公开(公告)号：US08520126B2

公开(公告)日：2013-08-27

申请号：US13498598

申请日：2011-04-22

申请人： Masao Hiramoto ,  Yusuke Monobe ,  Yoshiaki Sugitani ,  Masaaki Suzuki

发明人： Masao Hiramoto ,  Yusuke Monobe ,  Yoshiaki Sugitani ,  Masaaki Suzuki

IPC分类号： H04N9/07 ,  H04N9/83 ,  H04N9/04 ,  H04N3/14 ,  H04N5/335

CPC分类号： H01L27/14625 ,  H01L27/14621 ,  H01L27/14645 ,  H04N9/045 ,  H04N2209/047

摘要： The solid-state image sensor 10 includes an array of photosensitive cells and an array 100 of dispersing elements. The photosensitive cell array is comprised of unit blocks 40, each including four photosensitive cells 2a, 2b, 2c and 2d. The dispersing element array 100 makes light, obtained by subtracting a light ray with a first color component C1 from the incoming light W and adding a light ray with a second color component C2 to the remainder, incident on the first photosensitive cell 2a, also makes light, obtained by subtracting the light ray with the second color component C1 from the incoming light W and adding the light ray with the first color component C1 to the remainder, incident on the second photosensitive cell 2b, further makes light, obtained by subtracting the light rays with the first and second color components C1+C2 from the incoming light W, incident on the third photosensitive cell 2c, and further makes light, obtained by adding the light rays with the first and second color components C1+C2 to the incoming light W, incident on the fourth photosensitive cell 2d.

摘要翻译： 固态图像传感器10包括感光单元阵列和分散元件阵列100。 感光单元阵列由单元块40组成，每个单元块40包括四个感光单元2a，2b，2c和2d。 分散元件阵列100通过从入射光W减去具有第一颜色成分C1的光线并将入射到第一感光单元2a上的剩余部分中的第二颜色分量C2的光线加入而获得的光也使得 通过从入射光W减去具有第二颜色分量C1的光线并将入射到第二感光单元2b上的第一颜色分量C1的光线添加到余数而获得的光进一步使得通过减去 来自入射光W的第一和第二颜色分量C1 + C2的光线入射到第三感光单元2c上，并且进一步使通过将第一和第二颜色分量C1 + C2的光线与入射 入射到第四感光单元2d上的光W。

公开(公告)号：US20120182453A1

公开(公告)日：2012-07-19

申请号：US13498598

申请日：2011-04-22

申请人： Masao Hiramoto ,  Yusuke Monobe ,  Yoshiaki Sugitani ,  Masaaki Suzuki

发明人： Masao Hiramoto ,  Yusuke Monobe ,  Yoshiaki Sugitani ,  Masaaki Suzuki

IPC分类号： H04N9/07 ,  H04N9/04 ,  H04N3/14 ,  H01L27/146

CPC分类号： H01L27/14625 ,  H01L27/14621 ,  H01L27/14645 ,  H04N9/045 ,  H04N2209/047

摘要： The solid-state image sensor 10 includes an array of photosensitive cells and an array 100 of dispersing elements. The photosensitive cell array is comprised of unit blocks 40, each including four photosensitive cells 2a, 2b, 2c and 2d. The dispersing element array 100 makes light, obtained by subtracting a light ray with a first color component C1 from the incoming light W and adding a light ray with a second color component C2 to the remainder, incident on the first photosensitive cell 2a, also makes light, obtained by subtracting the light ray with the second color component C1 from the incoming light W and adding the light ray with the first color component C1 to the remainder, incident on the second photosensitive cell 2b, further makes light, obtained by subtracting the light rays with the first and second color components C1+C2 from the incoming light W, incident on the third photosensitive cell 2c, and further makes light, obtained by adding the light rays with the first and second color components C1+C2 to the incoming light W, incident on the fourth photosensitive cell 2d.

摘要翻译： 固态图像传感器10包括感光单元阵列和分散元件阵列100。 感光单元阵列由单元块40组成，每个单元块40包括四个感光单元2a，2b，2c和2d。 分散元件阵列100通过从入射光W减去具有第一颜色成分C1的光线并将入射到第一感光单元2a上的剩余部分中的第二颜色分量C2的光线加入而获得的光也使得 通过从入射光W减去具有第二颜色分量C1的光线并将入射到第二感光单元2b上的第一颜色分量C1的光线添加到余数而获得的光进一步使得通过减去 来自入射光W的第一和第二颜色分量C1 + C2的光线入射到第三感光单元2c上，并且进一步使通过将第一和第二颜色分量C1 + C2的光线与入射 入射到第四感光单元2d上的光W。

公开(公告)号：US08902339B2

公开(公告)日：2014-12-02

申请号：US13814999

申请日：2012-05-25

申请人： Masao Hiramoto ,  Toshiya Fujii ,  Tatsuya Nakamura ,  Masaaki Suzuki ,  Yusuke Monobe ,  Yoshiaki Sugitani

发明人： Masao Hiramoto ,  Toshiya Fujii ,  Tatsuya Nakamura ,  Masaaki Suzuki ,  Yusuke Monobe ,  Yoshiaki Sugitani

IPC分类号： H04N5/335 ,  H01L27/146 ,  H04N9/04

CPC分类号： H01L27/14625 ,  H01L27/14621 ,  H01L27/14629 ,  H04N9/045

摘要： A solid-state image sensor includes a photosensitive cell array and a dispersing element array. Each unit block 40 of the photosensitive cell array includes four photosensitive cells 2a, 2b, 2c and 2d. The dispersing element array makes light, obtained by subtracting a light ray with a first color component (C1) from incoming light (W) and adding a light ray with a second color component (C2) thereto, incident on the first photosensitive cell 2a, also makes light, obtained by subtracting the light ray with the second color component (C2) from the incoming light (W) and adding the light ray with the first color component (C1) thereto, incident on the second photosensitive cell 2b, further makes light, obtained by subtracting a light ray with a third color component (C3) from the incoming light (W) and adding the light rays with the first and second color components (C4=C1+C2) thereto, incident on the third photosensitive cell 2c, and further makes light, obtained by subtracting the light rays with the first and second color components (C4) from the incoming light (W) and adding the light ray with the third color Component (c3)thereto, incident on the fourth photosensitive cell 2d.

摘要翻译： 固态图像传感器包括感光单元阵列和分散元件阵列。 感光单元阵列的每个单元块40包括四个感光单元2a，2b，2c和2d。 分散元件阵列通过从入射光（W）减去具有第一颜色成分（C1）的光线并将入射到第一感光单元2a上的具有第二颜色成分（C2）的光线添加到其中而获得光， 还通过从入射光（W）减去具有第二颜色分量（C2）的光线并将入射到第二感光单元2b上的与第一颜色分量（C1）的光线相加的光进一步制成光， 通过从入射光（W）减去具有第三颜色分量（C3）的光线并将其中具有第一和第二颜色分量（C4 = C1 + C2）的光线加到入射到第三感光单元上的光， 并且进一步通过从入射光（W）减去具有第一和第二颜色分量（C4）的光线并将其中的第三颜色分量（c3）的光线加到入射到第四感光体上而获得的光 细胞2d。

公开(公告)号：US20130135493A1

公开(公告)日：2013-05-30

申请号：US13814999

申请日：2012-05-25

申请人： Masao Hiramoto ,  Toshiya Fujii ,  Tatsuya Nakamura ,  Masaaki Suzuki ,  Yusuke Monobe ,  Yoshiaki Sugitani

发明人： Masao Hiramoto ,  Toshiya Fujii ,  Tatsuya Nakamura ,  Masaaki Suzuki ,  Yusuke Monobe ,  Yoshiaki Sugitani

IPC分类号： H01L27/146 ,  H04N9/04

CPC分类号： H01L27/14625 ,  H01L27/14621 ,  H01L27/14629 ,  H04N9/045

摘要： A solid-state image sensor includes a photosensitive cell array and a dispersing element array. Each unit block 40 of the photosensitive cell array includes four photosensitive cells 2a, 2b, 2c and 2d. The dispersing element array makes light, obtained by subtracting a light ray with a first color component (C1) from incoming light (W) and adding a light ray with a second color component (C2) thereto, incident on the first photosensitive cell 2a, also makes light, obtained by subtracting the light ray with the second color component (C2) from the incoming light (W) and adding the light ray with the first color component (C1) thereto, incident on the second photosensitive cell 2b, further makes light, obtained by subtracting a light ray with a third color component (C3) from the incoming light (W) and adding the light rays with the first and second color components (C4==C1+C2) thereto, incident on the third photosensitive cell 2c, and further makes light, obtained by subtracting the light rays with the first and second color components (C4) from the incoming light (W) and adding the light ray with the third color component (C3) thereto, incident on the fourth photosensitive cell 2d.

摘要翻译： 固态图像传感器包括感光单元阵列和分散元件阵列。 感光单元阵列的每个单元块40包括四个感光单元2a，2b，2c和2d。 分散元件阵列通过从入射光（W）减去具有第一颜色成分（C1）的光线并将入射到第一感光单元2a上的具有第二颜色成分（C2）的光线添加到其中而获得光， 还通过从入射光（W）减去具有第二颜色分量（C2）的光线并将入射到第二感光单元2b上的与第一颜色分量（C1）的光线相加的光进一步制成光， 通过从入射光（W）减去具有第三颜色分量（C3）的光线并将具有第一和第二颜色分量（C4 == C1 + C2）的光线加到入射到第三光敏器件上的光 并且进一步通过从入射光（W）减去具有第一和第二颜色分量（C4）的光线并将其中的第三颜色分量（C3）的光线添加到第四个光源 光敏电池2d。

公开(公告)号：US20110164156A1

公开(公告)日：2011-07-07

申请号：US13119317

申请日：2010-07-21

申请人： Masao Hiramoto ,  Khang Nguyen ,  Yusuke Monobe ,  Seiji Nishiwaki ,  Masaaki Suzuki

发明人： Masao Hiramoto ,  Khang Nguyen ,  Yusuke Monobe ,  Seiji Nishiwaki ,  Masaaki Suzuki

IPC分类号： H04N5/335

CPC分类号： H01L27/14625 ,  H01L27/1464 ,  H04N9/045 ,  H04N2209/047

摘要： A solid-state image sensor according to the present invention includes: a semiconductor layer 7, which has a first surface and a second surface that is opposite to the first surface; a photosensitive cell array, which has been formed in the semiconductor layer 7 to receive light through both of the first and second surfaces; and at least one dispersive element array, which is arranged on the same side as at least one of the first and second surfaces so as to face the photosensitive cell array. The photosensitive cell array includes first and second photosensitive cells 2a and 2b. And the dispersive element array makes light rays falling within mutually different wavelength ranges incident on the first and second photosensitive cells 2a and 2b, respectively.

摘要翻译： 根据本发明的固态图像传感器包括：半导体层7，其具有与第一表面相对的第一表面和第二表面; 已经形成在半导体层7中以通过第一和第二表面两者接收光的感光单元阵列; 以及至少一个分散元件阵列，其布置在与所述第一表面和所述第二表面中的至少一个相同的一侧上，以面对所述感光单元阵列。 感光单元阵列包括第一和第二光敏单元2a和2b。 并且分散元件阵列分别使入射在第一和第二光敏元件2a和2b上的相互不同波长范围内的光线照射。

公开(公告)号：US20100188537A1

公开(公告)日：2010-07-29

申请号：US12671083

申请日：2009-06-10

申请人： Masao Hiramoto ,  Kazuya Yonemoto ,  Seiji Nishiwaki ,  Masaaki Suzuki ,  Yoshiaki Sugitani ,  Shinichi Wakabayashi

发明人： Masao Hiramoto ,  Kazuya Yonemoto ,  Seiji Nishiwaki ,  Masaaki Suzuki ,  Yoshiaki Sugitani ,  Shinichi Wakabayashi

IPC分类号： H04N5/335

CPC分类号： H04N5/2254 ,  H01L27/14621 ,  H01L27/14627 ,  H01L27/14629 ,  H04N5/33 ,  H04N9/045

摘要： Light-splitting elements are arranged in at least two columns and two rows to form two pairs 1a, 1b and 1c, 1d. Each element splits incident light into light rays and makes them fall on a portion of a photosensing section right under itself and an adjacent photosensitive cell. The element 1a splits the incident light so that a primary color ray C1 and its complementary color ray C1′ enter an adjacent cell 2b and an underlying cell 2a, respectively. The element 1b makes a primary color ray C2 and its complementary color ray C2′ enter an underlying cell 2a and an adjacent cell 2a, respectively. The element 1c does the same as the element 1b. And the element 1d makes a primary color ray C3 and its complementary color ray C3′ enter an adjacent cell 2c and an underlying cell 2d, respectively. These photosensitive cells 2 perform photoelectric conversion, thereby outputting an electrical signal representing the intensity of the incident light. By carrying out simple calculations between the outputs of these cells, a color signal and a luminance signal are generated.

摘要翻译： 光分离元件以至少两列和两列排列以形成两对1a，1b和1c，1d。 每个元件将入射光分成光线并使它们落在其本身正下方的光敏部分的一部分和相邻的感光单元上。 元件1a分割入射光，使得原色光线C1及其互补色光线C1'分别进入相邻的单元2b和下面的单元2a。 元件1b使原色光线C2和它的互补色射线C2'分别进入下面的单元2a和相邻单元2a。 元件1c与元件1b相同。 并且元件1d使原色光线C3和其互补色光线C3'分别进入相邻单元格2c和下面的单元格2d。 这些感光单元2进行光电转换，从而输出表示入射光强度的电信号。 通过在这些单元的输出之间进行简单的计算，生成彩色信号和亮度信号。

公开(公告)号：US08384818B2

公开(公告)日：2013-02-26

申请号：US12671083

申请日：2009-06-10

申请人： Masao Hiramoto ,  Kazuya Yonemoto ,  Seiji Nishiwaki ,  Masaaki Suzuki ,  Yoshiaki Sugitani ,  Shinichi Wakabayashi

发明人： Masao Hiramoto ,  Kazuya Yonemoto ,  Seiji Nishiwaki ,  Masaaki Suzuki ,  Yoshiaki Sugitani ,  Shinichi Wakabayashi

IPC分类号： H04N3/14 ,  H04N5/335 ,  H04N9/04 ,  H04N9/07 ,  H04N5/225

CPC分类号： H04N5/2254 ,  H01L27/14621 ,  H01L27/14627 ,  H01L27/14629 ,  H04N5/33 ,  H04N9/045

摘要： Light-splitting elements are arranged in at least two columns and two rows to form two pairs 1a, 1b and 1c, 1d. Each element splits incident light into light rays and makes them fall on a portion of a photosensing section right under itself and an adjacent photosensitive cell. The element 1a splits the incident light so that a primary color ray C1 and its complementary color ray C1′ enter an adjacent cell 2b and an underlying cell 2a, respectively. The element 1b makes a primary color ray C2 and its complementary color ray C2′ enter an underlying cell 2a and an adjacent cell 2a, respectively. The element 1c does the same as the element 1b. And the element 1d makes a primary color ray C3 and its complementary color ray C3′ enter an adjacent cell 2c and an underlying cell 2d, respectively. These photosensitive cells 2 perform photoelectric conversion, thereby outputting an electrical signal representing the intensity of the incident light. By carrying out simple calculations between the outputs of these cells, a color signal and a luminance signal are generated.

摘要翻译： 光分离元件以至少两列和两列排列以形成两对1a，1b和1c，1d。 每个元件将入射光分成光线并使它们落在其本身正下方的光敏部分的一部分和相邻的感光单元上。 元件1a分割入射光，使得原色光线C1及其互补色光线C1'分别进入相邻的单元2b和下面的单元2a。 元件1b使原色光线C2和它的互补色射线C2'分别进入下面的单元2a和相邻单元2a。 元件1c与元件1b相同。 并且元件1d使原色光线C3和其互补色光线C3'分别进入相邻单元格2c和下面的单元格2d。 这些感光单元2进行光电转换，从而输出表示入射光强度的电信号。 通过在这些单元的输出之间进行简单的计算，生成彩色信号和亮度信号。

公开(公告)号：US08289422B2

公开(公告)日：2012-10-16

申请号：US12919520

申请日：2010-01-05

申请人： Masao Hiramoto ,  Yoshiaki Sugitani ,  Kazuya Yonemoto ,  Seiji Nishiwaki ,  Masaaki Suzuki

发明人： Masao Hiramoto ,  Yoshiaki Sugitani ,  Kazuya Yonemoto ,  Seiji Nishiwaki ,  Masaaki Suzuki

IPC分类号： H04N5/335

CPC分类号： H01L27/14625 ,  H01L27/14629 ,  H01L27/14643 ,  H01L27/148

摘要： The solid state image sensor of this invention includes multiple units, each of which includes first and second photosensitive cells 2a, 2b and a dispersive element 1a facing the first cell 2a. The element 1a passes a part of incoming light with a first color component to the second cell 2b. The first cell 2a receives a smaller quantity of light with the first color component than that of the light with the first color component incident on the dispersive element. The second cell 2b receives a greater quantity of light with the first color component than that of the light with the first color component incident on the dispersive element. The quantity of that part of the incoming light with the first color component is calculated based on the difference between photoelectrically converted signals supplied from the first and second cells 2a and 2b and information representing the ratio of the quantity of the light with the first color component received by the second cell to that of the part of the incoming light with the first color component.

摘要翻译： 本发明的固态图像传感器包括多个单元，每个单元包括第一和第二感光单元2a，2b和面向第一单元2a的分散元件1a。 元件1a将具有第一颜色分量的入射光的一部分传递到第二单元2b。 第一单元2a接收具有第一颜色分量的较少量的光，其具有入射在分散元件上的第一颜色分量的光。 第二单元2b接收具有第一颜色分量的光量比具有入射到分散元件上的第一颜色分量的光的更大量的光。 基于从第一和第二单元2a和2b提供的光电转换信号之间的差值和表示光量与第一颜色分量的比率的信息计算具有第一颜色分量的入射光的该部分的量 由第二单元接收到具有第一颜色分量的入射光的一部分。

公开(公告)号：US20110007179A1

公开(公告)日：2011-01-13

申请号：US12919520

申请日：2010-01-05

申请人： Masao Hiramoto ,  Yoshiaki Sugitani ,  Kazuya Yonemoto ,  Seiji Nishiwaki ,  Masaaki Suzuki

发明人： Masao Hiramoto ,  Yoshiaki Sugitani ,  Kazuya Yonemoto ,  Seiji Nishiwaki ,  Masaaki Suzuki

IPC分类号： H04N5/225 ,  H04N5/335

CPC分类号： H01L27/14625 ,  H01L27/14629 ,  H01L27/14643 ,  H01L27/148

摘要： The solid state image sensor of this invention includes multiple units, each of which includes first and second photosensitive cells 2a, 2b and a dispersive element 1a facing the first cell 2a. The element 1a passes a part of incoming light with a first color component to the second cell 2b. The first cell 2a receives a smaller quantity of light with the first color component than that of the light with the first color component incident on the dispersive element. The second cell 2b receives a greater quantity of light with the first color component than that of the light with the first color component incident on the dispersive element. The quantity of that part of the incoming light with the first color component is calculated based on the difference between photoelectrically converted signals supplied from the first and second cells 2a and 2b and information representing the ratio of the quantity of the light with the first color component received by the second cell to that of the part of the incoming light with the first color component.

摘要翻译： 本发明的固态图像传感器包括多个单元，每个单元包括第一和第二感光单元2a，2b和面向第一单元2a的分散元件1a。 元件1a将具有第一颜色分量的入射光的一部分传递到第二单元2b。 第一单元2a接收具有第一颜色分量的较少量的光，其具有入射在分散元件上的第一颜色分量的光。 第二单元2b接收具有第一颜色分量的光量比具有入射到分散元件上的第一颜色分量的光的更大量的光。 基于从第一和第二单元2a和2b提供的光电转换信号之间的差值和表示光量与第一颜色分量的比率的信息计算具有第一颜色分量的入射光的该部分的量 由第二单元接收到具有第一颜色分量的入射光的一部分。

公开(公告)号：US20130188026A1

公开(公告)日：2013-07-25

申请号：US13813503

申请日：2012-09-12

申请人： Masao Hiramoto ,  Yasunori Ishii ,  Yusuke Monobe

发明人： Masao Hiramoto ,  Yasunori Ishii ,  Yusuke Monobe

IPC分类号： H04N13/02

CPC分类号： H04N13/236 ,  G01B11/24 ,  G03B35/10 ,  H04N13/218 ,  H04N13/271

摘要： A depth estimating image capture device as an embodiment of this invention includes: an image sensor 2 with photosensitive cells 10 arranged on its image capturing plane; an optical lens arranged to condense light on the plane; a light-transmitting member 1 arranged on the plane; and a signal processing section that processes signals supplied from the cells 10. The member 1 includes a first mirror 1a inside to reflect the light at least partially and a second mirror 1b with the same reflection property as the first mirror 1a on its upper surface. The first mirror 1a has a reflective surface tilted with respect to the upper surface of the member 1. The second mirror 1b has a reflective surface that is parallel to the upper surface. The first and second mirrors 1a and 1b are arranged so that a light beam coming from a point on a subject through the lens is reflected from the first mirror 1a and from the second mirror 1b and irradiates some area on the image capturing plane to make the irradiated area change according to the depth of the point on the subject.

摘要翻译： 作为本发明的实施例的深度估计图像捕获装置包括：具有布置在其图像捕获平面上的感光单元10的图像传感器2; 光学透镜，布置成在平面上冷凝光; 布置在平面上的透光构件1; 以及处理从单元10供给的信号的信号处理部。构件1包括内部以至少部分地反射光的第一反射镜1a和在其上表面具有与第一反射镜1a相同的反射特性的第二反射镜1b。 第一反射镜1a具有相对于构件1的上表面倾斜的反射表面。第二反射镜1b具有平行于上表面的反射表面。 第一和第二反射镜1a和1b被布置成使得来自通过透镜的被摄体上的点的光束从第一反射镜1a和第二反射镜1b反射并照射到图像捕获平面上的某个区域， 照射区域根据被摄体上的点的深度而变化。