Phase adjustment circuit and endoscope system

    公开(公告)号:US11736092B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-08-22

    申请号:US17893832

    申请日:2022-08-23

    CPC classification number: H03H11/16 H03L7/0814 G11C7/222

    Abstract: In a phase adjustment circuit, a binary circuit is configured to output a binary signal on the basis of an edge of a video signal. A phase-delayed clock signal generation circuit is configured to generate a phase-delayed clock signal having a later phase than a phase of a clock signal by a first delay amount. A delay time control circuit is configured to cause a phase of the binary signal and the phase of the phase-delayed clock signal to match each other by adjusting the first delay amount. A sampling signal generation circuit is configured to generate a sampling signal having a later phase than the phase of the clock signal by a second delay amount. The second delay amount is in accordance with both a phase shift amount, which is based on the clock signal, and the first delay amount.

    AD CONVERTER AND IMAGE SENSOR
    2.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20180358977A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-12-13

    申请号:US16106687

    申请日:2018-08-21

    CPC classification number: H03M1/466 H03M1/123 H03M1/468 H04N5/378

    Abstract: In an AD converter, a first capacitor DAC circuit performs a first operation in parallel with a second operation by a second capacitor DAC circuit, and the first capacitor DAC circuit performs the second operation in parallel with the first operation by the second capacitor DAC circuit. Electric charge corresponding to an input signal is sampled in the first operation. AD conversions are sequentially performed on the basis of the electric charge sampled in each first capacitor included in a plurality of first capacitors or each second capacitor included in a plurality of second capacitors in the second operation. The first capacitor DAC circuit and the second capacitor DAC circuit alternately perform the first operation and the second operation.

    SUCCESSIVE APPROXIMATION TYPE A/D CONVERSION CIRCUIT

    公开(公告)号:US20180331688A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-11-15

    申请号:US16043920

    申请日:2018-07-24

    Abstract: A successive approximation type A/D conversion circuit includes a first capacitor circuit, a second capacitor circuit, a plurality of comparison circuits, a determination circuit, and a control circuit. The determination circuit counts a first number of first state and a second number of second state with respect to a plurality of first digital signals output from the plurality of comparison circuits. The determination circuit outputs a control signal for stopping the plurality of comparison circuits to the control circuit when an absolute value of a difference between the first number and the second number is equal to or smaller than 1. The control circuit stops the plurality of comparison circuits on the basis of the control signal.

    SUCCESSIVE APPROXIMATION TYPE ANALOG-TO-DIGITAL (A/D) CONVERTER

    公开(公告)号:US20180083646A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-03-22

    申请号:US15814955

    申请日:2017-11-16

    Inventor: Shuzo Hiraide

    Abstract: A sampling circuit in a successive approximation type analog-to-digital (A/D) converting device samples a pair of analog signals constituting a differential input signal. A capacitor circuit reflects a signal level of a reference signal in the pair of analog signals through an attenuation capacitance unit and a binary capacitance unit to generate a pair of voltage signals. A comparison circuit compares the pair of voltage signals. A control circuit determines a value of each bit of a digital signal on the basis of the result of the comparison and reflects the value in the reference signal. The attenuation capacitance unit includes a fixed capacitance unit connected between a signal node at which the sampled analog signals are held and a predetermined potential node and a variable capacitance unit connected between the signal node and the predetermined potential node in parallel with the fixed capacitance unit.

    CAPSULE ENDOSCOPE
    5.
    发明申请
    CAPSULE ENDOSCOPE 审中-公开
    胶囊内窥镜

    公开(公告)号:US20160345810A1

    公开(公告)日:2016-12-01

    申请号:US15236959

    申请日:2016-08-15

    Inventor: Shuzo Hiraide

    Abstract: A capsule endoscope includes a flexible substrate which is integrally formed by disposing an illumination substrate section, a first wiring substrate section, an imaging element substrate, a second wiring substrate section, and a signal-processing substrate section in a row in sequence and an illumination control circuit which includes an illumination control signal output unit and an illumination driving unit, wherein the light-emitting elements are LEDs, wherein the illumination driving unit is disposed on the imaging element substrate section or the illumination substrate section, and wherein the illumination driving unit includes a transistor array which is formed by a plurality of transistors, the plurality of transistors corresponding to each of the light-emitting elements provided in the illumination unit and generating illumination currents in accordance with the illumination control signal.

    Abstract translation: 胶囊型内窥镜包括柔性基板,其通过依次配置照明基板部分,第一布线基板部分,成像元件基板,第二布线基板部分和信号处理基板部分而一体地形成,并且照明 控制电路,其包括照明控制信号输出单元和照明驱动单元,其中所述发光元件是LED,其中所述照明驱动单元设置在所述摄像元件基板部分或照明基板部分上,并且其中所述照明驱动单元 包括由多个晶体管形成的晶体管阵列,所述多个晶体管对应于设置在照明单元中的每个发光元件,并根据照明控制信号产生照明电流。

    PHASE ADJUSTMENT CIRCUIT AND ENDOSCOPE SYSTEM

    公开(公告)号:US20220407501A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-12-22

    申请号:US17893832

    申请日:2022-08-23

    Abstract: In a phase adjustment circuit, a binary circuit is configured to output a binary signal on the basis of an edge of a video signal. A phase-delayed clock signal generation circuit is configured to generate a phase-delayed clock signal having a later phase than a phase of a clock signal by a first delay amount. A delay time control circuit is configured to cause a phase of the binary signal and the phase of the phase-delayed clock signal to match each other by adjusting the first delay amount. A sampling signal generation circuit is configured to generate a sampling signal having a later phase than the phase of the clock signal by a second delay amount. The second delay amount is in accordance with both a phase shift amount, which is based on the clock signal, and the first delay amount.

    Ad converter and image sensor
    8.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US10812099B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-10-20

    申请号:US16106687

    申请日:2018-08-21

    Abstract: In an AD converter, a first capacitor DAC circuit performs a first operation in parallel with a second operation by a second capacitor DAC circuit, and the first capacitor DAC circuit performs the second operation in parallel with the first operation by the second capacitor DAC circuit. Electric charge corresponding to an input signal is sampled in the first operation. AD conversions are sequentially performed on the basis of the electric charge sampled in each first capacitor included in a plurality of first capacitors or each second capacitor included in a plurality of second capacitors in the second operation. The first capacitor DAC circuit and the second capacitor DAC circuit alternately perform the first operation and the second operation.

    Imaging element, imaging device, and endoscope

    公开(公告)号:US10757357B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-08-25

    申请号:US16442666

    申请日:2019-06-17

    Abstract: An imaging element includes: a plurality of pixels where each pixel is configured to generate an imaging signal; a noise eliminating circuit configured to eliminate a noise component included in the imaging signal; a plurality of column source follower buffers where each column source follower buffer is configured to amplify the imaging signal from which the noise component has been eliminated by the noise eliminating circuit, and output the amplified signal; a horizontal scanning circuit configured to sequentially select the column source follower buffer and output the imaging signal; and a buffer circuit which is connected with the column source follower buffer sequentially selected by the horizontal scanning circuit to form a voltage follower circuit, the buffer circuit being configured to perform impedance conversion on a voltage of the imaging signal output from the column source follower buffer, and output the converted signal to an outside.

    Capsule endoscope having arranged illumination control circuits with wiring between the circuits

    公开(公告)号:US10172512B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-01-08

    申请号:US15236959

    申请日:2016-08-15

    Inventor: Shuzo Hiraide

    Abstract: A capsule endoscope includes a flexible substrate which is integrally formed by disposing an illumination substrate section, a first wiring substrate section, an imaging element substrate, a second wiring substrate section, and a signal-processing substrate section in a row in sequence and an illumination control circuit which includes an illumination control signal output unit and an illumination driving unit, wherein the light-emitting elements are LEDs, wherein the illumination driving unit is disposed on the imaging element substrate section or the illumination substrate section, and wherein the illumination driving unit includes a transistor array which is formed by a plurality of transistors, the plurality of transistors corresponding to each of the light-emitting elements provided in the illumination unit and generating illumination currents in accordance with the illumination control signal.

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