公开(公告)号：US08982252B2

公开(公告)日：2015-03-17

申请号：US13359002

申请日：2012-01-26

申请人： Takafumi Kishi

发明人： Takafumi Kishi

IPC分类号： H04N9/64 ,  H04N3/14 ,  H01L27/00 ,  H04N5/365 ,  H04N5/353 ,  H04N5/357 ,  H04N5/262

CPC分类号： H04N5/365 ,  H04N5/3532 ,  H04N5/3575

摘要： An image sensing apparatus has a plurality of pixels arranged two dimensionally, each pixel containing a photoelectric converter that outputs a photoelectrically converted signal in response to a quantity of received light, an output unit containing a clamping circuit, a signal supply circuit that outputs a reference signal to the clamping circuit, a control unit that controls to clamp the reference signal prior to outputting the photoelectrically converted signal from the pixel to the clamping circuit, output the photoelectrically converted signal to the clamping circuit, and then output a noise signal from the pixel to the clamping circuit, and a differential circuit that subtracts the noise signal from the photoelectrically converted signal processed by the clamping circuit.

摘要翻译： 图像感测装置具有二维排列的多个像素，每个像素包含响应于接收光量输出光电转换信号的光电转换器，包含钳位电路的输出单元，输出参考的信号供给电路 信号到钳位电路，控制单元，其在将光电转换的信号从像素输出到钳位电路之前将参考信号进行钳位，将光电转换的信号输出到钳位电路，然后从像素输出噪声信号 以及从由钳位电路处理的光电转换信号中减去噪声信号的差分电路。

公开(公告)号：US08115837B2

公开(公告)日：2012-02-14

申请号：US11436795

申请日：2006-05-17

申请人： Takafumi Kishi

发明人： Takafumi Kishi

IPC分类号： H04N9/64 ,  H04N3/14 ,  H01L27/00 ,  H04N5/262

CPC分类号： H04N5/365 ,  H04N5/3532 ,  H04N5/3575

摘要： An image sensing apparatus has a plurality of pixels arranged two dimensionally, each pixel containing a photoelectric converter that outputs a photoelectrically converted signal in response to a quantity of received light, an output unit containing a clamping circuit, a signal supply circuit that outputs a reference signal to the clamping circuit, a control unit that controls to clamp the reference signal prior to outputting the photoelectrically converted signal from the pixel to the clamping circuit, output the photoelectrically converted signal to the clamping circuit, and then output a noise signal from the pixel to the clamping circuit, and a differential circuit that subtracts the noise signal from the photoelectrically converted signal processed by the clamping circuit.

摘要翻译： 图像感测装置具有二维排列的多个像素，每个像素包含响应于接收光量输出光电转换信号的光电转换器，包含钳位电路的输出单元，输出参考的信号提供电路 信号到钳位电路，控制单元，其在将光电转换的信号从像素输出到钳位电路之前将参考信号进行钳位，将光电转换的信号输出到钳位电路，然后从像素输出噪声信号 以及从由钳位电路处理的光电转换信号中减去噪声信号的差分电路。

公开(公告)号：US07675559B2

公开(公告)日：2010-03-09

申请号：US11010170

申请日：2004-12-10

申请人： Takafumi Kishi ,  Nobuhiro Takeda

发明人： Takafumi Kishi ,  Nobuhiro Takeda

IPC分类号： H04N5/335 ,  H04N3/14

CPC分类号： H04N5/3532

摘要： Disclosed is an image sensing apparatus comprising a plurality of two-dimensionally arrayed pixels each having a photodiode and a floating diffusion area for temporarily storing a charge signal that has accumulated in the photodiode; an output unit that outputs the charge signal, which has been transferred to the floating diffusion area, successively pixel by pixel; a scanning unit having a reset mode for resetting the photodiodes and floating diffusion areas successively by prescribed unit, a first transfer mode for transferring the charge signal, which has accumulated in the photodiodes, to the floating diffusion areas successively by the prescribed unit at prescribed time intervals upon lapse of a prescribed period of time from start of reset, and a second transfer mode for transferring the charge signal, which has been transferred to the floating diffusion areas, to the output unit. Before operation of the second transfer mode is performed with respect to a plurality of the prescribed units, the scanning unit transfers the charge signal, which has accumulated in the photodiodes, to the floating diffusion areas successively by the prescribed unit at the prescribed time intervals with respect to the plurality of prescribed units.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种图像感测装置，包括多个二维排列的像素，每个具有光电二极管和浮动扩散区域，用于临时存储累积在光电二极管中的电荷信号; 输出单元，其逐个逐个像素地输出已被传送到浮动扩散区域的充电信号; 扫描单元，具有用于按照规定单位连续地复位光电二极管和浮动扩散区域的复位模式，用于将在光电二极管中累积的电荷信号传送到浮动扩散区域的第一传输模式在规定时间内依次由规定单元 经过从复位开始经过规定时间段的间隔，以及用于将已经传送到浮动扩散区域的充电信号传送到输出单元的第二传送模式。 在相对于多个指定单位执行第二传送模式的操作之前，扫描单元以规定的时间间隔将已经积聚在光电二极管中的充电信号以规定的单位连续地传送到浮动扩散区域， 相对于多个规定单位。

公开(公告)号：US20090122155A1

公开(公告)日：2009-05-14

申请号：US12248627

申请日：2008-10-09

申请人： Takafumi Kishi ,  Koji Oshima

发明人： Takafumi Kishi ,  Koji Oshima

IPC分类号： H04N5/235 ,  H04N9/73

CPC分类号： H04N5/2351 ,  H04N5/23245 ,  H04N5/2357

摘要： An image pickup apparatus capable of accurately detecting a flicker in a short time period without regard to a state of object and a photography scene. A signal processing circuit reads out an n-th line of an image subjected to collective reset/collective transfer readout, reads out an n-th line of an image subjected to rolling readout, and subtracts an output of a pixel section of a particular column of the n-th line of the image subjected to the rolling readout from an output of a corresponding pixel section of the image subjected to the collective reset/collective transfer readout. The signal processing circuit determines that a flicker is generated, if there is a differential value not less than a predetermined threshold value between each pair of outputs from the pixel sections of the same line and if there is a periodicity in an image vertical direction.

摘要翻译： 一种能够在不考虑物体的状态和拍摄场景的情况下在短时间内精确地检测闪烁的图像拾取装置。 信号处理电路读出经受集体复位/集体传送读出的图像的第n行，读出经受滚动读出的图像的第n行，并且减去特定列的像素部分的输出 从经过集体复位/集体转印读出的图像的相应像素部分的输出经受滚动读出的图像的第n行。 如果在同一行的像素部分的每对输出之间存在不小于预定阈值的差分值，并且如果在图像垂直方向上存在周期性，则信号处理电路确定产生闪烁。

公开(公告)号：US20050128324A1

公开(公告)日：2005-06-16

申请号：US11010170

申请日：2004-12-10

申请人： Takafumi Kishi ,  Nobuhiro Takeda

发明人： Takafumi Kishi ,  Nobuhiro Takeda

IPC分类号： H04N5/335 ,  H04N5/353 ,  H04N5/357 ,  H04N5/369 ,  H04N5/376

CPC分类号： H04N5/3532

摘要： Disclosed is an image sensing apparatus comprising a plurality of two-dimensionally arrayed pixels each having a photodiode and a floating depletion area for temporarily storing a charge signal that has accumulated in the photodiode; an output unit that outputs the charge signal, which has been transferred to the floating depletion area, successively pixel by pixel; a scanning unit having a reset mode for resetting the photodiodes and floating depletion areas successively by prescribed unit, a first transfer mode for transferring the charge signal, which has accumulated in the photodiodes, to the floating depletion areas successively by the prescribed unit at prescribed time intervals upon lapse of a prescribed period of time from start of reset, and a second transfer mode for transferring the charge signal, which has been transferred to the floating depletion areas, to the output unit. Before operation of the second transfer mode is performed with respect to a plurality of the prescribed units, the scanning unit transfers the charge signal, which has accumulated in the photodiodes, to the floating depletion areas successively by the prescribed unit at the prescribed time intervals with respect to the

摘要翻译： 公开了一种图像感测装置，包括多个二维排列的像素，每个像素具有光电二极管和浮动耗尽区域，用于临时存储积聚在光电二极管中的电荷信号; 输出单元，其逐个逐个像素地输出已被传送到浮动耗尽区的电荷信号; 扫描单元，具有用于按照规定的单位连续地复位光电二极管和浮置耗尽区的复位模式，将在光电二极管中累积的充电信号传送到浮动耗尽区的第一传送模式， 经过从复位开始经过规定时间段的间隔，以及用于将已经传送到浮动耗尽区的充电信号传送到输出单元的第二传送模式。 在相对于多个规定单元执行第二传送模式的操作之前，扫描单元以规定的时间间隔将已经积聚在光电二极管中的充电信号以规定的单位连续地传送到浮动耗尽区域， 尊重

公开(公告)号：US09601537B2

公开(公告)日：2017-03-21

申请号：US13558696

申请日：2012-07-26

申请人： Takafumi Kishi

发明人： Takafumi Kishi

IPC分类号： H04N5/225 ,  H01L27/146 ,  H04N5/374

摘要： An image pickup device which suppresses an increase in chip area of peripheral circuits without degrading the performance of a pixel section and makes it possible to prevent costs from being increased. The image pickup device includes a first semiconductor substrate and a second semiconductor substrate. A pixel section includes photo diodes each for generate electric charges by photoelectric conversion, floating diffusions each for temporarily storing the electric charges generated by the photo diode, and amplifiers each connected to the floating diffusion, for outputting a signal dependent on a potential of the associated floating diffusion. Column circuits are connected to vertical signal lines, respectively, for performing predetermined processing on signals output from the pixel section to vertical signal lines.

公开(公告)号：US20140139644A1

公开(公告)日：2014-05-22

申请号：US14131550

申请日：2012-07-11

申请人： Toshiharu Ueda ,  Takafumi Kishi

发明人： Toshiharu Ueda ,  Takafumi Kishi

IPC分类号： H04N13/02

CPC分类号： H04N13/211 ,  G02B7/34 ,  G03B13/36 ,  G03B35/08 ,  G06T7/593 ,  G06T2207/10012 ,  H04N5/23212 ,  H04N13/218 ,  H04N13/296 ,  H04N2013/0081

摘要： Left- and right-eye captured images are output upon reception of light beams having passed through one imaging optical system, and the difference, between the left- and right-eye captured images, of each of subjects included in the left- and right-eye captured images is detected. An extraction image extracted from a region which includes a main subject and has a predetermined size is output for each of the left- and right-eye captured images. At this time, the region is set so that the difference, between the left- and right-eye captured images, of a subject which is different from the main subject and included in both the extraction images has a predetermined value.

摘要翻译： 在接收到通过一个成像光学系统的光束之后输出左眼和右眼拍摄的图像，以及左眼和右眼拍摄的图像之间的差异，包括在左眼和右眼中的每个被摄体， 检测到眼睛捕获的图像。 对于左眼拍摄图像和右眼拍摄图像，输出从包括主要被摄体并具有预定尺寸的区域提取的提取图像。 此时，区域被设置为使得与包括在两个提取图像中的被摄体不同的被摄体的左眼和右眼拍摄图像之间的差异具有预定值。

公开(公告)号：US20120126097A1

公开(公告)日：2012-05-24

申请号：US13359002

申请日：2012-01-26

申请人： Takafumi Kishi

发明人： Takafumi Kishi

IPC分类号： H01L27/148

CPC分类号： H04N5/365 ,  H04N5/3532 ,  H04N5/3575

摘要： An image sensing apparatus has a plurality of pixels arranged two dimensionally, each pixel containing a photoelectric converter that outputs a photoelectrically converted signal in response to a quantity of received light, an output unit containing a clamping circuit, a signal supply circuit that outputs a reference signal to the clamping circuit, a control unit that controls to clamp the reference signal prior to outputting the photoelectrically converted signal from the pixel to the clamping circuit, output the photoelectrically converted signal to the clamping circuit, and then output a noise signal from the pixel to the clamping circuit, and a differential circuit that subtracts the noise signal from the photoelectrically converted signal processed by the clamping circuit.

摘要翻译： 图像感测装置具有二维排列的多个像素，每个像素包含响应于接收光量输出光电转换信号的光电转换器，包含钳位电路的输出单元，输出参考的信号供给电路 信号到钳位电路，控制单元，其在将光电转换的信号从像素输出到钳位电路之前将参考信号进行钳位，将光电转换的信号输出到钳位电路，然后从像素输出噪声信号 以及从由钳位电路处理的光电转换信号中减去噪声信号的差分电路。

公开(公告)号：US07821559B2

公开(公告)日：2010-10-26

申请号：US11865849

申请日：2007-10-02

申请人： Takafumi Kishi ,  Nobuhiro Takeda

发明人： Takafumi Kishi ,  Nobuhiro Takeda

IPC分类号： H04N3/14 ,  H04N5/335

CPC分类号： H04N5/359 ,  H04N5/37457

摘要： A pixel unit in which a plurality of pixels shares an accumulating unit for temporarily accumulating charges accumulated in photoelectric conversion devices, is arranged so that a control unit of a photoelectric conversion apparatus is adapted, when an accumulated charge amount of a first photodiode exceeds a saturation charge amount, to effect control in accordance with a first operation to discharge excess charges to a floating diffusion FD, and adapted, when an accumulated charge amount of a second photodiode exceeds a saturation charge amount, to effect control in accordance with a second operation to discharge excess charges to a charge discharge area, thereby expanding a dynamic range.

摘要翻译： 其中多个像素共享用于临时累积在光电转换装置中的电荷的累积单元的像素单元被布置成使得当第一光电二极管的累积电荷量超过饱和时，光电转换装置的控制单元被适配 电荷量，以根据第一操作进行控制，以将过量的电荷排放到浮动扩散层FD，并且当第二光电二极管的累积电荷量超过饱和电荷量时，根据第二操作进行控制， 将过量的电荷放电到充电放电区域，从而扩大动态范围。

公开(公告)号：US20060262209A1

公开(公告)日：2006-11-23

申请号：US11436795

申请日：2006-05-17

申请人： Takafumi Kishi

发明人： Takafumi Kishi

IPC分类号： H04N5/335

CPC分类号： H04N5/365 ,  H04N5/3532 ,  H04N5/3575

摘要： An image sensing apparatus has a plurality of pixels arranged two dimensionally, each pixel containing a photoelectric converter that outputs a photoelectrically converted signal in response to a quantity of received light, an output unit containing a clamping circuit, a signal supply circuit that outputs a reference signal to the clamping circuit, a control unit that controls to clamp the reference signal prior to outputting the photoelectrically converted signal from the pixel to the clamping circuit, output the photoelectrically converted signal to the clamping circuit, and then output a noise signal from the pixel to the clamping circuit, and a differential circuit that subtracts the noise signal from the photoelectrically converted signal processed by the clamping circuit.

摘要翻译： 图像感测装置具有二维排列的多个像素，每个像素包含响应于接收光量输出光电转换信号的光电转换器，包含钳位电路的输出单元，输出参考的信号供给电路 信号到钳位电路，控制单元，其在将光电转换的信号从像素输出到钳位电路之前将参考信号进行钳位，将光电转换的信号输出到钳位电路，然后从像素输出噪声信号 以及从由钳位电路处理的光电转换信号中减去噪声信号的差分电路。