公开(公告)号：US07889254B2

公开(公告)日：2011-02-15

申请号：US12175566

申请日：2008-07-18

申请人： Tetsunobu Kochi ,  Kazuo Yamazaki ,  Hiraku Kozuka

发明人： Tetsunobu Kochi ,  Kazuo Yamazaki ,  Hiraku Kozuka

IPC分类号： H04N3/14 ,  H04N5/335 ,  H04N1/46 ,  H04N1/04 ,  H04N1/40 ,  G06K7/00 ,  H01L27/00

CPC分类号： H04N5/3765 ,  H04N5/3692 ,  H04N5/37452

摘要： To prevent such a situation that a signal from a pixel in a dark state is output at a level shifted from an originally set level to deteriorate an image quality, and to improve the image quality. A photoelectric conversion apparatus according to the present invention includes: a plurality of photoelectric conversion elements; a plurality of amplifying units for amplifying a signal in accordance with a photo-carrier generated in the photoelectric conversion elements; a plurality of signal holding units for holding output signals from the amplifying units through a plurality of switch units; and a control signal supplying unit for supplying a control signal to the switch units through a control line, in which the control line is sequentially connected to the plurality of switch units and has both ends connected to the control signal supplying units, or a change rate with time of an amplitude of a signal held by the signal holding units is set lower than a change rate with time of am amplitude of the control signal at the time of turning off the switch units.

摘要翻译： 为了防止来自暗态的像素的信号以从初始设定的电平移位的电平输出，使图像质量劣化，并且提高图像质量。 根据本发明的光电转换装置包括：多个光电转换元件; 多个放大单元，用于根据在光电转换元件中产生的光载流子放大信号; 多个信号保持单元，用于通过多个开关单元保持来自放大单元的输出信号; 以及控制信号提供单元，用于通过控制线将控制信号提供给开关单元，其中控制线顺序地连接到多个开关单元并且两端连接到控制信号提供单元，或者变化率 将由信号保持单元保持的信号的幅度的时间设定为低于关闭开关单元时的控制信号的幅度随时间的变化率。

公开(公告)号：US20090050993A1

公开(公告)日：2009-02-26

申请号：US12185267

申请日：2008-08-04

申请人： Kazuo Yamazaki ,  Tetsunobu Kochi

发明人： Kazuo Yamazaki ,  Tetsunobu Kochi

IPC分类号： H01L31/00

CPC分类号： H01L27/14603 ,  H01L27/14643 ,  H01L27/14687 ,  H01L31/0352

摘要： A pixel space is narrowed without increasing PN junction capacitance. A photoelectric conversion device includes a plurality of pixels arranged therein, each including a first impurity region of a first conductivity type forming a photoelectric conversion region, a second impurity region of a second conductivity type forming a signal acquisition region arranged in the first impurity region, a third impurity region of the first conductivity type and a fourth impurity region of the first conductivity type are arranged in a periphery of each pixel for isolating the each pixel, the fourth impurity region is disposed between adjacent pixels, and an impurity concentration of the fourth impurity region is smaller than an impurity concentration of the third impurity region.

摘要翻译： 像素空间变窄而不增加PN结电容。 一种光电转换装置，包括配置在其中的多个像素，每个像素包括形成光电转换区域的第一导电类型的第一杂质区域，形成布置在第一杂质区域中的信号获取区域的第二导电类型的第二杂质区域， 第一导电类型的第三杂质区域和第一导电类型的第四杂质区域布置在用于隔离每个像素的每个像素的周围，第四杂质区域设置在相邻像素之间，第四杂质区域的杂质浓度 杂质区域小于第三杂质区域的杂质浓度。

公开(公告)号：US20080278611A1

公开(公告)日：2008-11-13

申请号：US12175566

申请日：2008-07-18

申请人： Tetsunobu Kochi ,  Kazuo Yamazaki ,  Hiraku Kozuka

发明人： Tetsunobu Kochi ,  Kazuo Yamazaki ,  Hiraku Kozuka

IPC分类号： H04N5/335

CPC分类号： H04N5/3765 ,  H04N5/3692 ,  H04N5/37452

摘要： To prevent such a situation that a signal from a pixel in a dark state is output at a level shifted from an originally set level to deteriorate an image quality, and to improve the image quality. A photoelectric conversion apparatus according to the present invention includes: a plurality of photoelectric conversion elements; a plurality of amplifying units for amplifying a signal in accordance with a photo-carrier generated in the photoelectric conversion elements; a plurality of signal holding units for holding output signals from the amplifying units through a plurality of switch units; and a control signal supplying unit for supplying a control signal to the switch units through a control line, in which the control line is sequentially connected to the plurality of switch units and has both ends connected to the control signal supplying units, or a change rate with time of an amplitude of a signal held by the signal holding units is set lower than a change rate with time of am amplitude of the control signal at the time of turning off the switch units.

摘要翻译： 为了防止来自暗态的像素的信号以从初始设定的电平移位的电平输出，使图像质量劣化，并且提高图像质量。 根据本发明的光电转换装置包括：多个光电转换元件; 多个放大单元，用于根据在光电转换元件中产生的光载流子放大信号; 多个信号保持单元，用于通过多个开关单元保持来自放大单元的输出信号; 以及控制信号提供单元，用于通过控制线将控制信号提供给开关单元，其中控制线顺序地连接到多个开关单元并且两端连接到控制信号提供单元，或者变化率 将由信号保持单元保持的信号的幅度的时间设定为低于关闭开关单元时的控制信号的幅度随时间的变化率。

公开(公告)号：US20050206763A1

公开(公告)日：2005-09-22

申请号：US11076961

申请日：2005-03-11

申请人： Tetsunobu Kochi ,  Kazuo Yamazaki ,  Hiraku Kozuka

发明人： Tetsunobu Kochi ,  Kazuo Yamazaki ,  Hiraku Kozuka

IPC分类号： H04N1/028 ,  H04N3/14 ,  H04N5/361 ,  H04N5/374 ,  H04N5/378

CPC分类号： H04N5/3765 ,  H04N5/3692 ,  H04N5/37452

摘要： To prevent such a situation that a signal from a pixel in a dark state is output at a level shifted from an originally set level to deteriorate an image quality, and to improve the image quality. A photoelectric conversion apparatus according to the present invention includes: a plurality of photoelectric conversion elements; a plurality of amplifying units for amplifying a signal in accordance with a photo-carrier generated in the photoelectric conversion elements; a plurality of signal holding units for holding output signals from the amplifying units through a plurality of switch units; and a control signal supplying unit for supplying a control signal to the switch units through a control line, in which the control line is sequentially connected to the plurality of switch units and has both ends connected to the control signal supplying units, or a change rate with time of an amplitude of a signal held by the signal holding units is set lower than a change rate with time of am amplitude of the control signal at the time of turning off the switch units.

摘要翻译： 为了防止来自暗态的像素的信号以从初始设定的电平移位的电平输出，使图像质量劣化，并且提高图像质量。 根据本发明的光电转换装置包括：多个光电转换元件; 多个放大单元，用于根据在光电转换元件中产生的光载流子放大信号; 多个信号保持单元，用于通过多个开关单元保持来自放大单元的输出信号; 以及控制信号提供单元，用于通过控制线将控制信号提供给开关单元，其中控制线顺序地连接到多个开关单元并且两端连接到控制信号提供单元，或者变化率 将由信号保持单元保持的信号的幅度的时间设定为低于关闭开关单元时的控制信号的幅度随时间的变化率。

公开(公告)号：US07816755B2

公开(公告)日：2010-10-19

申请号：US12185267

申请日：2008-08-04

申请人： Kazuo Yamazaki ,  Tetsunobu Kochi

发明人： Kazuo Yamazaki ,  Tetsunobu Kochi

IPC分类号： H01L31/06 ,  H01L31/00 ,  H01L31/062 ,  H01L31/113

CPC分类号： H01L27/14603 ,  H01L27/14643 ,  H01L27/14687 ,  H01L31/0352

摘要： A pixel space is narrowed without increasing PN junction capacitance. A photoelectric conversion device includes a plurality of pixels arranged therein, each including a first impurity region of a first conductivity type forming a photoelectric conversion region, a second impurity region of a second conductivity type forming a signal acquisition region arranged in the first impurity region, a third impurity region of the first conductivity type and a fourth impurity region of the first conductivity type are arranged in a periphery of each pixel for isolating the each pixel, the fourth impurity region is disposed between adjacent pixels, and an impurity concentration of the fourth impurity region is smaller than an impurity concentration of the third impurity region.

摘要翻译： 像素空间变窄而不增加PN结电容。 一种光电转换装置，包括配置在其中的多个像素，每个像素包括形成光电转换区域的第一导电类型的第一杂质区域，形成布置在第一杂质区域中的信号获取区域的第二导电类型的第二杂质区域， 第一导电类型的第三杂质区域和第一导电类型的第四杂质区域布置在用于隔离每个像素的每个像素的周围，第四杂质区域设置在相邻像素之间，第四杂质区域的杂质浓度 杂质区域小于第三杂质区域的杂质浓度。

公开(公告)号：US07423790B2

公开(公告)日：2008-09-09

申请号：US11076961

申请日：2005-03-11

申请人： Tetsunobu Kochi ,  Kazuo Yamazaki ,  Hiraku Kozuka

发明人： Tetsunobu Kochi ,  Kazuo Yamazaki ,  Hiraku Kozuka

IPC分类号： H04N1/46

CPC分类号： H04N5/3765 ,  H04N5/3692 ,  H04N5/37452

摘要： To prevent such a situation that a signal from a pixel in a dark state is output at a level shifted from an originally set level to deteriorate an image quality, and to improve the image quality. A photoelectric conversion apparatus according to the present invention includes: a plurality of photoelectric conversion elements; a plurality of amplifying units for amplifying a signal in accordance with a photo-carrier generated in the photoelectric conversion elements; a plurality of signal holding units for holding output signals from the amplifying units through a plurality of switch units; and a control signal supplying unit for supplying a control signal to the switch units through a control line, in which the control line is sequentially connected to the plurality of switch units and has both ends connected to the control signal supplying units, or a change rate with time of an amplitude of a signal held by the signal holding units is set lower than a change rate with time of am amplitude of the control signal at the time of turning off the switch units.

摘要翻译： 为了防止来自暗态的像素的信号以从初始设定的电平移位的电平输出，使图像质量劣化，并且提高图像质量。 根据本发明的光电转换装置包括：多个光电转换元件; 多个放大单元，用于根据在光电转换元件中产生的光载流子放大信号; 多个信号保持单元，用于通过多个开关单元保持来自放大单元的输出信号; 以及控制信号提供单元，用于通过控制线将控制信号提供给开关单元，其中控制线顺序地连接到多个开关单元并且两端连接到控制信号提供单元，或者变化率 将由信号保持单元保持的信号的幅度的时间设定为低于关闭开关单元时的控制信号的幅度随时间的变化率。

公开(公告)号：US09093350B2

公开(公告)日：2015-07-28

申请号：US13808865

申请日：2011-07-04

申请人： Nobuyuki Endo ,  Tetsuya Itano ,  Kazuo Yamazaki ,  Kyouhei Watanabe ,  Junji Iwata

发明人： Nobuyuki Endo ,  Tetsuya Itano ,  Kazuo Yamazaki ,  Kyouhei Watanabe ,  Junji Iwata

IPC分类号： H01L27/00 ,  H01L27/146 ,  H01L31/04

CPC分类号： H01L27/1469 ,  H01L27/14634 ,  H01L27/14636 ,  H01L27/1464 ,  H01L27/14687 ,  H01L27/14689 ,  H01L31/04 ,  H01L2224/05655

摘要： A member for a solid-state image pickup device having a bonding plane with no gaps and a method for manufacturing the same are provided. The manufacturing method includes the steps of providing a first substrate provided with a photoelectric converter on its primary face and a first wiring structure, providing a second substrate provided with a part of a peripheral circuit on its primary face and a second wiring structure, and performing bonding so that the first substrate, the first wiring structure, the second wiring structure, and the second substrate are disposed in this order. In addition, at least one of an upper face of the first wiring structure and an upper face of the second wiring structure has a concave portion, and a conductive material forms a bottom face of the concave portion.

摘要翻译： 提供具有无间隙的接合面的固态摄像装置的构件及其制造方法。 该制造方法包括以下步骤：在其主面上设置设置有光电转换器的第一基板和第一布线结构，在其主面上设置设置有周边电路的一部分的第二基板和第二布线结构， 使得第一基板，第一布线结构，第二布线结构和第二基板按顺序布置。 此外，第一布线结构的上表面和第二布线结构的上表面中的至少一个具有凹部，并且导电材料形成凹部的底面。

公开(公告)号：US08928143B2

公开(公告)日：2015-01-06

申请号：US13244369

申请日：2011-09-24

申请人： Kazuo Yamazaki

发明人： Kazuo Yamazaki

IPC分类号： H01L23/48 ,  H01L23/52 ,  H01L29/40 ,  H01L27/108 ,  H01L21/768 ,  H01L23/485

CPC分类号： H01L21/76831 ,  H01L21/76883 ,  H01L23/485 ,  H01L27/10814 ,  H01L27/10885 ,  H01L2924/0002 ,  H01L2924/00

摘要： To prevent two contacts that have different heights, share at least one interlayer insulating film and are disposed close to each other from being short-circuited to each other due to misalignment thereof, a semiconductor device according to the invention has a recess in an interlayer insulating film in which a first contact having a lower height, the recess being formed by the upper surface of the first contact, and a silicon nitride sidewall is formed in the recess to extend from the upper surface of the first contact and along the side surface of the recess.

摘要翻译： 为了防止具有不同高度的两个触点，共享至少一个层间绝缘膜并且由于其不对准而彼此靠近彼此设置，根据本发明的半导体器件具有在层间绝缘中的凹部 其中具有较低高度的第一接触件，由第一接触件的上表面形成的凹部和氮化硅侧壁形成在凹部中，以从第一接触件的上表面延伸并沿着第一接触件的侧表面 凹槽

公开(公告)号：US08920080B2

公开(公告)日：2014-12-30

申请号：US13070870

申请日：2011-03-24

申请人： Kazuo Yamazaki ,  Toru Fujimori

发明人： Kazuo Yamazaki ,  Toru Fujimori

IPC分类号： B23C1/06 ,  B23Q17/22 ,  G05B19/402 ,  G05B19/404 ,  B23C1/00

CPC分类号： G05B19/404 ,  B23C1/002 ,  B23C1/06 ,  B23C2250/00 ,  B23C2260/48 ,  B23C2260/76 ,  B23Q17/22 ,  B23Q17/2233 ,  B23Q17/225 ,  B23Q2717/006 ,  G05B2219/37024 ,  G05B2219/42318 ,  Y10T408/175 ,  Y10T409/300896 ,  Y10T409/306888 ,  Y10T409/306944 ,  Y10T409/308064 ,  Y10T409/308288

摘要： A machine tool 1 comprises a bed 11, a column 12, a spindle head 15, a spindle 16, a saddle 17, a table 18, a feed mechanism for moving the spindle head 15, the saddle 17 and the table 18 in Z-axis, Y-axis and X-axis directions respectively, a position detector for detecting the positions of the spindle head 15, saddle 17 and table 18, a controller for feedback controlling the feed mechanism, a position detector 51 for detecting the position of the spindle head 15, a position detector 54 for detecting the position of the spindle head 15, a position detector 57 for detecting the position of the table 18, and a measurement frame 50 which is configured with a different member from the bed 11 and the column 12 and on which readers 53, 56, 59 of the position detectors 51, 54, 57 are disposed.

摘要翻译： 机床1包括床11，柱12，主轴头15，主轴16，鞍座17，工作台18，用于使主轴头15，鞍座17和工作台18在Z轴方向上移动的进给机构， 轴，Y轴和X轴方向的位置检测器，用于检测主轴头15，鞍座17和工作台18的位置的位置检测器，用于反馈控制进给机构的控制器，位置检测器51， 主轴头15，用于检测主轴头15的位置的位置检测器54，用于检测工作台18的位置的位置检测器57以及配置有与床11和列的不同构件的测量框架50 位置检测器51,54,57的读取器53,56,59设置在其上。

公开(公告)号：US08325260B2

公开(公告)日：2012-12-04

申请号：US12628271

申请日：2009-12-01

申请人： Kazuo Yamazaki ,  Hiroki Hiyama ,  Masaaki Iwane

发明人： Kazuo Yamazaki ,  Hiroki Hiyama ,  Masaaki Iwane

IPC分类号： H04N3/14 ,  H04N5/335

CPC分类号： H04N5/3742

摘要： It is an object of the present invention to provide a solid-state imaging apparatus that outputs digital signals at high speed. A solid-state imaging apparatus is provided that includes plural analog-to-digital converters that convert analog signals obtained by photoelectric conversion into digital signals, plural digital memories that store the digital signals converted by the analog-to-digital converters, plural block digital output lines that are provided to correspond to blocks of the plural digital memories and to which the digital signals stored in the plural digital memories included in the blocks are output, a common digital output line that outputs the digital signals output from the plural block digital output lines, buffer circuits that buffer the digital signals output from the block digital output lines, and block selecting units that can switch the block digital output lines electrically connected to the common digital output line.

摘要翻译： 本发明的目的是提供一种以高速输出数字信号的固态成像装置。 提供了一种固态成像装置，其包括将通过光电转换获得的模拟信号转换为数字信号的多个模数转换器，存储由模数转换器转换的数字信号的多个数字存储器，多个数字数字 输出对应于多个数字存储器中的块并被存储在包含在块中的多个数字存储器中的数字信号的输出线，输出从多个数字输出端输出的数字信号的公共数字输出线 用于缓冲从块数字输出线输出的数字信号的缓冲电路，以及可以切换电连接到公共数字输出线的块数字输出线的块选择单元。