公开(公告)号：US09190435B2

公开(公告)日：2015-11-17

申请号：US14201913

申请日：2014-03-09

申请人： Himax Imaging Limited

发明人： Dong-Long Lin ,  Chung-Ren Li ,  Chung-Wei Chang

IPC分类号： H01L27/146

CPC分类号： H01L27/14605 ,  H01L27/14603 ,  H01L27/14612 ,  H01L27/14641 ,  H01L27/14643 ,  H04N5/369 ,  H04N5/378

摘要： A shared active pixel sensor with a shared photodiode, a shared sense node, a transfer gate, a shared reset gate and a shared source follower gate is disclosed. A shared photodiode includes at least a first signal node and a second signal node. A shared sense node electrically connected to the shared photodiode. A transfer gate disposed between the first signal node and the shared sense node to control the first signal node and the shared sense node. A shared reset gate is electrically connected to the shared sense node and a shared source follower gate reads a photocurrent from the shared photodiode.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种具有共享光电二极管的共享有源像素传感器，共享感测节点，传输门，共享复位门和共享源极跟随器门。 共享光电二极管包括至少第一信号节点和第二信号节点。 电连接到共享光电二极管的共享感测节点。 设置在所述第一信号节点和所述共享感测节点之间的传送门控制所述第一信号节点和所述共享感测节点。 共享复位栅极电连接到共享感测节点，共享源极跟随器门从共享光电二极管读取光电流。

公开(公告)号：US20240323564A1

公开(公告)日：2024-09-26

申请号：US18117439

申请日：2023-03-04

申请人： Himax Imaging Limited

发明人： Po-Chang Chen ,  Dong-Long Lin

IPC分类号： H04N25/767 ,  H04N25/131 ,  H04N25/771

CPC分类号： H04N25/767 ,  H04N25/131 ,  H04N25/771

摘要： A binning system includes a red-green-blue-infrared (RGB-IR) image sensor including at least one pixel group composed of 2×2 sub-groups, each having 2×2 pixels including two green pixels, one infrared pixels and one red or blue pixel, the 2×2 sub-groups being arranged such that the pixel group is half green, one quarter infrared, one eighth red and one eighth blue; and a digital binning device that performs pixel binning on at least one addend pixel to result in a binned pixel. The binned pixel and the at least one addend pixel are located in a same pixel group.

公开(公告)号：US09467637B2

公开(公告)日：2016-10-11

申请号：US14217254

申请日：2014-03-17

申请人： Himax Imaging Limited

发明人： Dong-Long Lin ,  Chung-Ren Li ,  Chung-Wei Chang

IPC分类号： H04N5/378 ,  H04N5/353 ,  H04N5/3745

CPC分类号： H04N5/378 ,  H04N5/3532 ,  H04N5/37457

摘要： An image sensor includes an M-shared pixel architecture, an N-shared pixel architecture and a switch unit, wherein M is an integer not smaller than two and N is an integer not smaller than two. The switch unit is coupled between a floating diffusion node of the M-shared pixel architecture and a floating diffusion node of the N-shared pixel architecture.

摘要翻译： 图像传感器包括M共享像素架构，N共享像素结构和开关单元，其中M是不小于2的整数，N是不小于2的整数。 开关单元耦合在M共享像素结构的浮动扩散节点和N共享像素架构的浮动扩散节点之间。

公开(公告)号：US20150255497A1

公开(公告)日：2015-09-10

申请号：US14201913

申请日：2014-03-09

申请人： Himax Imaging Limited

发明人： Dong-Long Lin ,  Chung-Ren Li ,  Chung-Wei Chang

IPC分类号： H01L27/146

CPC分类号： H01L27/14605 ,  H01L27/14603 ,  H01L27/14612 ,  H01L27/14641 ,  H01L27/14643 ,  H04N5/369 ,  H04N5/378

摘要： A shared active pixel sensor with a shared photodiode, a shared sense node, a transfer gate, a shared reset gate and a shared source follower gate is disclosed. A shared photodiode includes at least a first signal node and a second signal node. A shared sense node electrically connected to the shared photodiode. A transfer gate disposed between the first signal node and the shared sense node to control the first signal node and the shared sense node. A shared reset gate is electrically connected to the shared sense node and a shared source follower gate reads a photocurrent from the shared photodiode.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种具有共享光电二极管的共享有源像素传感器，共享感测节点，传输门，共享复位门和共享源极跟随器门。 共享光电二极管包括至少第一信号节点和第二信号节点。 电连接到共享光电二极管的共享感测节点。 设置在所述第一信号节点和所述共享感测节点之间的传送门控制所述第一信号节点和所述共享感测节点。 共享复位栅极电连接到共享感测节点，共享源极跟随器门从共享光电二极管读取光电流。

公开(公告)号：US09443890B2

公开(公告)日：2016-09-13

申请号：US14716844

申请日：2015-05-19

申请人： Himax Imaging Limited

发明人： Dong-Long Lin ,  Chung-Ren Li ,  Chung-Wei Chang

IPC分类号： H01L27/146 ,  H04N5/369 ,  H04N5/378

CPC分类号： H01L27/14605 ,  H01L27/14603 ,  H01L27/14612 ,  H01L27/14641 ,  H01L27/14643 ,  H04N5/369 ,  H04N5/378

摘要： A shared active pixel sensor includes a first shared photodiode, a first shared sense node, a first transfer gate, a first shared reset gate and a first shared source follower gate. The first shared photodiode consists of a first signal node and a second signal node. The first shared sense node is electrically connected to the first shared photodiode. The first transfer gate is disposed between the first signal node and the first shared sense node so that the first signal node and the first shared sense node together serve as a source and a drain controlled by the first transfer gate. The first shared reset gate is electrically connected to the first shared sense node. The first shared source follower gate is capable of reading a photocurrent from the first shared photodiode.

摘要翻译： 共享有源像素传感器包括第一共享光电二极管，第一共享感知节点，第一传输门，第一共享复位门和第一共享源跟随门。 第一共享光电二极管由第一信号节点和第二信号节点组成。 第一共享感测节点电连接到第一共享光电二极管。 第一传输门设置在第一信号节点和第一共享感测节点之间，使得第一信号节点和第一共享感测节点一起用作由第一传输门控制的源和漏极。 第一共享复位门电连接到第一共享检测节点。 第一共享源跟随器门能够从第一共享光电二极管读取光电流。

公开(公告)号：US09160911B2

公开(公告)日：2015-10-13

申请号：US14207672

申请日：2014-03-13

申请人： Himax Imaging Limited

发明人： Yu-Tsung Lin ,  Chung-Wei Chang ,  Dong-Long Lin

IPC分类号： H04N5/225

CPC分类号： H04N5/2254 ,  H01L27/14605 ,  H01L27/14621 ,  H01L27/14627

摘要： An image sensor is provided in the present invention, including a plurality of optical elements, wherein each optical element includes a semiconductor substrate, a dielectric layer and a color filter set. The semiconductor substrate includes a plurality of photosensitive units. The dielectric layer is disposed above the semiconductor substrate and includes a plurality of notches. The color filter set is disposed above the dielectric layer and includes a plurality of filter units and a plurality of convex substances corresponding to the filter units, and the convex substances and the notches are engaged with each other, wherein the convex substances and the notches change in accordance with the distance to the center of the image sensor.

摘要翻译： 本发明提供一种图像传感器，包括多个光学元件，其中每个光学元件包括半导体衬底，电介质层和滤色器组。 半导体衬底包括多个感光单元。 电介质层设置在半导体衬底上方并包括多个凹口。 滤色器组设置在电介质层的上方，并且包括多个过滤器单元和与过滤器单元对应的多个凸起物质，并且凸起物质和凹口彼此接合，其中凸起物质和凹口改变 根据到图像传感器中心的距离。

公开(公告)号：US20150281611A1

公开(公告)日：2015-10-01

申请号：US14229075

申请日：2014-03-28

申请人： HIMAX IMAGING LIMITED

发明人： Dong-Long Lin ,  Chung-Ren Li

IPC分类号： H04N5/378 ,  H04N5/374 ,  H01L27/146

CPC分类号： H04N5/378 ,  H01L27/14609 ,  H01L27/14612 ,  H01L27/14643 ,  H04N5/374

摘要： A pixel circuit includes a plurality of pixel units, and one of the pixel units includes a photosensor, a readout circuit, and a switch circuit. The readout circuit is coupled to a supply voltage and the photosensor, which includes a floating diffusion node for storing data of the photosensor and an output node for outputting data of the floating diffusion node. The switch circuit is coupled between the photosensor and a tail node, wherein the tail node is coupled to the floating diffusion node of another pixel unit.

摘要翻译： 像素电路包括多个像素单元，并且像素单元中的一个包括光电传感器，读出电路和开关电路。 读出电路耦合到电源电压，光电传感器包括用于存储光传感器的数据的浮动扩散节点和用于输出浮动扩散节点的数据的输出节点。 开关电路耦合在光传感器和尾节点之间，其中尾节点耦合到另一像素单元的浮动扩散节点。

公开(公告)号：US09466635B2

公开(公告)日：2016-10-11

申请号：US14207669

申请日：2014-03-13

申请人： Himax Imaging Limited

发明人： Dong-Long Lin ,  Chung-Ren Li ,  Chung-Wei Chang

IPC分类号： H01L31/062 ,  H01L27/146 ,  H04N5/355 ,  H04N5/3745

CPC分类号： H01L27/14643 ,  H01L27/14609 ,  H01L27/14665 ,  H04N5/35518 ,  H04N5/3745

摘要： A pixel circuit includes: a photodetector, a signal adjustment circuit and a switch circuit. The photodetector is employed for generating an output signal in response to light that is incident thereon. The signal adjustment circuit is coupled to the photodetector, and employed for selectively adjusting the output signal to allow the output signal to have a plurality of different logarithmic functions in respect to an intensity of the light. The switch circuit is coupled to the signal adjustment circuit and the photodetector, and employed for coupling the photodetector to the signal adjustment circuit.

摘要翻译： 像素电路包括：光电检测器，信号调节电路和开关电路。 光电检测器用于响应于入射到其上的光而产生输出信号。 信号调节电路耦合到光电检测器，并用于选择性地调节输出信号以允许输出信号相对于光的强度具有多个不同的对数函数。 开关电路耦合到信号调节电路和光电检测器，并用于将光电检测器耦合到信号调节电路。

公开(公告)号：US09204074B2

公开(公告)日：2015-12-01

申请号：US14229075

申请日：2014-03-28

申请人： Himax Imaging Limited

发明人： Dong-Long Lin ,  Chung-Ren Li

IPC分类号： H01L27/14 ,  H04N5/378 ,  H01L27/146 ,  H04N5/374

CPC分类号： H04N5/378 ,  H01L27/14609 ,  H01L27/14612 ,  H01L27/14643 ,  H04N5/374

摘要： A pixel circuit includes a plurality of pixel units, and one of the pixel units includes a photosensor, a readout circuit, and a switch circuit. The readout circuit is coupled to a supply voltage and the photosensor, which includes a floating diffusion node for storing data of the photosensor and an output node for outputting data of the floating diffusion node. The switch circuit is coupled between the photosensor and a tail node, wherein the tail node is coupled to the floating diffusion node of another pixel unit.

摘要翻译： 像素电路包括多个像素单元，并且像素单元中的一个包括光电传感器，读出电路和开关电路。 读出电路耦合到电源电压，光电传感器包括用于存储光传感器的数据的浮动扩散节点和用于输出浮动扩散节点的数据的输出节点。 开关电路耦合在光传感器和尾节点之间，其中尾节点耦合到另一像素单元的浮动扩散节点。

公开(公告)号：US09185377B1

公开(公告)日：2015-11-10

申请号：US14316568

申请日：2014-06-26

申请人： Himax Imaging Limited

发明人： Yuan-Chih Peng ,  Dong-Long Lin ,  Po-Chang Chen

IPC分类号： H04N9/083 ,  H04N3/14 ,  H04N5/335 ,  H04N9/04 ,  H04N9/73 ,  H04N5/33 ,  H04N9/64

CPC分类号： H04N9/735 ,  H04N5/332 ,  H04N9/045 ,  H04N9/646

摘要： A color processing system includes a color interpolation unit coupled to receive color and white (W) signals and accordingly generate interpolated white signals and difference signals; a color correction unit configured to correct the difference signals, thereby resulting in corrected color signals; and a sensitivity control unit configured to generate adjusted color signals according to the corrected color signals, the interpolated white signals, and surrounding illumination.

摘要翻译： 颜色处理系统包括耦合以接收彩色和白色（W）信号并因此产生内插白色信号和差分信号的颜色内插单元; 配置为校正差异信号的颜色校正单元，从而得到校正的颜色信号; 以及灵敏度控制单元，被配置为根据校正的颜色信号，内插的白色信号和周围照明产生调整的颜色信号。