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公开(公告)号:US20190199949A1
公开(公告)日:2019-06-27
申请号:US16288927
申请日:2019-02-28
Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
Inventor: Nobutaka SHIMAMURA , Atsushi SUZUKI
Abstract: The present technology relates to an image sensor, an imaging method, and an electronic apparatus that are capable of improving the image quality. It includes a plurality of signal lines for reading signals from pixels including a photoelectric conversion element, each of the plurality of signal lines being provided for one column of pixels, and a fixing unit configured to fix the potential of the plurality of signal lines to a predetermined potential, is started. The fixing unit fixes the potential of the plurality of signal lines before an operation of resetting the pixel. It is possible to fix the potential of the signal line to a predetermined potential before reading of the signal from the pixel, and to prevent the image quality from degrading due to the discrepancy in the potential when reading is started.
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公开(公告)号:US20170125464A1
公开(公告)日:2017-05-04
申请号:US15124860
申请日:2015-03-13
Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
Inventor: Takashi ABE , Nobutaka SHIMAMURA
IPC: H01L27/146 , H04N5/374
CPC classification number: H01L27/14603 , H01L27/14612 , H01L27/14634 , H01L27/14636 , H01L27/14643 , H01L27/1469 , H04N5/3741
Abstract: The present technology relates to a solid state imaging device capable of providing a solid state imaging device that does not cause deterioration of image quality due to an increase in reading speed of a pixel signal, and an imaging apparatus. In a pixel array block in which a plurality of pixels are two-dimensionally arrayed, each of the pixels including: a photoelectric conversion device; a plurality of transistors to be used for reading a signal from the photoelectric conversion device; and wiring for driving the transistors, a plurality of pixel output lines are provided for each one column of the plurality of pixels two-dimensionally arrayed, and the plurality of pixel output lines from the pixels are arranged separately in a plurality of wiring layers. The present technology can be applied to, for example, a CMOS image sensor.
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公开(公告)号:US20170195603A1
公开(公告)日:2017-07-06
申请号:US15119636
申请日:2015-02-24
Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
Inventor: Naoki KAWAZU , Atsushi SUZUKI , Takashi SHOJI , Masashi AKAMATSU , Nobutaka SHIMAMURA , Hayato WAKABAYASHI , Yuuki YAMAGATA , Norihiro NIKAI , Tohru KIKAWADA , Takumi OKA , Toshiki KAINUMA
IPC: H04N5/374 , H04N5/3745 , H04N5/378
Abstract: The present technology relates to an image pickup element, a control method, and an image pickup device which realize easier and more diversified data output. In one aspect of the present technology, a plurality of signal lines for transmitting a pixel signal read from a pixel is allocated to each column, and different reading modes of the pixel signals are respectively allocated to the signal lines of each column. Regarding each column of the pixel array connected to the pixel corresponding to the mode, the pixel signal is read from the pixel connected to the signal line corresponding to the reading mode of the pixel signal in the mode, and the read pixel signal is transmitted via the signal line. The present technology is applied to, for example, an image pickup element and an image pickup device.
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公开(公告)号:US20200014874A1
公开(公告)日:2020-01-09
申请号:US16577558
申请日:2019-09-20
Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
Inventor: Naoki KAWAZU , Atsushi SUZUKI , Takashi SHOJI , Masashi AKAMATSU , Nobutaka SHIMAMURA , Hayato WAKABAYASHI , Yuuki YAMAGATA , Norihiro NIKAI , Tohru KIKAWADA , Takumi OKA , Toshiki KAINUMA
IPC: H04N5/374 , H04N5/378 , H04N5/3745
Abstract: The present technology relates to an image pickup element, a control method, and an image pickup device which realize easier and more diversified data output. In one aspect of the present technology, a plurality of signal lines for transmitting a pixel signal read from a pixel is allocated to each column, and different reading modes of the pixel signals are respectively allocated to the signal lines of each column. Regarding each column of the pixel array connected to the pixel corresponding to the mode, the pixel signal is read from the pixel connected to the signal line corresponding to the reading mode of the pixel signal in the mode, and the read pixel signal is transmitted via the signal line. The present technology is applied to, for example, an image pickup element and an image pickup device.
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公开(公告)号:US20180278870A1
公开(公告)日:2018-09-27
申请号:US15993062
申请日:2018-05-30
Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
Inventor: Nobutaka SHIMAMURA , Atsushi SUZUKI
IPC: H04N5/365
CPC classification number: H04N5/3658 , H04N5/374 , H04N5/378
Abstract: The present technology relates to an image sensor, an imaging method, and an electronic apparatus that are capable of improving the image quality. It includes a plurality of signal lines for reading signals from pixels including a photoelectric conversion element, each of the plurality of signal lines being provided for one column of pixels, and a fixing unit configured to fix the potential of the plurality of signal lines to a predetermined potential, is started. The fixing unit fixes the potential of the plurality of signal lines before an operation of resetting the pixel. It is possible to fix the potential of the signal line to a predetermined potential before reading of the signal from the pixel, and to prevent the image quality from degrading due to the discrepancy in the potential when the reading is started.
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公开(公告)号:US20180152654A1
公开(公告)日:2018-05-31
申请号:US15877693
申请日:2018-01-23
Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
Inventor: Nobutaka SHIMAMURA , Atsushi SUZUKI
CPC classification number: H04N5/3658 , H04N5/374 , H04N5/378
Abstract: The present technology relates to an image sensor, an imaging method, and an electronic apparatus that are capable of improving the image quality. It includes a plurality of signal lines for reading signals from pixels including a photoelectric conversion element, each of the plurality of signal lines being provided for one column of pixels, and a fixing unit configured to fix the potential of the plurality of signal lines to a predetermined potential, is started. The fixing unit fixes the potential of the plurality of signal lines before an operation of resetting the pixel. It is possible to fix the potential of the signal line to a predetermined potential before reading of the signal from the pixel, and to prevent the image quality from degrading due to the discrepancy in the potential when reading is started.
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公开(公告)号:US20170111602A1
公开(公告)日:2017-04-20
申请号:US15127179
申请日:2015-03-17
Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
Inventor: Nobutaka SHIMAMURA , Atsushi SUZUKI
CPC classification number: H04N5/3658 , H04N5/374 , H04N5/378
Abstract: The present technology relates to an image sensor, an imaging method, and an electronic apparatus that are capable of improving the image quality. It includes a plurality of signal lines for reading signals from pixels including a photoelectric conversion element, each of the plurality of signal lines being provided for one column of pixels, and a fixing unit configured to fix the potential of the plurality of signal lines to a predetermined potential, is started. The fixing unit fixes the potential of the plurality of signal lines before an operation of resetting the pixel. It is possible to fix the potential of the signal line to a predetermined potential before reading of the signal from the pixel, and to prevent the image quality from degrading due to the discrepancy in the potential when reading is started.
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