Image sensor, focus adjustment device, and imaging device

    公开(公告)号:US12107098B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-10-01

    申请号:US17834258

    申请日:2022-06-07

    申请人: NIKON CORPORATION

    摘要: An image sensor includes a plurality of pixels each including: a first and a second photoelectric conversion unit that perform photoelectric conversion upon light that has passed through a micro lens and generates a charge; a first accumulation unit that accumulates the charge generated by the first conversion unit; a second accumulation unit that accumulates the charge generated by the second conversion unit; a third accumulation unit that accumulates the charges generated by the first and second conversion units; a first transfer unit that transfers the charge generated by the first conversion unit to the first accumulation unit; a second transfer unit that transfers the charge generated by the second conversion unit to the second accumulation unit; and a third transfer unit that transfers the charges generated by the first and second conversion units to the third accumulation unit.

    Image-capturing device and image-capturing system

    公开(公告)号:US11057578B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-07-06

    申请号:US16283058

    申请日:2019-02-22

    申请人: NIKON CORPORATION

    摘要: An image-capturing device allowing skew reduction, and an image-capturing system allowing skew reduction are provided. An image-capturing device is provided, including a plurality of photoelectric converting units; and a plurality of light-receiving units that are arranged corresponding to a plurality of blocks each constituted by one or more photoelectric converting units, and receive drive light instructing driving of the photoelectric converting units to output a drive signal to a corresponding photoelectric converting unit among the photoelectric converting units. In addition, an image-capturing system is provided, including the image-capturing device; and a light-emitting unit that is spaced apart from the plurality of light-receiving units, and emits the drive light to the plurality of light-receiving units.

    FEATURE EXTRACTION ELEMENT, FEATURE EXTRACTION SYSTEM, AND DETERMINATION APPARATUS

    公开(公告)号:US20190034748A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-01-31

    申请号:US16145875

    申请日:2018-09-28

    申请人: NIKON CORPORATION

    摘要: A feature extracting element including: a light-receiving substrate where a plurality of light-receiving elements for photoelectrically converting received light are two-dimensionally arrayed; and one or more other substrates that are laminated on the light-receiving substrate, wherein the other substrate has: a convolution processor which has a plurality of multiplying circuits that are correspondingly provided per the light-receiving element or per a block that is configured of a plurality of the light-receiving elements, and performs convolution operation on signals that are output from the plurality of light-receiving elements using the plurality of multiplying circuits; a pooling processing unit to sample a signal that is output from the convolution processor, based on a predetermined condition; and a connection wiring to pass the sampled signal to the plurality of multiplying circuits.

    Imaging device and image sensor
    5.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US11626436B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-04-11

    申请号:US17338072

    申请日:2021-06-03

    申请人: NIKON CORPORATION

    发明人: Sota Nakanishi

    摘要: An imaging device, includes: an imaging unit in which are disposed a plurality of pixels, each including a filter that is capable of changing a wavelength of light passing therethrough to a first wavelength and to a second wavelength and a light reception unit that receives light that has passed through the filter, and that captures an image via an optical system; an analysis unit that analyzes the image captured by the imaging unit; and a control unit that controls the wavelength of the light to be transmitted, by the filter based upon a result of analysis by the analysis unit.

    Imaging device and image sensor
    6.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US11056521B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-07-06

    申请号:US16476437

    申请日:2018-03-27

    申请人: NIKON CORPORATION

    发明人: Sota Nakanishi

    摘要: An imaging device, includes: an imaging unit in which are disposed a plurality of pixels, each including a filter that is capable of changing a wavelength of light passing therethrough to a first wavelength and to a second wavelength and a light reception unit that receives light that has passed through the filter, and that captures an image via an optical system; an analysis unit that analyzes the image captured by the imaging unit; and a control unit that controls the wavelength of the light to be transmitted, by the filter based upon a result of analysis by the analysis unit.

    Image sensor, focus adjustment device, and imaging device

    公开(公告)号:US11387267B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-07-12

    申请号:US16499737

    申请日:2018-03-28

    申请人: NIKON CORPORATION

    摘要: An image sensor includes a plurality of pixels each including: a first and a second photoelectric conversion unit that perform photoelectric conversion upon light that has passed through a micro lens and generates a charge; a first accumulation unit that accumulates the charge generated by the first conversion unit; a second accumulation unit that accumulates the charge generated by the second conversion unit; a third accumulation unit that accumulates the charges generated by the first and second conversion units; a first transfer unit that transfers the charge generated by the first conversion unit to the first accumulation unit; a second transfer unit that transfers the charge generated by the second conversion unit to the second accumulation unit; and a third transfer unit that transfers the charges generated by the first and second conversion units to the third accumulation unit.