Solid state image sensor
    1.
    发明授权
    Solid state image sensor 失效
    固态图像传感器

    公开(公告)号:US4686555A

    公开(公告)日:1987-08-11

    申请号:US556347

    申请日:1983-11-30

    摘要: A solid state image sensor comprising static induction transistors each forming a picture element.Each static induction transistor in the solid state image sensor has a lateral structure in which the source and drain regions are formed by surface regions provided on the same side in an epitaxial layer forming the channel region and a signal charge storage gate region are formed by a buried gate region provided under the channel region and a surface gate region provided on the channel region, so that the source-drain current flows in parallel to the surface of epitaxial layer and is effectively controlled between the buried and surface gate regions.

    摘要翻译: 一种固态图像传感器,包括各自形成像素的静态感应晶体管。 固态图像传感器中的每个静态感应晶体管具有横向结构,其中源极和漏极区域由形成沟道区的外延层中设置在同一侧的表面区域形成,并且信号电荷存储栅极区域由 掩埋栅极区域和设置在沟道区域上的表面栅极区域,使得源极 - 漏极电流平行于外延层的表面流动并且被有效地控制在掩埋栅极区域和表面栅极区域之间。

    Solid state image pickup device
    2.
    发明授权
    Solid state image pickup device 失效
    固态图像拾取装置

    公开(公告)号:US4531156A

    公开(公告)日:1985-07-23

    申请号:US556993

    申请日:1983-12-01

    摘要: A solid state image pickup device having an electronic shutter function is disclosed. The device comprises a plurality of picture cells each having a static induction transistor and arranged in a matrix, a plurality of vertical and horizontal scanning lines for scanning the cells, vertical and horizontal registers for generating scanning pulses which drive the vertical and horizontal scanning lines, a readout signal line for reading out light information stored in the cells, a reset signal line for resetting the cells, and a shutter speed control circuit for optionally setting in one frame period the timing of reset scanning pulses generated from a vertical register.

    摘要翻译: 公开了一种具有电子快门功能的固态图像拾取装置。 该装置包括多个图形单元,每个图形单元具有静态感应晶体管并且以矩阵形式布置,用于扫描单元的多条垂直和水平扫描线,用于产生驱动垂直和水平扫描线的扫描脉冲的垂直和水平寄存器, 用于读出存储在单元中的光信息的读出信号线,用于复位单元的复位信号线,以及快门速度控制电路,用于在一个帧周期中可选地设置从垂直寄存器产生的复位扫描脉冲的定时。

    Solid state image pick-up device
    3.
    发明授权
    Solid state image pick-up device 失效
    固态摄像装置

    公开(公告)号:US4587562A

    公开(公告)日:1986-05-06

    申请号:US555986

    申请日:1983-11-29

    CPC分类号: H04N5/30 H01L27/14679

    摘要: A solid state image pick-up device comprising a large number of picture cells arranged in a matrix. The picture cell comprises a first photoelectric conversion and readout SIT which comprises a gate region operating as a photoelectric conversion area and a second reset SIT which comprises a region (drain or source) electrically connected to the gate region of the first SIT, whereby the photoelectric charges stored in the gate regions of the first SITs of the picture cells in a matrix can be individually reset by means of the related second SITs.

    摘要翻译: 一种固态图像拾取装置,包括以矩阵形式布置的大量图像单元。 图像单元包括第一光电转换和读出SIT,其包括作为光电转换区域操作的栅极区域和包括电连接到第一SIT的栅极区域的区域(漏极或源极)的第二复位SIT,由此光电 可以通过相关的第二SIT来单独地重置存储在矩阵中的图像单元的第一SIT的栅极区域中的电荷。

    Solid state image pickup device
    4.
    发明授权
    Solid state image pickup device 失效
    固态图像拾取装置

    公开(公告)号:US4626916A

    公开(公告)日:1986-12-02

    申请号:US556050

    申请日:1983-11-29

    摘要: A solid state image pickup device having a shutter function is disclosed. The device comprises a plurality of picture cells each having a static induction transistor arranged in a matrix. The device further comprises a plurality of gate signal lines for simultaneously supplying gate signals to the picture cells placed on respective rows of the matrix, a vertical scanning register for generating and scanning the gate signals, a plurality of signal readout lines for reading out light signals stored in the picture cells placed on respective columns of the matrix, a shift register for simultaneously and temporarily storing read out signals and converting them into time series signals, a device connected between the signal readout means and the temporary storage means for controlling the connection therebetween.

    摘要翻译: 公开了一种具有快门功能的固态图像拾取装置。 该装置包括多个图形单元,每个图形单元具有以矩阵形式布置的静态感应晶体管。 该装置还包括多个栅极信号线,用于同时向放置在矩阵的相应行上的图像单元提供栅极信号,用于产生和扫描栅极信号的垂直扫描寄存器,用于读出光信号的多条信号读出线 存储在放置在矩阵的相应列的图像单元中的移位寄存器,用于同时并临时存储读出的信号并将其转换为时间序列信号的移位寄存器,连接在信号读出装置和用于控制其间的连接的临时存储装置之间的装置 。

    Solid state image pick-up device having a number of static induction
transistor image sensors
    5.
    发明授权
    Solid state image pick-up device having a number of static induction transistor image sensors 失效
    具有多个静电感应晶体管图像传感器的固态摄像装置

    公开(公告)号:US4891682A

    公开(公告)日:1990-01-02

    申请号:US557004

    申请日:1983-12-01

    摘要: A solid state image pick-up device having a number of static induction transistor image sensors arranged in a matrix form, each static induction image sensor includes a drain region formed by an n+ substrate connected to the earth potential, a channel region formed by an n.sup.- epitaxial layer grown on the substrate, a ring-shaped p+ gate region formed in a surface of the epitaxial layer, an n+ source region formed in a part of the surface of the epitaxial layer surrounded by the ring-shaped gate region and a p+ overflow drain region formed in the surface of the substrate underneath the gate region. By adjusting a time duration of a shutter control signal having a positive voltage applied to the overflow drain region, a time period during which photocarriers, i.e. electrons are flown into the gate region and stored therein, can be controlled at will, and an electronic shutter function can be achieved.

    摘要翻译: 具有以矩阵形式布置的多个静电感应晶体管图像传感器的固态图像拾取装置,每个静态感应图像传感器包括由连接到地电位的n +基板形成的漏极区域,由n形成的沟道区域 - 在衬底上生长的外延层,形成在外延层的表面中的环形p +栅极区,形成在由环形栅极区包围的外延层的表面的一部分中的n +源极区和p + 溢出漏极区域形成在栅极区域下方的衬底的表面中。 通过调整具有施加到溢出漏极区域的正电压的快门控制信号的持续时间,可以随意控制光载流子(即,电子流入栅极区域并存储在其中)的时间段,电子快门 功能可以实现。

    Semiconductor memory
    6.
    发明授权
    Semiconductor memory 失效
    半导体存储器

    公开(公告)号:US4408304A

    公开(公告)日:1983-10-04

    申请号:US260297

    申请日:1981-05-04

    摘要: A semiconductor memory is provided with a hook structure composed of first to fourth regions and is capable of non-destructive readout. The third and fourth regions of the hook structure are both made floating and each form one of main electrode regions of each of a write and/or refresh transistor and a readout transistor. Carriers which are injected from the other main electrode region of the write transistor are stored as excess majority carriers in the third region and majority carriers of the fourth region flow out therefrom into the first region via the third and second regions, in consequence of which the fourth region lacks in the majority carrier and voltages of the floating third and fourth regions vary. The voltage variation of the fourth region is read out by the readout transistor. The excess majority carriers stored in the third region flow out therefrom into the other main electrode region of the write transistor and become extinct when it operates as a refresh transistor.

    摘要翻译: 半导体存储器具有由第一至第四区域构成的钩状结构,能够进行非破坏性读出。 钩结构的第三和第四区域都浮动,并且每个形成写入和/或刷新晶体管和读出晶体管中的每一个的主电极区域中的一个。 从写入晶体管的另一个主电极区域注入的载体作为过量多数载流子存储在第三区域中,第四区域的多数载流子经由第三和第二区域流出到第一区域,由此, 第四区域缺乏多数载波,浮动的第三和第四区域的电压变化。 第四区域的电压变化由读出晶体管读出。 存储在第三区域中的多余载流子从其流出到写入晶体管的另一个主电极区域中,并且当其作为刷新晶体管工作时,其消失。

    Semiconductor photoelectric transducer
    8.
    发明授权
    Semiconductor photoelectric transducer 失效
    半导体光电传感器

    公开(公告)号:US4651180A

    公开(公告)日:1987-03-17

    申请号:US559763

    申请日:1983-12-09

    摘要: The present invention relates to a semiconductor FET or SIT type photoelectric transducer comprising a source and a drain which are main electrode regions of high impurity density; a high resistivity or intrinsic semiconductor region of the same conductivity type as the main electrode regions and formed therebetween as a current path; and a plurality of gate regions formed by high impurity density regions reverse in conductivity from the main electrode regions and formed in the current path, for controlling a main current; wherein the distance W.sub.1 between a first one of the gate regions on both sides of the source and the source or the drain is greater than the distance W.sub.2 between the other gate region and the source or drain (W.sub.1 >W.sub.2), and wherein the size of the first gate region is smaller than the diffusion length of carriers to be stored in the first gate region. Briefly stated, the present invention is intended to enhance the function of the first gate by selecting the size of the first gate region for storing optical information within the diffusion length of the carriers stored therein, in addition to the selection of the aforementioned distances W.sub.1 and W.sub.2.

    摘要翻译: 本发明涉及包括源极和漏极的半导体FET或SIT型光电转换器,它们是高杂质密度的主电极区域; 与主电极区域相同导电类型的高电阻率或本征半导体区域,并作为电流路径形成; 以及多个栅极区域,其由与所述主电极区域的导电性相反的高杂质浓度区域形成,并形成在所述电流路径中,用于控制主电流; 其中源极和源极或漏极两侧的栅极区域中的第一栅极区域之间的距离W1大于另一栅极区域与源极或漏极之间的距离W2(W1> W2),并且其中尺寸 的第一栅极区域小于要存储在第一栅极区域中的载流子的扩散长度。 简要地说,本发明是为了通过选择用于存储存储在其中的载波的漫射长度内的光学信息的第一栅极区域的尺寸来增强第一栅极的功能,以及选择上述距离W1和 W2。

    Two-dimensional solid-state image pickup device
    9.
    发明授权
    Two-dimensional solid-state image pickup device 失效
    二维固态摄像装置

    公开(公告)号:US4593320A

    公开(公告)日:1986-06-03

    申请号:US714677

    申请日:1985-03-21

    CPC分类号: H04N3/1512

    摘要: A two-dimensional solid-state image pickup device wherein, in order to make it possible to have a high light detecting sensitivity even to feeble lights and to stably and uniformly detect picture images, picture elements each formed of a static induction transistor having an optical gain of 10.sup.6 to 10.sup.8 and able to detect even such feeble lights as of about 10.sup.-4 .mu.W/cm.sup.2 and a gate capacitor are arranged in a matrix to be a gate accumulating system capable of two-dimensional reading out, the source regions of the respective static induction transistors are connected to common source lines, the respective source lines are connected to the ground through parallelly connected source line selecting transistors and capacitors and the gates of the respective source line selecting transistors are connected respectively to vertical address lines so that, simultaneously with the selection of the vertical address lines, the source lines may be connected to the ground.

    摘要翻译: 一种二维固态摄像装置,其特征在于,为了使得即使是微弱的光也能够具有高的光检测灵敏度并且能够稳定和均匀地检测图像图像,每个由具有光学的静电感应晶体管形成的像素 增益为106到108,并且能够检测到即使是大约10-4μW/ cm2的微弱光,并且栅极电容器以矩阵形式排列成能够二维读出的门积存系统,源区域 各个静态感应晶体管连接到公共源极线,各个源极线通过并联连接的源极线选择晶体管和电容器连接到地,并且各个源极线选择晶体管的栅极分别连接到垂直地址线, 与垂直地址线的选择同时,源极线可以连接到地面。