公开(公告)号：US20070146514A1

公开(公告)日：2007-06-28

申请号：US11598997

申请日：2006-11-13

申请人： Noriya Maeda ,  Hiroki Ui ,  Shinichiro Nishizono

发明人： Noriya Maeda ,  Hiroki Ui ,  Shinichiro Nishizono

IPC分类号： H04N5/335

CPC分类号： H04N5/378 ,  G11C19/282 ,  H04N5/3456 ,  H04N5/3741 ,  H04N5/3742 ,  H04N5/3765

摘要： Disclosed is a method of acquiring physical information that acquires physical information by using a semiconductor device. The semiconductor device includes unit elements, each of which has a detecting unit and a unit signal generating unit. The method includes the steps of: providing an operation current supply unit supplying an operation current such that the unit signal generating unit outputs a unit signal, and a signal processing unit receiving the unit signal output from each of the unit elements forming the semiconductor device and outputting an output unit signal; and when a selective read mode is designated for reading the unit signal from a portion of the respective unit elements, an operation current of the output signal line of the unit signal generating unit not to be read is reduced so as to be smaller than an operation current of the output signal line of the unit signal generating unit to be read.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种获取通过使用半导体器件获取物理信息的物理信息的方法。 半导体器件包括单元元件，每个单元具有检测单元和单元信号生成单元。 该方法包括以下步骤：提供提供操作电流的操作电流供应单元，使得单元信号产生单元输出单位信号;以及信号处理单元，接收从形成半导体器件的每个单位元件输出的单位信号;以及 输出输出单元信号; 并且当选择读取模式被指定用于从各个单元的一部分读取单位信号时，不读取单位信号发生单元的输出信号线的操作电流被减小以便小于操作 要读取的单元信号产生单元的输出信号线的电流。

公开(公告)号：US08665352B2

公开(公告)日：2014-03-04

申请号：US11598997

申请日：2006-11-13

申请人： Noriya Maeda ,  Hiroki Ui ,  Shinichiro Nishizono

发明人： Noriya Maeda ,  Hiroki Ui ,  Shinichiro Nishizono

IPC分类号： H04N3/14 ,  H04N5/335

CPC分类号： H04N5/378 ,  G11C19/282 ,  H04N5/3456 ,  H04N5/3741 ,  H04N5/3742 ,  H04N5/3765

摘要： Disclosed is a method of acquiring physical information that acquires physical information by using a semiconductor device. The semiconductor device includes unit elements, each of which has a detecting unit and a unit signal generating unit. The method includes the steps of: providing an operation current supply unit supplying an operation current such that the unit signal generating unit outputs a unit signal, and a signal processing unit receiving the unit signal output from each of the unit elements forming the semiconductor device and outputting an output unit signal; and when a selective read mode is designated for reading the unit signal from a portion of the respective unit elements, an operation current of the output signal line of the unit signal generating unit not to be read is reduced so as to be smaller than an operation current of the output signal line of the unit signal generating unit to be read.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种获取通过使用半导体器件获取物理信息的物理信息的方法。 半导体器件包括单元元件，每个单元具有检测单元和单元信号生成单元。 该方法包括以下步骤：提供提供操作电流的操作电流供应单元，使得单元信号产生单元输出单位信号;以及信号处理单元，接收从形成半导体器件的每个单位元件输出的单位信号;以及 输出输出单元信号; 并且当选择读取模式被指定用于从各个单元的一部分读取单位信号时，不读取单位信号发生单元的输出信号线的操作电流被减小以便小于操作 要读取的单元信号产生单元的输出信号线的电流。

公开(公告)号：US20090086077A1

公开(公告)日：2009-04-02

申请号：US12235667

申请日：2008-09-23

申请人： Takamasa Wada ,  Hiroki Ui ,  Noriya Maeda

发明人： Takamasa Wada ,  Hiroki Ui ,  Noriya Maeda

IPC分类号： H04N5/335

CPC分类号： H04N5/376 ,  H04N5/335 ,  H04N5/345 ,  H04N5/3456 ,  H04N5/3742 ,  H04N5/3765

摘要： A solid-state image capture apparatus includes a pixel array section with a plurality of pixels arranged in two-dimensional directions, each having a photoelectric conversion section, and pixel drive control section for performing pixel signal readout by sequentially scanning the pixel array section either in a row direction or in a column direction, and driving and controlling individual pixels of the pixel array section through a level shifter circuit. The pixel drive control means includes thinning-out readout control means for performing pixel signal readout, reset control means for resetting either a non-readout pixel row or a non-readout pixel column not being selected by the thinning-out readout control means and gate means for causing the pixel drive control means to perform driving control, whereby current concurrently flowing into the level shifter circuit during the thinning-out readout driving, may be avoided and large current caused by the level shifter circuit may be suppressed.

摘要翻译： 一种固体摄像装置，包括：像素阵列部，具有配置在二维方向上的多个像素，各自具有光电转换部，以及像素驱动控制部，其通过对像素阵列部进行顺序扫描来进行像素信号读出， 行方向或列方向，并且通过电平移位器电路驱动和控制像素阵列部分的各个像素。 像素驱动控制装置包括用于执行像素信号读出的稀疏读出控制装置，用于复位未被稀疏读出控制装置选择的非读出像素行或非读出像素列的复位控制装置和门 用于使像素驱动控制装置执行驱动控制的装置，由此可以避免在稀疏读出驱动期间同时流入电平移位器电路的电流，并且可以抑制由电平移位器电路引起的大电流。

公开(公告)号：US20090009635A1

公开(公告)日：2009-01-08

申请号：US12115949

申请日：2008-05-06

申请人： Noriya Maeda ,  Hideo Nakayama ,  Kenichi Okumura ,  Nozomu Takatori

发明人： Noriya Maeda ,  Hideo Nakayama ,  Kenichi Okumura ,  Nozomu Takatori

IPC分类号： H04N5/217

CPC分类号： H04N5/374 ,  H04N5/351 ,  H04N5/3598 ,  H04N5/378

摘要： A solid-state imaging device includes a pixel array unit configured by arranging plural unit pixels including charge generating units and output transistors that output processing object signals corresponding to charges generated by the charge generating units, an imaging-condition determining unit that determines whether a large light-amount imaging condition, when an amount of light larger than that of light representing a saturation level is made incident on the charge generating units, is satisfied, and a control unit that performs control, on condition that the imaging-condition determining unit determines that the large light-amount imaging condition is satisfied, to correct an output signal based on processing object signals outputted from the unit pixels such that a harmful effect due to the large light-amount imaging condition is suppressed in the output signal.

摘要翻译： 一种固态成像装置，包括：像素阵列单元，配置为包括电荷产生单元的多个单位像素和输出对应于由所述电荷产生单元生成的电荷的处理对象信号的输出晶体管;成像条件确定单元， 当满足在电荷产生单元上入射大于表示饱和电平的光的光量大的光量成像条件时，以及在成像条件确定单元确定的条件下执行控制的控制单元 满足大的光量成像条件，以基于从单位像素输出的处理对象信号来校正输出信号，使得在输出信号中抑制了由于大量光成像条件引起的有害影响。

公开(公告)号：US08031241B2

公开(公告)日：2011-10-04

申请号：US12115949

申请日：2008-05-06

申请人： Noriya Maeda ,  Hideo Nakayama ,  Kenichi Okumura ,  Nozomu Takatori

发明人： Noriya Maeda ,  Hideo Nakayama ,  Kenichi Okumura ,  Nozomu Takatori

IPC分类号： H04N5/217 ,  H04N5/335

CPC分类号： H04N5/374 ,  H04N5/351 ,  H04N5/3598 ,  H04N5/378

摘要： A solid-state imaging device includes a pixel array unit configured by arranging plural unit pixels including charge generating units and output transistors that output processing object signals corresponding to charges generated by the charge generating units, an imaging-condition determining unit that determines whether a large light-amount imaging condition, when an amount of light larger than that of light representing a saturation level is made incident on the charge generating units, is satisfied, and a control unit that performs control, on condition that the imaging-condition determining unit determines that the large light-amount imaging condition is satisfied, to correct an output signal based on processing object signals outputted from the unit pixels such that a harmful effect due to the large light-amount imaging condition is suppressed in the output signal.

摘要翻译： 一种固态成像装置，包括：像素阵列单元，配置为包括电荷产生单元的多个单位像素和输出对应于由所述电荷产生单元生成的电荷的处理对象信号的输出晶体管;成像条件确定单元， 当满足在电荷产生单元上入射大于表示饱和电平的光的光量大的光量成像条件时，以及在成像条件确定单元确定的条件下执行控制的控制单元 满足大的光量成像条件，以基于从单位像素输出的处理对象信号来校正输出信号，使得在输出信号中抑制了由于大量光成像条件引起的有害影响。