Solid-state image sensing device and camera using the same
    3.
    发明授权
    Solid-state image sensing device and camera using the same 有权
    固态摄像装置和相机使用相同

    公开(公告)号:US07564492B2

    公开(公告)日:2009-07-21

    申请号:US10712770

    申请日:2003-11-12

    IPC分类号: H04N3/14 H04N5/335

    摘要: The present invention provides a solid-state image sensing device that can reduce at least the number of pixels arranged in the horizontal direction and can output high quality picture signals at high speed without generating moire or alias. The solid-state image sensing device includes vertical transfer parts 3 in which signal charges read out from photoelectric conversion parts 2 arranged bidimensionally are transferred in the vertical direction stage by stage, a horizontal transfer part 4 in which signal charges received from the vertical transfer parts 3 are transferred in the horizontal direction, and a control unit that controls transfer operations of the vertical transfer parts 3 and horizontal transfer part 4, wherein vertical last stages of the vertical transfer parts 3 have transfer electrodes formed to have identical configurations repeated every 2n+1 (n denotes an integer of 1 or higher) columns, and vertical last stages of columns other than one column among the 2n+1 columns or all vertical stages are provided with transfer electrodes that are independent of those of the other vertical last stages.

    摘要翻译: 本发明提供一种固态图像感测装置,其能够至少减少在水平方向上布置的像素的数量,并且可以高速输出高质量的图像信号,而不产生莫尔条纹或别名。 固体摄像装置包括垂直传送部件3,其中从垂直方向逐级传送从光电转换部件2读出的信号电荷逐级传送;水平传送部件4,其中从垂直传送部件接收信号电荷 3在水平方向上传送,以及控制单元,其控制垂直传送部件3和水平传送部件4的传送操作,其中垂直传送部件3的垂直最后级具有形成为具有相同配置的传输电极,每2n + 1(n表示1以上的整数)列,并且在2n + 1列或全部垂直级中除了一列之外的列的垂直最后级设置有与其他垂直最后级独立的传输电极。

    Imaging device and imaging method
    4.
    发明申请
    Imaging device and imaging method 审中-公开
    成像装置和成像方法

    公开(公告)号:US20050068435A1

    公开(公告)日:2005-03-31

    申请号:US10953509

    申请日:2004-09-30

    摘要: A solid-state image sensor includes photoelectric converters positioned either in a complementary color filter array or in the Bayer color filter array. The solid-state image sensor either adds together electric charges obtained by 9 photoelectric converters that relate to one color in each portion of six rows and six columns of the photoelectric converters so as to output a resulting electric charge as one pixel, or outputs the electric charges obtained by 9 photoelectric converters that relate to one color as 9 pixels without added together. By adding together the electric charges, the resolution of an image becomes one ninth of the case where the electric charges are not added together, and the sensitivity becomes 9 times higher than the same. The control unit not shown in the drawing determines a time length for photoelectric conversion assuming that the electric charges are not added together. If the determined time length is longer than a predetermined threshold, the actual time length for photoelectric conversion is reduced to {fraction (1/9)} of the determined time length, and an image is generated based on the resulting electric charges that are outputted after the electric charges stored in the photoelectric converters are added together.

    摘要翻译: 固态图像传感器包括位于补色滤光片阵列或拜耳滤色器阵列中的光电转换器。 固态图像传感器将由光电转换器的六行六列的每一部分中的一种颜色相关的9个光电转换器获得的电荷相加,从而将所得电荷输出为一个像素,或者输出电 由9个光电转换器获得的与一个颜色相关的9个像素而不添加在一起的电荷。 通过将电荷加在一起,图像的分辨率成为电荷不相加的情况的九分之一,并且灵敏度比其高9倍。 图中未示出的控制单元确定假设电荷不相加在一起的光电转换的时间长度。 如果确定的时间长度大于预定阈值,则光电转换的实际时间长度减小到{分数(所确定的时间长度的1/9),并且基于所产生的电荷之后输出的图像 存储在光电转换器中的电荷被加在一起。

    Solid state imaging device and driving method thereof
    5.
    发明申请
    Solid state imaging device and driving method thereof 有权
    固态成像装置及其驱动方法

    公开(公告)号:US20050157191A1

    公开(公告)日:2005-07-21

    申请号:US11037220

    申请日:2005-01-19

    摘要: A solid state imaging device of the present invention comprises a solid state imaging element which includes a plurality of photoelectric conversion elements arranged in a matrix. In the solid state imaging device of the present invention, a pixel mixture unit area includes q pixels (q is a natural number equal to or greater than 2) in the first direction of the solid state imaging element and p pixels (p is a natural number equal to or greater than 2) in the second direction that crosses the first direction. The solid state imaging device includes: means for performing a first-field pixel addition process of adding together electric charges of a plurality of pixels included in the plurality of pixel mixture unit areas and a second-field pixel addition process of adding together the electric charges of the plurality of pixels included in the plurality of pixel mixture unit areas based on a combination of the pixel mixture unit areas which is different from that of the first-field pixel addition process; and means for alternately outputting signals of the electric charges obtained in the first-field pixel addition process and second-field pixel addition process as signals for interlaced scanning.

    摘要翻译: 本发明的固态成像装置包括固态成像元件,其包括以矩阵排列的多个光电转换元件。 在本发明的固态成像装置中,像素混合单位区域包括在固态成像元件的第一方向上的q个像素(q是等于或大于2的自然数),p个像素(p是自然数) 数量等于或大于2)在穿过第一方向的第二方向上。 固态成像装置包括:用于执行将包括在多个像素混合单位区域中的多个像素的电荷相加在一起的第一场像素相加处理的装置和将电荷相加在一起的第二场像素相加处理 基于与第一场像素相加处理不同的像素混合单位区域的组合,包含在多个像素混合单位区域中的多个像素中; 以及用于交替地输出在第一场像素相加处理和第二场像素相加处理中获得的电荷的信号作为用于隔行扫描的信号的装置。

    Solid state imaging device and driving method thereof
    6.
    发明授权
    Solid state imaging device and driving method thereof 有权
    固态成像装置及其驱动方法

    公开(公告)号:US07471322B2

    公开(公告)日:2008-12-30

    申请号:US11037220

    申请日:2005-01-19

    IPC分类号: H04N3/14 H04N5/335 H04N1/46

    摘要: A solid state imaging device of the present invention comprises a solid state imaging element which includes a plurality of photoelectric conversion elements arranged in a matrix. In the solid state imaging device of the present invention, a pixel mixture unit area includes q pixels (q is a natural number equal to or greater than 2) in the first direction of the solid state imaging element and p pixels (p is a natural number equal to or greater than 2) in the second direction that crosses the first direction. The solid state imaging device includes: means for performing a first-field pixel addition process of adding together electric charges of a plurality of pixels included in the plurality of pixel mixture unit areas and a second-field pixel addition process of adding together the electric charges of the plurality of pixels included in the plurality of pixel mixture unit areas based on a combination of the pixel mixture unit areas which is different from that of the first-field pixel addition process; and means for alternately outputting signals of the electric charges obtained in the first-field pixel addition process and second-field pixel addition process as signals for interlaced scanning.

    摘要翻译: 本发明的固态成像装置包括固态成像元件,其包括以矩阵排列的多个光电转换元件。 在本发明的固态成像装置中,像素混合单位区域包括在固态成像元件的第一方向上的q个像素(q是等于或大于2的自然数),p个像素(p是自然数) 数量等于或大于2)在穿过第一方向的第二方向上。 固态成像装置包括:用于执行将包括在多个像素混合单位区域中的多个像素的电荷相加在一起的第一场像素相加处理的装置和将电荷相加在一起的第二场像素相加处理 基于与第一场像素相加处理不同的像素混合单位区域的组合,包含在多个像素混合单位区域中的多个像素中; 以及用于交替地输出在第一场像素相加处理和第二场像素相加处理中获得的电荷的信号作为用于隔行扫描的信号的装置。

    Image defect correction apparatus and method
    7.
    发明授权
    Image defect correction apparatus and method 有权
    图像缺陷修正装置及方法

    公开(公告)号:US07483063B2

    公开(公告)日:2009-01-27

    申请号:US10845526

    申请日:2004-05-14

    IPC分类号: H04N9/64 H04N3/14

    摘要: An image defect correction apparatus that processes luminance signals output from two-dimensionally arranged light-sensitive elements via a plurality of vertical charge coupled devices and a horizontal charge coupled device in a predetermined order, outputs image information, and includes: a recording unit that records therein an X address for identifying a correction-target vertical line of pixels corresponding to a vertical charge coupled device in which a point defect exists; a correction value calculating unit that calculates a correction value from values of (i) a luminance signal corresponding to at least one pixel at a predetermined position on the correction-target vertical line identified by the X address and (ii) a luminance signal corresponding to at least one pixel at a predetermined position on another vertical line; and a correcting unit that corrects values of luminance signals corresponding to the correction-target vertical line, based on the calculated correction value.

    摘要翻译: 一种图像缺陷校正装置,其以预定顺序经由多个垂直电荷耦合器件和水平电荷耦合器件处理从二维排列的光敏元件输出的亮度信号,输出图像信息,并包括:记录单元 其中用于识别与存在点缺陷的垂直电荷耦合器件相对应的校正对象垂直线的X地址; 校正值计算单元,其从(i)与由X地址识别的校正对象垂直线上的预定位置处的至少一个像素对应的亮度信号的值(ii)对应于 在另一垂直线上的预定位置处的至少一个像素; 以及校正单元,其基于所计算的校正值来校正与校正对象垂直线对应的亮度信号的值。

    VEHICLE-MOUNTED IMAGING DEVICE
    8.
    发明申请
    VEHICLE-MOUNTED IMAGING DEVICE 有权
    车辆安装成像装置

    公开(公告)号:US20090128626A1

    公开(公告)日:2009-05-21

    申请号:US12066472

    申请日:2006-09-29

    IPC分类号: H04N7/18

    摘要: Color signals that have passed through a multilayer film filter and been photoelectrically converted are inputted into an image processing LSI. A color signal processing section of the image processing LSI corrects the color signals on a color matrix. The color matrix is divided into a plurality of regions corresponding to the color signals, and the correction is made for each of the regions.

    摘要翻译: 已经通过多层膜滤光器并被光电转换的彩色信号被输入到图像处理LSI中。 图像处理LSI的颜色信号处理部分校正颜色矩阵上的颜色信号。 彩色矩阵被分为对应于彩色信号的多个区域,并且对每个区域进行校正。

    Imaging device
    9.
    发明申请
    Imaging device 有权
    成像设备

    公开(公告)号:US20070285539A1

    公开(公告)日:2007-12-13

    申请号:US11802299

    申请日:2007-05-22

    IPC分类号: H04N9/04

    摘要: An imaging device free from discoloring under high temperature or high irradiation and having high color reproducibility is provided. Multilayer filters made of inorganic materials are provided above respective photoelectric conversion elements. The filters include red filters having predetermined spectra characteristics, green filters having predetermined spectral characteristics, and two kinds of blue filters having spectral characteristics different in peak wavelength.

    摘要翻译: 提供了一种在高温或高照射下无变色并具有高色彩再现性的成像装置。 由各种光电转换元件提供由无机材料制成的多层过滤器。 滤光器包括具有预定光谱特性的红色滤光片,具有预定光谱特性的绿色滤光片,以及具有峰值波长不同的光谱特性的两种蓝色滤光片。

    Imaging device
    10.
    发明授权
    Imaging device 有权
    成像设备

    公开(公告)号:US07457486B2

    公开(公告)日:2008-11-25

    申请号:US10952862

    申请日:2004-09-30

    摘要: A solid-state imaging element includes photoelectric conversion elements having a complementary or Bayer color filter array. The solid-state imaging element adds together electric charges stored in nine photoelectric conversion elements having color filters of one of multiple colors in each portion of six rows and six columns, to obtain a resulting electric charge, and outputs the resulting electric charge as one pixel. A portion for one of the colors deviates from a portion for each of the other colors by three rows and/or three columns. This pixel-addition operation produces an effect of a spatial low pass filter, thereby reducing signal components exceeding a Nyquist frequency corresponding to a target resolution. Consequently, aliasing noise in an image with the target resolution is reduced, and therefore higher image quality can be achieved, when compared with a conventional resolution reduction technique.

    摘要翻译: 固态成像元件包括具有互补或拜耳滤色器阵列的光电转换元件。 固态成像元件将存储在具有六行六列的每个部分中的多种颜色之一的滤色片的九个光电转换元件中的电荷相加,以获得所得电荷,并将所得电荷输出为一个像素 。 一种颜色的一部分偏离了其他颜色中的每一种的三行和/或三列的部分。 该像素相加操作产生空间低通滤波器的效果,从而减少超过对应于目标分辨率的奈奎斯特频率的信号分量。 因此,与传统的分辨率降低技术相比,具有目标分辨率的图像中的混叠噪声减小,因此可以实现更高的图像质量。