摘要:
In a solid-state imaging device having a semiconductor integrated circuit in which a plurality of switching elements for addressing positions of picture elements and scanning circuitry for turning the switching elements "on" and "off" in time sequence are disposed on an identical substrate, a photoconductive film which is disposed on the integrated circuit and which is connected with the respective switching elements, and a light transmitting electrode which is disposed on the photoconductive film, a voltage being applied to the light transmitting electrode thereby to bias a region of the photoconductive film on a light entrance side either positively or negatively with respect to a region thereof on the opposite side; a solid-state imaging device characterized in that said each switching element is an element which uses carriers of a polarity opposite to that of carriers having a greater mobility in said photoconductive film.
摘要:
A photoelectric device having at least a predetermined impurity region which is disposed in a semiconductor substrate, and a photoelectric conversion portion which is constructed by stacking an electrode layer lying in contact with at least a part of the impurity region, a photoconductive material layer overlying the electrode layer, and a transparent electrode overlying the photoconductive material layer, characterized in that the photoconductive material layer is made of an amorphous chalcogenide material which principally contains Se, is disclosed. It is very favorable that the photoelectric conversion material layer made of the amorphous material principally containing Se is partially doped with Te so as to enhance its sensitivity. The amorphous chalcogenide material is very useful in the following point. In the course of forming, or after having formed, at least one photoconductive layer on a semiconductor body whose surface is uneven, a heat treatment is performed at a temperature of at least the softening point of the photoconductor so as to flatten the layer, whereby discontinuous parts of the photoconductor ascribable to the uneven surface of the semiconductor body can be avoided.
摘要:
Disclosed is a solid-state imaging device having a semiconductor integrated circuit in which a plurality of switching elements for selecting positions of picture elements and scanners for turning "on" and "off" the switching elements in time sequence are disposed on an identical substrate, a photoconductive film which is disposed on the integrated circuit and which is connected to one end of each of the switching elements, and a light transmitting electrode which is disposed on the photoconductive film, characterized at least in that a breakdown voltage of a junction formed between the semiconductor substrate and an impurity region which has a conductivity type opposite to that of the semiconductor substrate and which stores therein carriers attendant upon incidence of light is made smaller than a breakdown voltage between the storing first impurity region of said each switching element and a second impurity region thereof which forms a signal leading-out portion.
摘要:
A method for fabricating a solid-state imaging device using photoconductive film, comprising the step of depositing a photoconductive material onto a scanner IC by the use of a shield plate, the scanner IC including vertical switching MOS transistors and horizontal switching MOS transistors arrayed in the form of a matrix and vertical and horizontal scanning shift registers for scanning the vertical and horizontal switching MOS transistors respectively, the shield plate having an open part corresponding to a vertical switching MOS transistor array area.
摘要:
In a photosensor having a metal electrode, at least one photoelectric conversion layer which overlies the metal electrode, and a transparent or partly transparent conductive layer which overlies the photoelectric conversion layer, a recombination layer for recombining electrons and holes is disposed between the metal electrode and the photoelectric conversion layer. By disposing the recombination layer, the metal electrode having an insulating oxide film on its surface can be handled as if the insulating oxide film were not existent. The dark current is suppressed, and the photo-response is made good. As the materials of the recombination layer, Sb.sub.2 S.sub.3, As.sub.2 Se.sub.3, As.sub.2 S.sub.3, Sb.sub.2 Se.sub.3 etc. are typical.
摘要:
A photo-sensor wherein a bundle of optical fibers in the form of a sheet is disposed within a predetermined substrate, the optical fiber bundle extending from a first surface to a second surface of the substrate, an array of photosensitive elements is disposed integrally with the substrate in such a manner that at least one transparent insulating layer intervenes between the photoelectric elements and the optical fiber bundle on, at least, an end face of the optical fiber bundle on the first surface side of the substrate, and an end face of the optical fiber bundle open to the second surface of the substrate serves as an information reading face.
摘要:
A pboto-sensor wherein a bundle of optical fibers is disposed within a predetermined substrate, the optical fiber bundle extending from a first surface to a second surface of the substrate and being formed to be flat, an array of photosensitive elements which have photosensitive parts on an open end face of the optical fibers at the first surface of the substrate is disposed integrally with the substrate, and an end face of the optical fibers at the second surface of the substrate serves as an information reading surface.
摘要:
In a thin film device having a hydrogenated amorphous silicon film, a metal layer is formed on the hydrogenated amorphous silicon film and then the metal layer is removed. A resulting reaction layer formed on the hydrogenated amorphous silicon film is used as a resistor.
摘要:
An optical image sensor apparatus in which a plurality of photosensors arrayed in a primary scanning direction are scanned to produce readout signals. The plurality of photosensors are classified into a number of groups each including a predetermined number of the photosensors, wherein those photosensors occupying equivalently the same position in the different groups are combined in common. The outputs of the photosensors are sequentially and selectively scanned on a group basis to produce readout signal for each of the groups. To provide a scanning readout operation at an increased speed, an integrating circuit is provided for each of the photosensors exchangeably for each group. The outputs of all the photosensors belonging to a given one of the group are simultaneously supplied to the respective integrating circuits. The readout signal output is obtained by scanning sequentially the outputs of the integrating circuits.
摘要:
A photosensor comprising an array of a plurality of unit picture elements each of which is constituted by a serial connection of a photoconductor film and a diode or a combination of a photodiode and a diode connected in series to the photodiode in the opposite rectifying direction, wherein the plurality of unit picture elements being divided into at least two groups, the unit picture elements belonging to the respective groups being connected to corresponding first group of wiring conductors provided in association with the groups, respectively, while the unit picture elements belonging to the different groups and located at same positions in the different groups relative to one another are connected together to respective second group of wiring conductors, including a first biasing controller for applying a voltage to the first group of wiring conductor connected to the picture element from which a signal is to be read out, the voltage serving for biasing forward the diode of the picture element to be read out, while no forward bias voltage is applied to the first group of wiring conductors connected to the unit picture elements from which signals are not to be read out; and a second biasing controller provided for one of the second group of wiring conductor connected to the unit picture element to be read out for grounding or biasing forward the diode of the picture element to be read out through a capacitance, whereby electric charges stored at nodes located between the photoconductor films and the diodes or between the photodiodes and the diodes, respectively, are sequentially read out as signals.