IMAGE CAPTURING DEVICE
    2.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20170171483A1

    公开(公告)日:2017-06-15

    申请号:US15378959

    申请日:2016-12-14

    IPC分类号: H04N5/374 H04N5/376

    CPC分类号: H04N5/374 H04N5/376 H04N5/378

    摘要: An image capturing device includes a pixel circuit, a programmable-gain amplifier, an analog-to-digital conversion circuit, and a control circuit. The pixel circuit outputs a photoreception signal. The programmable-gain amplifier amplifies the photoreception signal with a first gain. The analog-to-digital conversion circuit further amplifies the amplified signal that has been amplified by the programmable-gain amplifier, with a second gain by having a circuit configuration changeable by control, and digitally converts the resultant signal. The control circuit controls the analog-to-digital conversion circuit.

    IMAGING DEVICE AND IMAGING SYSTEM
    3.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20170251156A1

    公开(公告)日:2017-08-31

    申请号:US15434271

    申请日:2017-02-16

    摘要: An imaging device includes a pixel region in which a plurality of pixels and a plurality of charge-to-voltage conversion circuits are arranged in matrix. The pixels include photoelectric conversion elements that output charges in accordance with intensity of received light. The charge-to-voltage conversion circuits convert the charges output from the pixels into voltage signals. The pixel region includes an isolated region including isolated shaded pixels covered with a first shading metal of the same layer as a layer of wiring metals of the charge-to-voltage conversion circuits, and an isolated pixel that is not covered with the metal. All the pixels surrounding the isolated pixel in the isolated region are the isolated shaded pixels.

    Imaging device including pixel region having isolated region and shaded region and imaging system including imaging device

    公开(公告)号:US10250835B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-04-02

    申请号:US15434271

    申请日:2017-02-16

    摘要: An imaging device includes a pixel region in which a plurality of pixels and a plurality of charge-to-voltage conversion circuits are arranged in matrix. The pixels include photoelectric conversion elements that output charges in accordance with intensity of received light. The charge-to-voltage conversion circuits convert the charges output from the pixels into voltage signals. The pixel region includes an isolated region including isolated shaded pixels covered with a first shading metal of the same layer as a layer of wiring metals of the charge-to-voltage conversion circuits, and an isolated pixel that is not covered with the metal. All the pixels surrounding the isolated pixel in the isolated region are the isolated shaded pixels.

    IMAGE CAPTURING DEVICE AND IMAGE CAPTURING METHOD

    公开(公告)号:US20180376095A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-12-27

    申请号:US16018629

    申请日:2018-06-26

    摘要: An image capturing device includes a photoelectric converter including one of a plurality of pixels, an amplifier, and control circuitry. Each pixel includes at least a photoelectric conversion element, and is configured to output an electrical signal corresponding to an intensity of light received by the photoelectric conversion element. The control circuitry is configured to sequentially drive the plurality of pixels in a time staggered manner such that, during a time from when a certain pixel outputs a reset signal of the certain pixel to the amplifier to when the pixel outputs a signal of the certain pixel to the amplifier, a subsequent pixel of the certain pixel outputs one of a reset signal and a signal of the subsequent pixel to the amplifier. The reset signal represents an electrical signal of a reset voltage to reset a corresponding pixel. The signal represents the electrical signal.

    Image capturing device
    6.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US10079989B2

    公开(公告)日:2018-09-18

    申请号:US15378959

    申请日:2016-12-14

    CPC分类号: H04N5/374 H04N5/376 H04N5/378

    摘要: An image capturing device includes a pixel circuit, a programmable-gain amplifier, an analog-to-digital conversion circuit, and a control circuit. The pixel circuit outputs a photoreception signal. The programmable-gain amplifier amplifies the photoreception signal with a first gain. The analog-to-digital conversion circuit further amplifies the amplified signal that has been amplified by the programmable-gain amplifier, with a second gain by having a circuit configuration changeable by control, and digitally converts the resultant signal. The control circuit controls the analog-to-digital conversion circuit.

    WIRELESS COMMUNICATION APPARATUS AND MOBILE DEVICE
    7.
    发明申请
    WIRELESS COMMUNICATION APPARATUS AND MOBILE DEVICE 有权
    无线通信设备和移动设备

    公开(公告)号:US20160188924A1

    公开(公告)日:2016-06-30

    申请号:US15064300

    申请日:2016-03-08

    IPC分类号: G06K7/10 H04B1/48 H04B5/00

    摘要: A wireless communication apparatus includes an amplifier circuit configured to amplify a signal output by a wireless communication unit that executes wireless communication, to output the signal having amplified to a transceiver unit; and a decision unit configured to decide, based on an operational mode of the wireless communication unit, whether to transmit the signal from the transceiver unit via the amplifier circuit, or transmit the signal from the transceiver unit without going via the amplifier circuit.

    摘要翻译: 无线通信装置包括:放大器电路,被配置为放大由执行无线通信的无线通信单元输出的信号,以将放大的信号输出到收发器单元; 以及判定单元,其被配置为基于所述无线通信单元的操作模式来决定是否经由所述放大器电路从所述收发器单元发送所述信号,或者从所述收发器单元发送所述信号,而不经由所述放大器电路。