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公开(公告)号:US20230262346A1
公开(公告)日:2023-08-17
申请号:US18303285
申请日:2023-04-19
Inventor: Tsutomu KOBAYASHI , Kazuko NISHIMURA , Yasuo MIYAKE , Sanshiro SHISHIDO
Abstract: A camera system includes: a photoelectric converter including a first electrode, a second electrode, and a photoelectric conversion layer between the first electrode and the second electrode, the photoelectric conversion layer converting incident light into electric charge; voltage application circuitry that supplies a first voltage and a second voltage less than the first voltage between the first electrode and the second electrode such that the first voltage is applied at least one time in a frame; and a controller that derives a total length of at least one period in which the first voltage is applied in the frame, the total length corresponding to an attenuation ratio set for the frame, and causes the voltage supply circuitry to supply the first voltage in the at least one period having the total length in the frame.
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公开(公告)号:US20180146151A1
公开(公告)日:2018-05-24
申请号:US15861992
申请日:2018-01-04
Inventor: Yasuo MIYAKE
IPC: H04N5/374 , H01L27/30 , H04N5/378 , H01L27/146
CPC classification number: H04N5/374 , H01L27/14636 , H01L27/307 , H04N5/378
Abstract: An imaging device having unit pixel cells including a first unit pixel cell, the first unit pixel cell including a first electrode, a second electrode, a first photoelectric conversion layer for generating a first signal charge, and a first signal detection circuit connected to the first electrode for detecting the first signal charge. The imaging device further includes a voltage supply circuit which supplies a first voltage to the second electrode in a first period when the first unit pixel cell accumulates the first signal charge, a voltage of the second electrode on the basis of a voltage of the first electrode being positive in the first period, and the voltage supply circuit supplies a second voltage to at least one of the first electrode and the second electrode in a second period, the second period including a third period when a voltage of the second electrode is negative.
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公开(公告)号:US20240292121A1
公开(公告)日:2024-08-29
申请号:US18649584
申请日:2024-04-29
Inventor: Yasuo MIYAKE , Masashi MURAKAMI , Tokuhiko TAMAKI , Yoshiaki SATOU
IPC: H04N25/53 , H01L27/146 , H10K39/32
CPC classification number: H04N25/53 , H01L27/14609 , H01L27/14612 , H10K39/32
Abstract: An imaging device including pixels each including a photoelectric converter including a first electrode, a second electrode, and a photoelectric conversion layer between the first electrode and the second electrode. The imaging device further including voltage supply circuitry, where the voltage supply circuitry supplies a first potential difference between the first electrode and the second electrode in an exposure period and a second potential difference between the first electrode and the second electrode in a non-exposure period, and the first potential difference is different from the second potential difference.
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公开(公告)号:US20230253424A1
公开(公告)日:2023-08-10
申请号:US18300928
申请日:2023-04-14
Inventor: Masashi MURAKAMI , Kazuko NISHIMURA , Yasuo MIYAKE , Yasunori INOUE
IPC: H01L27/146 , H01L27/142 , H01L31/14 , H10K39/32
CPC classification number: H01L27/1461 , H01L27/142 , H01L31/143 , H01L27/14665 , H01L27/14601 , H01L27/14609 , H10K39/32 , H04N25/76
Abstract: A camera system including a photoelectric convertor including a first and second electrode, and a photoelectric conversion layer; and a correction circuit correcting a signal corresponding to a potential change of the second electrode. The photoelectric convertor has a photoelectric conversion characteristic in which rate of change of the photoelectric conversion efficiency with respect to a first bias voltage between the first electrode and the second electrode when the first bias voltage is in a first voltage range, is greater than the rate of change with respect to a second bias voltage when the second bias voltage is in a second voltage range that is higher than the first voltage range, and a bias voltage between the first electrode and the second electrode exists in the first voltage range, and the correction circuit corrects the signal so that variation of an output regarding an amount of incident light becomes linear.
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公开(公告)号:US20190098244A1
公开(公告)日:2019-03-28
申请号:US16203166
申请日:2018-11-28
Inventor: Hidenari KANEHARA , Yasuo MIYAKE , Sanshiro SHISHIDO
IPC: H04N5/3745 , H01L27/146 , H04N5/378
CPC classification number: H04N5/3745 , H01L27/14603 , H01L27/14634 , H04N5/3741 , H04N5/376 , H04N5/378
Abstract: An imaging device having pixels in a row which include: first pixel including a first photoelectric converter and a first transistor having a first control terminal; second pixel including a second photoelectric converter and a second transistor having a second control terminal; third pixel including a third photoelectric converter and a third transistor having a third control terminal; and fourth pixel including a fourth photoelectric converter and a fourth transistor having a fourth control terminal. The device further including input signal line, a signal for controlling the first to fourth transistors input to the signal line; first buffer circuit having a first input terminal coupled to the signal line, and a first output terminal coupled to the first and second control terminals; and second buffer circuit having a second input terminal coupled to the signal line and a second output terminal coupled to the second and third control terminals.
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公开(公告)号:US20240297200A1
公开(公告)日:2024-09-05
申请号:US18659863
申请日:2024-05-09
Inventor: Masashi MURAKAMI , Kazuko NISHIMURA , Yasuo MIYAKE , Yasunori INOUE
IPC: H01L27/146 , H01L27/142 , H01L31/14 , H04N25/571 , H04N25/76 , H04N25/77 , H10K30/80 , H10K39/32 , H10K50/80
CPC classification number: H01L27/14665 , H01L27/142 , H01L27/14601 , H01L27/14609 , H01L27/1461 , H01L31/143 , H10K39/32 , H04N25/571 , H04N25/76 , H04N25/77 , H10K30/80 , H10K50/80
Abstract: An imaging device including a photoelectric convertor that includes a first electrode, a second electrode, and a photoelectric conversion layer located between the first electrode and the second electrode. The photoelectric convertor has a photoelectric conversion characteristic in which a rate of change of the photoelectric conversion efficiency of the photoelectric convertor with respect to a first bias voltage between the first electrode and the second electrode when the first bias voltage is in a first voltage range, is greater than the rate of change with respect to a second bias voltage when the second bias voltage is in a second voltage range that is higher than the first voltage range, and a first voltage is applied to the first electrode or the second electrode so that a bias voltage between the first electrode and the second electrode exists in the first voltage range.
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公开(公告)号:US20230060498A1
公开(公告)日:2023-03-02
申请号:US17982057
申请日:2022-11-07
Inventor: Yoshiaki SATOU , Kazuko NISHIMURA , Yasuo MIYAKE , Osamu SHIBATA , Hiroshi IWAI
IPC: H04N5/235 , G03B11/04 , G03B7/16 , H04N5/243 , H04N5/33 , H04N5/232 , H04N9/04 , G06V10/50 , G06V10/60 , G06V10/143 , G06V10/147 , G06V20/56 , G06V20/59 , G06V30/224 , G06V40/16
Abstract: An imaging device including a first filter that passes a first light and a second light; a second filter that blocks the second light; photoelectric converters that have sensitivity to the first light and the second light; and a processor, in which one of the photoelectric converters detects a light passing through the first filter to generate a first signal, one of the photoelectric converters detects a light passing through the first filter and the second filter to generate a second signal, and the processor performs the second light sensing based on the first signal and the second signal.
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公开(公告)号:US20210250487A1
公开(公告)日:2021-08-12
申请号:US17243101
申请日:2021-04-28
Inventor: Yoshiaki SATOU , Yasuo MIYAKE , Yasunori INOUE , Tokuhiko TAMAKI
IPC: H04N5/235 , H04N5/353 , H04N5/355 , H04N5/374 , G03B7/08 , H04N5/369 , H04N5/232 , H04N5/262 , H01L27/146
Abstract: An imaging device including a pixel, and a controller that sets a sensitivity of the pixel according to an external signal, where the external signal includes sound, vibration or inclination.
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公开(公告)号:US20210235030A1
公开(公告)日:2021-07-29
申请号:US17230870
申请日:2021-04-14
Inventor: Yasuo MIYAKE
IPC: H04N5/355 , H01L27/146 , H04N5/3745
Abstract: An imaging device including a pixel array including pixels, each pixel including a photoelectric converter including a first and second electrode, and a first photoelectric conversion layer between the first and second electrode, and a transistor having a gate coupled to the first electrode, the transistor outputting a signal corresponding to an amount of the signal charge collected by the first electrode. The device further including voltage supply circuitry coupled to the second electrode of each of the pixels, where the voltage supply circuitry, in each of consecutive frame periods, supplies a first voltage two or more times to form exposure periods in which the signal charge is collected by the first electrode, and supplies a second voltage one or more times to form non-exposure periods that separate the exposure periods from each other, and start time of each of the exposure periods is periodic over the consecutive frame periods.
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公开(公告)号:US20210092312A1
公开(公告)日:2021-03-25
申请号:US17116121
申请日:2020-12-09
Inventor: Masashi MURAKAMI , Kazuko NISHIMURA , Yasuo MIYAKE , Yasunori INOUE
IPC: H04N5/355
Abstract: An imaging device including a photoelectric converter including a first electrode, a second electrode, and a photoelectric conversion layer; a voltage supply circuit that applies a bias voltage between the first electrode and the second electrode; an amplifier transistor including a gate electrically connected to the second electrode, the amplifier transistor being configured to output a signal that corresponds to a potential of the gate; and a detection circuit that is configured to detect a level of the signal from the amplifier transistor. The voltage supply circuit applies the bias voltage in a first voltage range, in a case where the level detected by the detection circuit is less than a first threshold value, and applies the bias voltage in a second voltage range that is greater than the first voltage range, in a case where the level detected by the detection circuit is greater than a second threshold value.
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