公开(公告)号：US09018574B2

公开(公告)日：2015-04-28

申请号：US13540505

申请日：2012-07-02

申请人： Koichiro Iwata ,  Tomoyuki Noda ,  Takeshi Akiyama ,  Kazumichi Morita ,  Kazuhiro Sonoda ,  Takuro Yamamoto

发明人： Koichiro Iwata ,  Tomoyuki Noda ,  Takeshi Akiyama ,  Kazumichi Morita ,  Kazuhiro Sonoda ,  Takuro Yamamoto

IPC分类号： H01L27/146 ,  H04N5/365 ,  H04N5/378 ,  H04N5/3745

CPC分类号： H01L27/14643 ,  H04N5/3658 ,  H04N5/37457 ,  H04N5/378

摘要： A driving method of an imaging apparatus comprises: horizontally transferring, by a horizontal scanning circuit, a signal based on a photoelectric conversion portion of a first pixel unit held in a signal holding capacitor to a common line; before ending of the horizontal transfer; applying, by a reset switch of a second pixel unit, a selection reset voltage to a floating diffusion region of the second pixel unit; and after the horizontal transfer, transferring, by a transfer switch of the second pixel unit, a signal of a photoelectric conversion portion of the second pixel unit to the floating diffusion region of the second pixel unit and amplifying, by an amplification transistor of the second pixel unit, a signal of the floating diffusion region of the second pixel unit to output the signal to an output line.

摘要翻译： 一种成像装置的驱动方法包括：通过水平扫描电路将保持在信号保持电容器中的第一像素单元的光电转换部分的信号水平地传送到公共线; 在结束水平转移之前; 通过第二像素单元的复位开关将选择复位电压施加到第二像素单元的浮动扩散区; 并且在水平传送之后，通过第二像素单元的转移开关将第二像素单元的光电转换部分的信号传送到第二像素单元的浮动扩散区域，并通过第二像素单元的放大晶体管进行放大 像素单元，是第二像素单元的浮动扩散区域的信号，以将信号输出到输出线。

公开(公告)号：US09001246B2

公开(公告)日：2015-04-07

申请号：US13359366

申请日：2012-01-26

申请人： Koichiro Iwata ,  Tomoyuki Noda ,  Takeshi Akiyama ,  Kazumichi Morita ,  Kazuhiro Sonoda ,  Takuro Yamamoto

发明人： Koichiro Iwata ,  Tomoyuki Noda ,  Takeshi Akiyama ,  Kazumichi Morita ,  Kazuhiro Sonoda ,  Takuro Yamamoto

IPC分类号： H04N5/335 ,  H04N5/357 ,  H04N5/3745 ,  H04N5/378

CPC分类号： H04N5/3575 ,  H04N5/37457 ,  H04N5/378

摘要： An imaging apparatus includes a pixel unit, an amplifying transistor, and a control unit. The pixel unit includes a first photoelectric conversion unit generating a first charge based on incident light of a first color, a second photoelectric conversion unit generating a second charge based on incident light of the first color, and a third photoelectric conversion unit generating a third charge based on incident light of a second color. The amplifying transistor is provided in common to the first to third photoelectric conversion units, and outputs a signal based on the first, second, and third charges generated by the first, second, and third photoelectric conversion units, respectively. The control unit sets the pixel unit to a selected state or a non-selected state according to an electric potential of a control terminal of the amplifying transistor.

摘要翻译： 成像装置包括像素单元，放大晶体管和控制单元。 像素单元包括基于第一颜色的入射光产生第一电荷的第一光电转换单元，基于第一颜色的入射光产生第二电荷的第二光电转换单元和产生第三电荷的第三光电转换单元 基于第二种颜色的入射光。 放大晶体管与第一至第三光电转换单元共同设置，并分别输出基于由第一，第二和第三光电转换单元产生的第一，第二和第三电荷的信号。 控制单元根据放大晶体管的控制端子的电位将像素单元设定为选择状态或非选择状态。

公开(公告)号：US20130037696A1

公开(公告)日：2013-02-14

申请号：US13540505

申请日：2012-07-02

申请人： Koichiro Iwata ,  Tomoyuki Noda ,  Takeshi Akiyama ,  Kazumichi Morita ,  Kazuhiro Sonoda ,  Takuro Yamamoto

发明人： Koichiro Iwata ,  Tomoyuki Noda ,  Takeshi Akiyama ,  Kazumichi Morita ,  Kazuhiro Sonoda ,  Takuro Yamamoto

IPC分类号： H01L27/146

CPC分类号： H01L27/14643 ,  H04N5/3658 ,  H04N5/37457 ,  H04N5/378

摘要： A driving method of an imaging apparatus comproses: horizontally transferring, by a horizontal scanning circuit, a signal based on a photoelectric conversion portion of a first pixel unit held in a signal holding capacitor to a common line; before ending of the horizontal transfer; applying, by a reset switch of a second pixel unit, a selection reset voltage to a floating diffusion region of the second pixel unit; and after the horizontal transfer, transferring, by a transfer switch of the second pixel unit, a signal of a photoelectric conversion portion of the second pixel unit to the floating diffusion region of the second pixel unit and amplifying, by an amplification transistor of the second pixel unit, a signal of the floating diffusion region of the second pixel unit to output the signal to an output line.

摘要翻译： 成像装置的驱动方法包括：水平扫描电路将保持在信号保持电容器中的第一像素单元的光电转换部分的信号水平地传送到公共线; 在结束水平转移之前; 通过第二像素单元的复位开关将选择复位电压施加到第二像素单元的浮动扩散区; 并且在水平传送之后，通过第二像素单元的转移开关将第二像素单元的光电转换部分的信号传送到第二像素单元的浮动扩散区域，并通过第二像素单元的放大晶体管进行放大 像素单元，是第二像素单元的浮动扩散区域的信号，以将信号输出到输出线。

公开(公告)号：US20120194717A1

公开(公告)日：2012-08-02

申请号：US13359366

申请日：2012-01-26

申请人： Koichiro Iwata ,  Tomoyuki Noda ,  Takeshi Akiyama ,  Kazumichi Morita ,  Kazuhiro Sonoda ,  Takuro Yamamoto

发明人： Koichiro Iwata ,  Tomoyuki Noda ,  Takeshi Akiyama ,  Kazumichi Morita ,  Kazuhiro Sonoda ,  Takuro Yamamoto

IPC分类号： H04N5/335

CPC分类号： H04N5/3575 ,  H04N5/37457 ,  H04N5/378

摘要： An imaging apparatus includes a pixel unit, an amplifying transistor, and a control unit. The pixel unit includes a first photoelectric conversion unit generating a first charge based on incident light of a first color, a second photoelectric conversion unit generating a second charge based on incident light of the first color, and a third photoelectric conversion unit generating a third charge based on incident light of a second color. The amplifying transistor is provided in common to the first to third photoelectric conversion units, and outputs a signal based on the first, second, and third charges generated by the first, second, and third photoelectric conversion units, respectively. The control unit sets the pixel unit to a selected state or a non-selected state according to an electric potential of a control terminal of the amplifying transistor.

摘要翻译： 成像装置包括像素单元，放大晶体管和控制单元。 像素单元包括基于第一颜色的入射光产生第一电荷的第一光电转换单元，基于第一颜色的入射光产生第二电荷的第二光电转换单元和产生第三电荷的第三光电转换单元 基于第二种颜色的入射光。 放大晶体管与第一至第三光电转换单元共同设置，并分别输出基于由第一，第二和第三光电转换单元产生的第一，第二和第三电荷的信号。 控制单元根据放大晶体管的控制端子的电位将像素单元设定为选择状态或非选择状态。

公开(公告)号：US20100201856A1

公开(公告)日：2010-08-12

申请号：US12694827

申请日：2010-01-27

申请人： Hidetoshi Hayashi ,  Shintaro Takenaka ,  Kazuhiro Sonoda ,  Yukihiro Kuroda ,  Koichiro Iwata

发明人： Hidetoshi Hayashi ,  Shintaro Takenaka ,  Kazuhiro Sonoda ,  Yukihiro Kuroda ,  Koichiro Iwata

IPC分类号： H04N5/335

CPC分类号： H04N5/3452 ,  H04N5/3454 ,  H04N5/361 ,  H04N5/374

摘要： The present invention reduces differences in the influence of electric charge leakage from a non-read out region into multiple read out regions adjacent to a non-read out region. Reset scanning of that row in the non-read out region which adjoins the first or second read out region is started before read out scanning of the first and second read out regions.

摘要翻译： 本发明减小了从非读出区域到与非读出区域相邻的多个读出区域的电荷泄漏的影响的差异。 在读出第一和第二读出区域的扫描之前，开始与邻接第一或第二读出区域的未读出区域中的行的复位扫描。

公开(公告)号：US08670058B2

公开(公告)日：2014-03-11

申请号：US12694827

申请日：2010-01-27

申请人： Hidetoshi Hayashi ,  Shintaro Takenaka ,  Kazuhiro Sonoda ,  Yukihiro Kuroda ,  Koichiro Iwata

发明人： Hidetoshi Hayashi ,  Shintaro Takenaka ,  Kazuhiro Sonoda ,  Yukihiro Kuroda ,  Koichiro Iwata

IPC分类号： H04N5/335

CPC分类号： H04N5/3452 ,  H04N5/3454 ,  H04N5/361 ,  H04N5/374

摘要： The present invention reduces differences in the influence of electric charge leakage from a non-read out region into multiple read out regions adjacent to a non-read out region. Reset scanning of that row in the non-read out region which adjoins the first or second read out region is started before read out scanning of the first and second read out regions.

摘要翻译： 本发明减小了从非读出区域到与非读出区域相邻的多个读出区域的电荷泄漏的影响的差异。 在读出第一和第二读出区域的扫描之前，开始与邻接第一或第二读出区域的未读出区域中的行的复位扫描。

公开(公告)号：US08659691B2

公开(公告)日：2014-02-25

申请号：US13282980

申请日：2011-10-27

申请人： Tomoyuki Noda ,  Masaru Fujimura ,  Shintaro Takenaka ,  Kazuhiro Sonoda

发明人： Tomoyuki Noda ,  Masaru Fujimura ,  Shintaro Takenaka ,  Kazuhiro Sonoda

IPC分类号： H04N5/335

CPC分类号： H04N5/3452 ,  H04N5/3456 ,  H04N5/3532 ,  H04N5/3658

摘要： In a solid-state imaging apparatus, if the total read out time of all pixels is shortened when effective pixels are thinned out without thinning out OB pixels, then the rows have different reset time periods, and the problem of uneven charge accumulation time periods arises. An improvement by the present invention is that, if no signals are read out from a part of the rows in an effective pixel region to skip the rows, then the time period in which the rows to be skipped are selected is made shorter than that in which the rows from which signals are read out are selected, and the pixels in the optical black pixel region and those in the effective pixel region are driven by the drive pulses of patterns different from each other.

摘要翻译： 在固态成像装置中，如果在不减薄OB像素的情况下将有效像素稀疏化时所有像素的总读出时间缩短，则行具有不同的复位时间段，并且产生不均匀电荷累积时间周期的问题 。 本发明的改进之处在于，如果在有效像素区域中的行的一部分没有信号被读取以跳过行，则选择要跳过的行的时间段比在 选择从哪个读出信号的行，并且光学黑色像素区域中的像素和有效像素区域中的像素由彼此不同的图案的驱动脉冲驱动。

公开(公告)号：US20090167913A1

公开(公告)日：2009-07-02

申请号：US12327580

申请日：2008-12-03

申请人： Shintaro Takenaka ,  Tomoyuki Noda ,  Kazuhiro Sonoda ,  Masaru Fujimura

发明人： Shintaro Takenaka ,  Tomoyuki Noda ,  Kazuhiro Sonoda ,  Masaru Fujimura

IPC分类号： H04N5/335

CPC分类号： H04N5/361

摘要： A solid-state image pickup device includes an effective pixel portion in which effective pixels are arranged in a matrix, the effective pixels each including a photoelectric conversion unit and outputting a first signal, a non-effective pixel portion in which non-effective pixels are arranged in at least one row, the non-effective pixels each including no photoelectric conversion unit and outputting a second signal, a vertical scanning unit for selecting each row of pixels in the effective and non-effective pixel portions, and an input section for externally receiving a third signal used to change a driving mode of the solid-state image pickup device. The vertical scanning unit begins electronic shutter scanning upon pixels in the effective pixel portion and causes each of pixels in the non-effective pixel portion to output the second signal after the input section has received the third signal and before the first signal is output.

摘要翻译： 固态图像拾取装置包括有效像素部分，其中有效像素以矩阵形式布置，每个有效像素包括光电转换单元并输出第一信号，其中非有效像素部分是非有效像素 布置在至少一行中，每个不具有光电转换单元并输出第二信号的非有效像素，用于选择有效和非有效像素部分中的每行像素的垂直扫描单元和用于外部的输入部分 接收用于改变固态图像拾取装置的驱动模式的第三信号。 垂直扫描单元开始对有效像素部分中的像素进行电子快门扫描，并且在输入部分已经接收到第三信号之后并且在第一信号被输出之前使非有效像素部分中的每个像素输出第二信号。

公开(公告)号：US08072519B2

公开(公告)日：2011-12-06

申请号：US12344905

申请日：2008-12-29

申请人： Tomoyuki Noda ,  Masaru Fujimura ,  Shintaro Takenaka ,  Kazuhiro Sonoda

发明人： Tomoyuki Noda ,  Masaru Fujimura ,  Shintaro Takenaka ,  Kazuhiro Sonoda

IPC分类号： H04N5/335

CPC分类号： H04N5/3452 ,  H04N5/3456 ,  H04N5/3532 ,  H04N5/3658

摘要： The present invention is directed to provide a solid-state imaging apparatus and a method of driving the solid-state imaging apparatus. If the total read out time of all of the pixels is shortened when effective pixels are thinned out to be read out without thinning out OB pixels, then the reset time period of each row is different from each other, and the problem of uneven charge accumulation time periods is caused. An improvement by the present invention is that, if no signals are read out from a part of the rows of the pixels in an effective pixel region to skip the rows, then the time period in which the rows to be skipped are selected is made to be shorter than the time period in which the rows from which signals are read out are selected, and the pixels in the optical black pixel region and the pixels in the effective pixel region are driven by the drive pulses of patterns different from each other.

摘要翻译： 本发明旨在提供一种固态成像装置和驱动固态成像装置的方法。 如果当有效像素被稀疏以读出而不减少OB像素时，如果所有像素的总读出时间缩短，则每行的复位时间周期彼此不同，并且电荷累积不均的问题 引起时间段。 本发明的改进在于，如果没有信号从有效像素区域中的像素的行的一部分中被读取以跳过行，则将要跳过的行的时间段被选择为 选择读取信号的行的时间段，并且光学黑色像素区域中的像素和有效像素区域中的像素由彼此不同的图案的驱动脉冲驱动。

公开(公告)号：US08026961B2

公开(公告)日：2011-09-27

申请号：US12327580

申请日：2008-12-03

申请人： Shintaro Takenaka ,  Tomoyuki Noda ,  Kazuhiro Sonoda ,  Masaru Fujimura

发明人： Shintaro Takenaka ,  Tomoyuki Noda ,  Kazuhiro Sonoda ,  Masaru Fujimura

IPC分类号： H04N5/217

CPC分类号： H04N5/361

摘要： A solid-state image pickup device includes an effective pixel portion in which effective pixels are arranged in a matrix, the effective pixels each including a photoelectric conversion unit and outputting a first signal, a non-effective pixel portion in which non-effective pixels are arranged in at least one row, the non-effective pixels each including no photoelectric conversion unit and outputting a second signal, a vertical scanning unit for selecting each row of pixels in the effective and non-effective pixel portions, and an input section for externally receiving a third signal used to change a driving mode of the solid-state image pickup device. The vertical scanning unit begins electronic shutter scanning upon pixels in the effective pixel portion and causes each of pixels in the non-effective pixel portion to output the second signal after the input section has received the third signal and before the first signal is output.

摘要翻译： 固态图像拾取装置包括有效像素部分，其中有效像素以矩阵形式布置，每个有效像素包括光电转换单元并输出第一信号，其中非有效像素部分是非有效像素 布置在至少一行中，每个不具有光电转换单元并输出第二信号的非有效像素，用于选择有效和非有效像素部分中的每行像素的垂直扫描单元和用于外部的输入部分 接收用于改变固态图像拾取装置的驱动模式的第三信号。 垂直扫描单元开始对有效像素部分中的像素进行电子快门扫描，并且在输入部分已经接收到第三信号之后并且在第一信号被输出之前使非有效像素部分中的每个像素输出第二信号。