公开(公告)号：US20100277622A1

公开(公告)日：2010-11-04

申请号：US12662673

申请日：2010-04-28

申请人： Eric Fossum ,  Kyoung Lae Cho ,  Yoon Dong Park ,  Young Gu Jin ,  Seung Hoon Lee ,  Sung-Jae Byun

发明人： Eric Fossum ,  Kyoung Lae Cho ,  Yoon Dong Park ,  Young Gu Jin ,  Seung Hoon Lee ,  Sung-Jae Byun

IPC分类号： H04N5/217

CPC分类号： H04N5/3575 ,  H04N5/378

摘要： An image sensor including a noise removing unit may sense images accurately by measuring the amount of noise generated when the image sensor does not perform a sensing operation, storing information about the measured noise amount in each pixel, and removing photocharge corresponding to the information about the measured noise amount during image sensing.

摘要翻译： 包括噪声消除单元的图像传感器可以通过测量当图像传感器不执行感测操作时产生的噪声量，存储关于每个像素中测得的噪声量的信息，并且除去与关于 测量图像感测时的噪声量。

公开(公告)号：US08373782B2

公开(公告)日：2013-02-12

申请号：US12662673

申请日：2010-04-28

申请人： Eric Fossum ,  Kyoung Lae Cho ,  Yoon Dong Park ,  Young Gu Jin ,  Seung Hoon Lee ,  Sung-Jae Byun

发明人： Eric Fossum ,  Kyoung Lae Cho ,  Yoon Dong Park ,  Young Gu Jin ,  Seung Hoon Lee ,  Sung-Jae Byun

IPC分类号： H04N3/14 ,  H04N5/335

CPC分类号： H04N5/3575 ,  H04N5/378

摘要： An image sensor including a noise removing unit may sense images accurately by measuring the amount of noise generated when the image sensor does not perform a sensing operation, storing information about the measured noise amount in each pixel, and removing photocharge corresponding to the information about the measured noise amount during image sensing.

摘要翻译： 包括噪声消除单元的图像传感器可以通过测量当图像传感器不执行感测操作时产生的噪声量，存储关于每个像素中测得的噪声量的信息，并且除去与关于 测量图像感测时的噪声量。

公开(公告)号：US20110019049A1

公开(公告)日：2011-01-27

申请号：US12844381

申请日：2010-07-27

申请人： Young Gu Jin ,  Kwan-Young Oh ,  Samuel Sungmok Lee ,  Kwang-Chol Choe ,  Se-Won Seo ,  Yoon-Dong Park ,  Eric Fossum ,  Kyoung-Lae Cho

发明人： Young Gu Jin ,  Kwan-Young Oh ,  Samuel Sungmok Lee ,  Kwang-Chol Choe ,  Se-Won Seo ,  Yoon-Dong Park ,  Eric Fossum ,  Kyoung-Lae Cho

IPC分类号： H01L27/146 ,  H04N5/335

CPC分类号： H01L27/14609 ,  G01S7/4863 ,  H01L27/14643 ,  H04N5/335 ,  H04N5/3741 ,  H04N5/378

摘要： A unit pixel of a photo detecting apparatus includes a photogate, a transfer gate and a floating diffusion region. The photogate includes a junction gate extending in a first direction and a plurality of finger gates extending from the junction gate in a second direction substantially perpendicular to the first direction. The transfer gate is formed adjacent to the junction gate. The floating diffusion region is formed adjacent to the first transfer gate.

摘要翻译： 光检测装置的单位像素包括光栅，传输门和浮动扩散区。 光栅包括沿第一方向延伸的接合栅极和从基本上垂直于第一方向的第二方向从接合栅极延伸的多个指状栅极。 传输门形成在接合栅极附近。 浮动扩散区域形成为与第一传输门相邻。

公开(公告)号：US08513709B2

公开(公告)日：2013-08-20

申请号：US12844381

申请日：2010-07-27

申请人： Young Gu Jin ,  Kwan-Young Oh ,  Samuel Sungmok Lee ,  Kwang-Chol Choe ,  Se-Won Seo ,  Yoon-Dong Park ,  Eric Fossum ,  Kyoung-Lae Cho

发明人： Young Gu Jin ,  Kwan-Young Oh ,  Samuel Sungmok Lee ,  Kwang-Chol Choe ,  Se-Won Seo ,  Yoon-Dong Park ,  Eric Fossum ,  Kyoung-Lae Cho

IPC分类号： H01L27/148

CPC分类号： H01L27/14609 ,  G01S7/4863 ,  H01L27/14643 ,  H04N5/335 ,  H04N5/3741 ,  H04N5/378

摘要： A unit pixel of a photo detecting apparatus includes a photogate, a transfer gate and a floating diffusion region. The photogate includes a junction gate extending in a first direction and a plurality of finger gates extending from the junction gate in a second direction substantially perpendicular to the first direction. The transfer gate is formed adjacent to the junction gate. The floating diffusion region is formed adjacent to the first transfer gate.

摘要翻译： 光检测装置的单位像素包括光栅，传输门和浮动扩散区。 光栅包括沿第一方向延伸的接合栅极和从基本上垂直于第一方向的第二方向从接合栅极延伸的多个指状栅极。 传输门形成在接合栅极附近。 浮动扩散区域形成为与第一传输门相邻。

公开(公告)号：US20110199602A1

公开(公告)日：2011-08-18

申请号：US13029650

申请日：2011-02-17

申请人： Suk Pil KIM ,  Yoon Dong Park ,  Dong Seok Suh ,  Young Gu Jin ,  Seung Hoon Lee

发明人： Suk Pil KIM ,  Yoon Dong Park ,  Dong Seok Suh ,  Young Gu Jin ,  Seung Hoon Lee

IPC分类号： G01C3/08 ,  H01L31/10 ,  H01L31/00

CPC分类号： H01L27/14607 ,  G01B11/22 ,  G01C3/08 ,  G01S7/4863 ,  G01S17/48 ,  H01L27/144 ,  H01L27/14641 ,  H01L31/02327 ,  H01L31/112

摘要： A sensor, including a plurality of photo gate pairs on a semiconductor substrate, each of the photo gate pairs including a first photo gate and a second photo gate, a first shared floating diffusion region in the semiconductor substrate, and a plurality of first transmission transistors on the semiconductor substrate, wherein each of the plurality of first transmission transistors is adapted to transmit charges to the first shared floating diffusion region in response to a first transmission control signal, the charges being generated in the semiconductor substrate under the first photo gate of each of the plurality of photo gate pairs.

摘要翻译： 一种传感器，包括半导体衬底上的多个光栅对，每个光栅对包括第一光栅和第二光栅，半导体衬底中的第一共享浮动扩散区和多个第一透射晶体管 在半导体基板上，其中多个第一透射晶体管中的每一个适于响应于第一透射控制信号将电荷传输到第一共享浮动扩散区域，电荷在每个第一传输控制信号的第一光栅下的半导体衬底中产生 的多个光栅对。

公开(公告)号：US08937711B2

公开(公告)日：2015-01-20

申请号：US13029650

申请日：2011-02-17

申请人： Suk Pil Kim ,  Yoon Dong Park ,  Dong Seok Suh ,  Young Gu Jin ,  Seung Hoon Lee

发明人： Suk Pil Kim ,  Yoon Dong Park ,  Dong Seok Suh ,  Young Gu Jin ,  Seung Hoon Lee

IPC分类号： G01C3/08 ,  H01L27/146 ,  G01B11/22 ,  G01S7/486 ,  G01S17/48 ,  H01L27/144 ,  H01L31/0232 ,  H01L31/112

CPC分类号： H01L27/14607 ,  G01B11/22 ,  G01C3/08 ,  G01S7/4863 ,  G01S17/48 ,  H01L27/144 ,  H01L27/14641 ,  H01L31/02327 ,  H01L31/112

摘要： A sensor, including a plurality of photo gate pairs on a semiconductor substrate, each of the photo gate pairs including a first photo gate and a second photo gate, a first shared floating diffusion region in the semiconductor substrate, and a plurality of first transmission transistors on the semiconductor substrate, wherein each of the plurality of first transmission transistors is adapted to transmit charges to the first shared floating diffusion region in response to a first transmission control signal, the charges being generated in the semiconductor substrate under the first photo gate of each of the plurality of photo gate pairs.

摘要翻译： 一种传感器，包括半导体衬底上的多个光栅对，每个光栅对包括第一光栅和第二光栅，半导体衬底中的第一共享浮动扩散区和多个第一透射晶体管 在半导体基板上，其中多个第一透射晶体管中的每一个适于响应于第一透射控制信号将电荷传输到第一共享浮动扩散区域，电荷在每个第一传输控制信号的第一光栅下的半导体衬底中产生 的多个光栅对。

公开(公告)号：US09106858B2

公开(公告)日：2015-08-11

申请号：US14043169

申请日：2013-10-01

申请人： Young Gu Jin ,  Ju Hwan Jung ,  Yoon Dong Park

发明人： Young Gu Jin ,  Ju Hwan Jung ,  Yoon Dong Park

IPC分类号： H04N3/14 ,  H04N5/335 ,  H01L27/146 ,  H04N5/3745 ,  H04N5/374

CPC分类号： H04N5/37457 ,  G06T5/20 ,  G06T2207/10024 ,  G06T2207/10028 ,  H01L27/14605 ,  H01L27/14614 ,  H01L27/14616 ,  H01L27/1463 ,  H01L27/14643 ,  H04N5/374 ,  H04N5/3745 ,  H04N5/37455 ,  H04N5/3765 ,  H04N5/378 ,  H04N5/63

摘要： The image sensor includes a pixel array including a plurality of unit pixels each including a single transistor and a photodiode connected to a body of the single transistor, a row driver block configured to enable one of a plurality of rows in the pixel array to enter a readout mode, and a readout block configured to sense and amplify a pixel signal output from each of a plurality of unit pixels included in the row that has entered the readout mode.

摘要翻译： 图像传感器包括像素阵列，其包括多个单位像素，每个像素包括单个晶体管和连接到该单个晶体管的主体的光电二极管，行驱动器块被配置为使像素阵列中的多个行中的一个能够进入 读出模式和读出块，被配置为感测和放大从已经进入读出模式的行中包括的多个单位像素中的每一个输出的像素信号。

公开(公告)号：US20100141821A1

公开(公告)日：2010-06-10

申请号：US12632989

申请日：2009-12-08

申请人： Eric R. Fossum ,  Young Gu Jin ,  Soo Jung Hwang ,  Dae Kil Cha ,  Yoon Dong Park ,  Jung Chak Ahn ,  Kyoung Sik Moon

发明人： Eric R. Fossum ,  Young Gu Jin ,  Soo Jung Hwang ,  Dae Kil Cha ,  Yoon Dong Park ,  Jung Chak Ahn ,  Kyoung Sik Moon

IPC分类号： H04N5/335 ,  H01L31/14

CPC分类号： H01L27/14812 ,  H01L27/14609 ,  H01L27/14641 ,  H01L27/14643 ,  H04N5/37452

摘要： An image sensor device may include a dual-gated charge storage region within a substrate. The dual-gated charge storage region includes first and second diodes within a common charge generating region. This charge generating region is configured to receive light incident on a surface of the image sensor device. The first and second diodes include respective first conductivity type regions responsive to first and second gate signals, respectively. These first and second gate signals are active during non-overlapping time intervals.

摘要翻译： 图像传感器装置可以包括衬底内的双门控电荷存储区域。 双门控电荷存储区域包括公共电荷产生区域内的第一和第二二极管。 该电荷产生区被配置为接收入射在图像传感器装置的表面上的光。 第一和第二二极管分别包括响应于第一和第二栅极信号的相应的第一导电类型区域。 这些第一和第二门信号在非重叠时间间隔期间是有效的。

公开(公告)号：US09800814B2

公开(公告)日：2017-10-24

申请号：US14816486

申请日：2015-08-03

申请人： Young Gu Jin ,  Ju Hwan Jung ,  Yoon Dong Park

发明人： Young Gu Jin ,  Ju Hwan Jung ,  Yoon Dong Park

IPC分类号： H04N3/14 ,  H04N5/335 ,  H04N5/3745 ,  H04N5/378 ,  H04N5/63 ,  G06T5/20 ,  H04N5/376 ,  H01L27/146 ,  H04N5/374

CPC分类号： H04N5/37457 ,  G06T5/20 ,  G06T2207/10024 ,  G06T2207/10028 ,  H01L27/14605 ,  H01L27/14614 ,  H01L27/14616 ,  H01L27/1463 ,  H01L27/14643 ,  H04N5/374 ,  H04N5/3745 ,  H04N5/37455 ,  H04N5/3765 ,  H04N5/378 ,  H04N5/63

摘要： The image sensor includes a pixel array including a plurality of unit pixels each including a single transistor and a photodiode connected to a body of the single transistor, a row driver block configured to enable one of a plurality of rows in the pixel array to enter a readout mode, and a readout block configured to sense and amplify a pixel signal output from each of a plurality of unit pixels included in the row that has entered the readout mode.

公开(公告)号：US08520104B2

公开(公告)日：2013-08-27

申请号：US12632989

申请日：2009-12-08

申请人： Eric R. Fossum ,  Young Gu Jin ,  Soo Jung Hwang ,  Dae Kil Cha ,  Yoon Dong Park ,  Jung Chak Ahn ,  Kyoung Sik Moon

发明人： Eric R. Fossum ,  Young Gu Jin ,  Soo Jung Hwang ,  Dae Kil Cha ,  Yoon Dong Park ,  Jung Chak Ahn ,  Kyoung Sik Moon

IPC分类号： H04N3/14 ,  H04N5/335 ,  H01L27/148 ,  G01C3/08

CPC分类号： H01L27/14812 ,  H01L27/14609 ,  H01L27/14641 ,  H01L27/14643 ,  H04N5/37452

摘要： An image sensor device may include a dual-gated charge storage region within a substrate. The dual-gated charge storage region includes first and second diodes within a common charge generating region. This charge generating region is configured to receive light incident on a surface of the image sensor device. The first and second diodes include respective first conductivity type regions responsive to first and second gate signals, respectively. These first and second gate signals are active during non-overlapping time intervals.

摘要翻译： 图像传感器装置可以包括衬底内的双门控电荷存储区域。 双门控电荷存储区域包括公共电荷产生区域内的第一和第二二极管。 该电荷产生区被配置为接收入射在图像传感器装置的表面上的光。 第一和第二二极管分别包括响应于第一和第二栅极信号的相应的第一导电类型区域。 这些第一和第二门信号在非重叠时间间隔期间是有效的。