light-to-electric conversion elements, operable to transfer, in a vertical direction, signal charges read out from the light-to-electric conversion elements; a horizontal transfer unit operable to receive the signal charges from the vertical transfer unit and transfer them in a horizontal direction. The signal processing circuit converts the signal charges from the horizontal transfer unit into pixel data, and rearranges it into a two-dimensional array. In the rearrangement, the signal processing circuit, per transfer of one piece of pixel data, cyclically selects a line memory out of three line memories, writes a piece of pixel data into the selected line memory, or reads a row of pixel data from the selected line memory.

    摘要翻译: 一种固态摄像装置,包括固体摄像装置和信号处理电路。 固体摄像装置包括:垂直传送单元,由对应于光 - 电转换元件的列的传送列组成,可操作以沿垂直方向传送从光 - 电转换元件读出的信号电荷, 电转换元件; 水平传送单元,其可操作以从垂直传送单元接收信号电荷并在水平方向上传送它们。 信号处理电路将来自水平传送单元的信号电荷转换为像素数据,并将其重新排列成二维阵列。 在重新布置中,信号处理电路每次传送一个像素数据,循环选择三行存储器中的行存储器,将一条像素数据写入所选择的行存储器中,或从一行像素数据中读取一行像素数据 选择行内存。

    Pixel arranging apparatus, solid-state image sensing apparatus,and camera
    7.
    发明申请
    Pixel arranging apparatus, solid-state image sensing apparatus,and camera 有权
    像素排列装置,固体摄像装置和照相机

    公开(公告)号:US20050104982A1

    公开(公告)日:2005-05-19

    申请号:US10970724

    申请日:2004-10-22

    CPC分类号: H04N9/045 H04N5/3456

    摘要: A solid-state image sensing apparatus including a solid-state image sensing device and a signal processing circuit. The solid-state image sensing device includes: a vertical transfer unit, composed of transfer columns corresponding to columns of the light-to-electric conversion elements, operable to transfer, in a vertical direction, signal charges read out from the light-to-electric conversion elements; a horizontal transfer unit operable to receive the signal charges from the vertical transfer unit and transfer them in a horizontal direction. The signal processing circuit converts the signal charges from the horizontal transfer unit into pixel data, and rearranges it into a two-dimensional array. In the rearrangement, the signal processing circuit, per transfer of one piece of pixel data, cyclically selects a line memory out of three line memories, writes a piece of pixel data into the selected line memory, or reads a row of pixel data from the selected line memory.

    摘要翻译: 一种固态摄像装置,包括固体摄像装置和信号处理电路。 固体摄像装置包括:垂直传送单元,由对应于光 - 电转换元件的列的传送列组成,可操作以沿垂直方向传送从光 - 电转换元件读出的信号电荷, 电转换元件; 水平传送单元,其可操作以从垂直传送单元接收信号电荷并在水平方向上传送它们。 信号处理电路将来自水平传送单元的信号电荷转换为像素数据,并将其重新排列成二维阵列。 在重新布置中,信号处理电路每次传送一个像素数据,循环地选择三行存储器中的行存储器,将一条像素数据写入所选择的行存储器中,或从一行像素数据中读取一行像素数据 选择行内存。

    Power supply voltage detection circuit
    8.
    发明授权
    Power supply voltage detection circuit 有权
    电源电压检测电路

    公开(公告)号:US06686782B2

    公开(公告)日:2004-02-03

    申请号:US10053552

    申请日:2002-01-24

    IPC分类号: H03K1722

    CPC分类号: G01R19/16538 H03K17/223

    摘要: A power supply voltage detection circuit includes a voltage division circuit for linearly dividing a power supply voltage, a reference voltage circuit for providing a reference voltage, and a comparison circuit for comparing the output voltage from the voltage division circuit and the reference voltage from the reference voltage circuit. The power supply voltage detection circuit outputs a signal upon detecting that the power supply voltage is equal to or higher than the reference voltage. A PMOS transistor is provided between the voltage division circuit and the comparison circuit. The PMOS transistor includes a source terminal connected to an output terminal of the voltage division circuit, a drain terminal connected to an input terminal of the comparison circuit, and a gate terminal connected to the ground. Until the output voltage from the comparison circuit is higher than the threshold voltage of the PMOS transistor, the PMOS transistor remains OFF, thereby canceling the input of the output voltage signal from the voltage division circuit to the comparison circuit. Thus, without using external components, the signal is prevented from being erroneously output due to the output voltage from the voltage division circuit rising over, without crossing, the reference voltage from the reference voltage circuit during a sharp rise of the power supply voltage.

    摘要翻译: 电源电压检测电路包括用于线性分割电源电压的分压电路,用于提供参考电压的参考电压电路和用于比较来自分压电路的输出电压和参考电压的参考电压的比较电路 电压电路。 电源电压检测电路在检测到电源电压等于或高于参考电压时输出信号。 在分压电路和比较电路之间设置PMOS晶体管。 PMOS晶体管包括连接到分压电路的输出端的源极端子,连接到比较电路的输入端子的漏极端子和连接到地的栅极端子。 在比较电路的输出电压高于PMOS晶体管的阈值电压之前,PMOS晶体管保持截止状态,从而消除从分压电路到比较电路的输出电压信号的输入。 因此,在不使用外部部件的情况下,由于来自分压电路的输出电压在电源电压的急剧上升期间不与基准电压电路交叉而不会交叉,所以不会错误地输出信号。

    Power source system for reducing power consumption in an intermittent mode of operation
    9.
    发明授权
    Power source system for reducing power consumption in an intermittent mode of operation 失效
    电源系统,用于在间歇运行模式下降低功耗

    公开(公告)号:US06531856B2

    公开(公告)日:2003-03-11

    申请号:US09920670

    申请日:2001-08-03

    IPC分类号: G05F140

    CPC分类号: H02M1/15 H02J7/345

    摘要: During an intermittent operation mode, a switch is normally opened and a capacitor with a large capacitance is isolated from a circuit. Under this condition, a power source voltage is intermittently supplied to a driven device. Since a charge/discharge current of the capacitor during the intermittent operation mode is limited to the charge/discharge current of the capacitor with a small capacitance, the power consumption can be lowered. In addition, since no switch exists in the current path from a power source voltage conversion circuit to the driven device, there is no drop, due to a switch, in the voltage supplied from the power source voltage conversion circuit to the driven device. On the other hand, during a continuous operation mode in which power source voltage is continuously provided to the driven device, the switch is normally closed and a capacitor with a large capacitance is connected to the power source system. Then the noise level in the supplied power is lowered.

    摘要翻译: 在间歇操作模式期间,开关通常被打开,并且具有大电容的电容器与电路隔离。 在这种情况下,电源电压被间歇地供给到被驱动装置。 由于在间歇操作模式期间电容器的充电/放电电流被限制为具有小电容的电容器的充电/放电电流,所以可以降低功耗。 此外,由于在从电源电压转换电路到被驱动装置的电流路径中不存在开关,因此从电源电压转换电路向被驱动装置提供的电压不会由于开关而下降。 另一方面,在向被驱动装置连续提供电源电压的连续运转模式中,开关常闭,电容器电容器与电源系统连接。 然后降低供电电源中的噪声电平。

    Cell library database and design aiding system
    10.
    发明授权
    Cell library database and design aiding system 有权
    细胞库数据库和设计辅助系统

    公开(公告)号:US06490715B1

    公开(公告)日:2002-12-03

    申请号:US09550352

    申请日:2000-04-14

    IPC分类号: G06F1750

    CPC分类号: G06F17/5022

    摘要: A cell library database includes function information of standard cells which are basic circuits forming a logical device, each of the standard cell comprising at least one of power supply terminal as logical terminals, the function information of the standard cell containing logical information or delay information of the power supply terminal relative to an output terminal, or function information of macro cells which are functional circuits forming a logical device, each of the macro cell comprising at least one of power supply terminals as logical terminals, the function information of the macro cell containing logical information or delay information of said power supply terminals relative to an output terminal. A design aiding system uses the cell library database to execute logical simulation, etc.

    摘要翻译: 单元库数据库包括作为形成逻辑装置的基本电路的标准单元的功能信息,标准单元中的每一个包括作为逻辑端的电源端子中的至少一个,包含逻辑信息或延迟信息的标准单元的功能信息 所述电源端子相对于输出端子,或作为形成逻辑装置的功能电路的宏电池的功能信息,所述宏电池单元包括作为逻辑端子的电源端子中的至少一个,所述宏单元的功能信息包含 所述电源端子相对于输出端子的逻辑信息或延迟信息。 设计辅助系统使用单元库数据库执行逻辑仿真等。