公开(公告)号：US20130284888A1

公开(公告)日：2013-10-31

申请号：US13870893

申请日：2013-04-25

Applicant: RENESAS ELECTRONICS CORPORATION

Inventor： Shunsuke OKURA ,  Koji SHIDA ,  Hiroshi KATO

IPC: H04N5/378

CPC classification number: H04N5/378 ,  H03M1/00

Abstract: There is a need to provide a solid-state imaging apparatus capable of highly accurately analog-to-digital converting an analog voltage output from a pixel circuit. The solid-state imaging apparatus supplies a counter code to an integral A/D converter. The counter code CD includes 3-phase clock signals and gray signals. The clock signals each have a cycle equal to specified cycle multiplied by 8 and allow phases to shift from each other by specified cycle. The gray signals linearly increase count values at a cycle equal to specified cycle multiplied by 4. The counter code reverses only the logical level of a signal when a count value changes. A count value error can be limited to a minimum.

公开(公告)号：US20170026594A1

公开(公告)日：2017-01-26

申请号：US15145752

申请日：2016-05-03

Applicant: Renesas Electronics Corporation

Inventor： Koji SHIDA ,  Hideki WAKISAKA ,  Katsumi DOSAKA

IPC: H04N5/355 ,  H04N5/378 ,  H04N5/235

CPC classification number: H04N5/35581 ,  H04N5/2355

Abstract: According to one aspect of the present invention, an image sensor and a sensor module have a configuration in which the image sensor outputs first brightness information representing brightness information of first image information obtained with a first exposure time and second brightness information representing brightness information of second image information obtained with a second exposure time separately from a composite image obtained by synthesizing the first image information and the second image information, updates the first and second exposure times based on an exposure time set value externally generated based on the first brightness information and the second brightness information, and changes a synthesis set value used for synthesis of the composite image based on the exposure time set value externally generated based on the first brightness information and the second brightness information.

Abstract translation: 根据本发明的一个方面，图像传感器和传感器模块具有以下结构：图像传感器输出表示以第一曝光时间获得的第一图像信息的亮度信息的第一亮度信息和表示第二曝光时间的亮度信息的第二亮度信息 以与通过合成第一图像信息和第二图像信息而获得的合成图像分开的第二曝光时间获得的图像信息，基于根据第一亮度信息从外部生成的曝光时间设定值来更新第一和第二曝光时间， 并且基于根据第一亮度信息和第二亮度信息从外部生成的曝光时间设定值，改变用于合成图像合成的合成设定值。

公开(公告)号：US20180084189A1

公开(公告)日：2018-03-22

申请号：US15823172

申请日：2017-11-27

Applicant: RENESAS ELECTRONICS CORPORATION

Inventor： Koji SHIDA ,  Shinya TANAKA

IPC: H04N5/232 ,  H04N5/367 ,  H04N5/243 ,  H04N5/238 ,  G02B7/10 ,  G02B15/14 ,  H04N5/235

CPC classification number: H04N5/23212 ,  G02B7/102 ,  G02B15/14 ,  H04N5/23209 ,  H04N5/23296 ,  H04N5/2351 ,  H04N5/238 ,  H04N5/243 ,  H04N5/367

Abstract: In an existing camera, a control program of a whole camera including a control program for controlling a lens group and a sensor needs to be entirely created by a camera manufacturer, which increases the number of man-hours of product development. According to one embodiment, in a lens module system, a lens module includes a lens group, an image sensor and a module control unit. Image feature information representing a feature of image information taken is output from the image sensor, and the module control unit controls a component of the lens group based on the image feature information.

公开(公告)号：US20150115135A1

公开(公告)日：2015-04-30

申请号：US14588787

申请日：2015-01-02

Applicant: RENESAS ELECTRONICS CORPORATION

Inventor： Shunsuke OKURA ,  Koji SHIDA ,  Hiroshi KATO

IPC: H04N5/378

CPC classification number: H04N5/378 ,  H03M1/00

Abstract: There is a need to provide a solid-state imaging apparatus capable of highly accurately analog-to-digital converting an analog voltage output from a pixel circuit. The solid-state imaging apparatus supplies a counter code to an integral A/D converter. The counter code CD includes 3-phase clock signals and gray signals. The clock signals each have a cycle equal to specified cycle multiplied by 8 and allow phases to shift from each other by specified cycle. The gray signals linearly increase count values at a cycle equal to specified cycle multiplied by 4. The counter code reverses only the logical level of a signal when a count value changes. A count value error can be limited to a minimum.

Abstract translation: 需要提供能够高精度地模数转换从像素电路输出的模拟电压的固态成像装置。 固态成像装置向积分A / D转换器提供计数器代码。 计数器代码CD包括三相时钟信号和灰度信号。 时钟信号各自具有等于指定周期的周期乘以8，并允许相位相互指定周期相移。 灰度信号在等于指定周期的周期乘以4的线性增加计数值。当计数值改变时，计数器代码仅反转信号的逻辑电平。 计数值错误可以限制在最小值。

公开(公告)号：US20180182125A1

公开(公告)日：2018-06-28

申请号：US15828776

申请日：2017-12-01

Applicant: Renesas Electronics Corporation

Inventor： Shinya TANAKA ,  Koji SHIDA

IPC: G06T7/73 ,  G06T7/80

Abstract: A method of determining a position of a focus lens includes the steps of detecting luminance values corresponding to a plurality of imaging elements which detect light via a focus lens while moving the focus lens, calculating a contrast value for evaluation of a focused state of a subject image on the basis of the detected luminance values corresponding to the imaging elements, specifying the largest luminance value in the detected luminance values corresponding to the imaging elements, specifying a range in which the largest luminance value is not less than a value which is determined in advance in a moving range of the focus lens and determining the position of the focus lens on the basis of the contrast value in the specified range of the position of the focus lens.

公开(公告)号：US20160241773A1

公开(公告)日：2016-08-18

申请号：US14965353

申请日：2015-12-10

Applicant: RENESAS ELECTRONICS CORPORATION

Inventor： Koji SHIDA ,  Shinya TANAKA

IPC: H04N5/232 ,  H04N5/357 ,  H04N5/238 ,  G06K9/46 ,  G02B15/14 ,  G02B7/09

CPC classification number: H04N5/23212 ,  G02B7/102 ,  G02B15/14 ,  H04N5/23209 ,  H04N5/23296 ,  H04N5/2351 ,  H04N5/238 ,  H04N5/243 ,  H04N5/367

Abstract: In an existing camera, a control program of a whole camera including a control program for controlling a lens group and a sensor needs to be entirely created by a camera manufacturer, which increases the number of man-hours of product development. According to one embodiment, in a lens module system, a lens module includes a lens group, an image sensor and a module control unit. Image feature information representing a feature of image information taken is output from the image sensor, and the module control unit controls a component of the lens group based on the image feature information.

Abstract translation: 在现有的相机中，包括用于控制镜头组和传感器的控制程序的整个照相机的控制程序需要由相机制造商完全创建，这增加了产品开发的工时数量。 根据一个实施例，在透镜模块系统中，透镜模块包括透镜组，图像传感器和模块控制单元。 从图像传感器输出表示图像信息的特征的图像特征信息，并且模块控制单元基于图像特征信息来控制透镜组的分量。