公开(公告)号：US07898589B2

公开(公告)日：2011-03-01

申请号：US10953063

申请日：2004-09-30

申请人： Shinji Yamamoto ,  Toshiya Fujii ,  Kazuyuki Inokuma ,  Tsuyoshi Hasuka ,  Ryoichi Nagayoshi ,  Keijirou Itakura ,  Izumi Shimizu

发明人： Shinji Yamamoto ,  Toshiya Fujii ,  Kazuyuki Inokuma ,  Tsuyoshi Hasuka ,  Ryoichi Nagayoshi ,  Keijirou Itakura ,  Izumi Shimizu

IPC分类号： H04N3/14 ,  H04N5/335

CPC分类号： H04N5/3591 ,  H04N5/3728

摘要： A drive unit 120 sets a saturation amount in a read period in which charges generated in pixels are read to vertical CCDs to be lower in a combination mode than in an individual mode (see Vsub in count values 22 to 24 in FIG. 6). As a result, excess charges in the pixels are drained to an n-type substrate 11. The drive unit 120 also sets an accumulation period to be shorter in combination mode than in individual mode (see Vsub in each mode in FIG. 6).

摘要翻译： 驱动单元120将组合模式中的像素中产生的电荷读取到垂直CCD的读取周期中的饱和量设置为比单独模式更低（参见图6中的计数值22至24中的Vsub）。 结果，像素中的过量电荷被排出到n型衬底11.驱动单元120还将组合模式中的累积周期设置为比单独模式更短（参见图6中的每个模式中的Vsub）。

公开(公告)号：US20050062857A1

公开(公告)日：2005-03-24

申请号：US10953063

申请日：2004-09-30

申请人： Shinji Yamamoto ,  Toshiya Fujii ,  Kazuyuki Inokuma ,  Tsuyoshi Hasuka ,  Ryoichi Nagayoshi ,  Keijirou Itakura ,  Izumi Shimizu

发明人： Shinji Yamamoto ,  Toshiya Fujii ,  Kazuyuki Inokuma ,  Tsuyoshi Hasuka ,  Ryoichi Nagayoshi ,  Keijirou Itakura ,  Izumi Shimizu

IPC分类号： H01L27/148 ,  H04N5/225 ,  H04N5/232 ,  H04N5/235 ,  H04N5/335 ,  H04N5/347 ,  H04N5/353 ,  H04N5/359 ,  H04N5/369 ,  H04N5/372 ,  H04N9/07 ,  H04N101/00

CPC分类号： H04N5/3591 ,  H04N5/3728

摘要： A drive unit 120 sets a saturation amount in a read period in which charges generated in pixels are read to vertical CCDs to be lower in a combination mode than in an individual mode (see Vsub in count values 22 to 24 in FIG. 6). As a result, excess charges in the pixels are drained to an n-type substrate 11. The drive unit 120 also sets al accumulation period to be shorter in combination mode than in individual mode (see Vsub in each mode in FIG. 6).

摘要翻译： 驱动单元120将组合模式中的像素中产生的电荷读取到垂直CCD的读取周期中的饱和量设置为比单独模式更低（参见图6中的计数值22至24中的Vsub）。 结果，像素中的过量电荷被排出到n型衬底11.驱动单元120还将组合模式中的累积周期设置为比单独模式更短（参见图6中的每个模式中的Vsub）。

公开(公告)号：US07884872B2

公开(公告)日：2011-02-08

申请号：US11483746

申请日：2006-07-10

申请人： Tsuyoshi Hasuka ,  Ryoichi Nagayoshi ,  Keijirou Itakura ,  Izumi Shimizu ,  Yoshiaki Kato

发明人： Tsuyoshi Hasuka ,  Ryoichi Nagayoshi ,  Keijirou Itakura ,  Izumi Shimizu ,  Yoshiaki Kato

IPC分类号： H04N5/335

CPC分类号： H04N5/3592

摘要： A driving method is applied to a solid-state imaging apparatus having photoelectric conversion portions, transfer portion for reading out signal charges, and an excess charge draining portion for draining charges exceeding a saturation charge amount that is set by a reference voltage. One of driving modes is selected from a full pixel mode in which accumulated signal charges are detected individually for each pixel and a pixel mixing mode in which signal charges of a predetermined number of pixels are mixed to be detected. In the full pixel mode, the draining portion is supplied with the reference voltage having the same value during a charge accumulation period and a read transfer period for read transferring charges. In the pixel mixing mode, the draining portion is supplied with the reference voltage having a low level during the charge accumulation period and the reference voltage having a high level during the read transfer period. An appropriate driving for the pixel mixing mode can be performed by avoiding a limitation of a substrate voltage, without deteriorating the spectral characteristics, the sensitivity, nor the linearity.

摘要翻译： 将驱动方法应用于具有光电转换部分的固态成像装置，用于读出信号电荷的转印部分和用于排出超过由参考电压设置的饱和电荷量的电荷的过量电荷排出部分。 其中一种驱动模式是从满像素模式中选择的，其中针对每个像素分别检测累积的信号电荷，以及混合预定数量的像素的信号电荷进行检测的像素混合模式。 在全像素模式中，在电荷累积期间和读取传输电荷的读取传送周期中，向排水部分提供具有相同值的参考电压。 在像素混合模式中，在读取传送周期期间，在电荷累积期间内，向排水部分供给具有低电平的参考电压。 可以通过避免衬底电压的限制而不劣化光谱特性，灵敏度和线性度来进行像素混合模式的适当驱动。

公开(公告)号：US20070023785A1

公开(公告)日：2007-02-01

申请号：US11483746

申请日：2006-07-10

申请人： Tsuyoshi Hasuka ,  Ryoichi Nagayoshi ,  Keijirou Itakura ,  Izumi Shimizu ,  Yoshiaki Kato

发明人： Tsuyoshi Hasuka ,  Ryoichi Nagayoshi ,  Keijirou Itakura ,  Izumi Shimizu ,  Yoshiaki Kato

IPC分类号： H01L27/148 ,  H04N5/335

CPC分类号： H04N5/3592

摘要： A driving method is applied to a solid-state imaging apparatus having photoelectric conversion portions, transfer portion for reading out signal charges, and an excess charge draining portion for draining charges exceeding a saturation charge amount that is set by a reference voltage. One of driving modes is selected from a full pixel mode in which accumulated signal charges are detected individually for each pixel and a pixel mixing mode in which signal charges of a predetermined number of pixels are mixed to be detected. In the full pixel mode, the draining portion is supplied with the reference voltage having the same value during a charge accumulation period and a read transfer period for read transferring charges. In the pixel mixing mode, the draining portion is supplied with the reference voltage having a low level during the charge accumulation period and the reference voltage having a high level during the read transfer period. An appropriate driving for the pixel mixing mode can be performed by avoiding a limitation of a substrate voltage, without deteriorating the spectral characteristics, the sensitivity, nor the linearity.

摘要翻译： 将驱动方法应用于具有光电转换部分的固态成像装置，用于读出信号电荷的转印部分和用于排出超过由参考电压设置的饱和电荷量的电荷的过量电荷排出部分。 其中一种驱动模式是从满像素模式中选择的，其中针对每个像素分别检测累积的信号电荷，以及混合预定数量的像素的信号电荷进行检测的像素混合模式。 在全像素模式中，在电荷累积期间和读取传输电荷的读取传送周期中，向排水部分提供具有相同值的参考电压。 在像素混合模式中，在读取传送周期期间，在电荷累积期间内，向排水部分供给具有低电平的参考电压。 可以通过避免衬底电压的限制而不劣化光谱特性，灵敏度和线性度来进行像素混合模式的适当驱动。

公开(公告)号：US07564492B2

公开(公告)日：2009-07-21

申请号：US10712770

申请日：2003-11-12

申请人： Ryoichi Nagayoshi ,  Toshiya Fujii ,  Tsuyoshi Hasuka ,  Akiyoshi Kohno ,  Shinichi Tashiro ,  Keijiro Itakura

发明人： Ryoichi Nagayoshi ,  Toshiya Fujii ,  Tsuyoshi Hasuka ,  Akiyoshi Kohno ,  Shinichi Tashiro ,  Keijiro Itakura

IPC分类号： H04N3/14 ,  H04N5/335

CPC分类号： H04N5/3725 ,  H04N5/347 ,  H04N5/37213 ,  H04N9/045

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。

公开(公告)号：US20100188536A1

公开(公告)日：2010-07-29

申请号：US12670040

申请日：2008-07-09

申请人： Tsuyoshi Hasuka ,  Toshihiro Kuriyama ,  Hiroyuki Mori ,  Junji Manabe

发明人： Tsuyoshi Hasuka ,  Toshihiro Kuriyama ,  Hiroyuki Mori ,  Junji Manabe

IPC分类号： H04N5/335 ,  H01L27/148 ,  H01L31/101

CPC分类号： H04N5/3698 ,  H01L27/14806 ,  H04N5/3592

摘要： The semiconductor element according to an aspect of the present invention is a solid-state imaging element formed on a semiconductor substrate, having an overflow drain structure for draining excessive charges generated in photoelectric conversion elements, and reading out signal charges accumulated in the photoelectric conversion elements to a vertical transfer unit via a readout gate electrode. The solid-state imaging element includes: a first voltage generating circuit which applies, to the semiconductor substrate, substrate voltage defining the height of overflow barrier in the overflow drain structure; and a second voltage generating circuit which selectively generates first voltage and second voltage each including the height of pulse wave superimposed onto the substrate voltage, at a time when readout pulse to be applied to the readout gate electrode is generated.

摘要翻译： 根据本发明的一个方面的半导体元件是形成在半导体衬底上的固态成像元件，具有用于排放在光电转换元件中产生的过多电荷的溢出漏极结构，以及读出在光电转换元件中累积的信号电荷 通过读出栅电极到垂直传送单元。 固体摄像元件包括：第一电压产生电路，向半导体衬底施加限定溢流漏极结构中的溢流栅的高度的衬底电压; 以及第二电压产生电路，其在产生要施加到读出栅电极的读出脉冲时，选择性地产生包括叠加在衬底电压上的脉冲波的高度的第一电压和第二电压。

公开(公告)号：US07420606B2

公开(公告)日：2008-09-02

申请号：US10891868

申请日：2004-07-14

申请人： Katsumi Takeda ,  Junji Tokumoto ,  Yoshiaki Sone ,  Tsuyoshi Hasuka

发明人： Katsumi Takeda ,  Junji Tokumoto ,  Yoshiaki Sone ,  Tsuyoshi Hasuka

IPC分类号： H04N3/14 ,  H04N5/335

CPC分类号： H04N5/335

摘要： A timing generator, includes: a first memory circuit that stores timing generation information; a first register for holding the timing generation information in the first memory circuit; a first external input part for accessing to the first register so as to rewrite data therein; a selector that selects one of the first memory circuit and the first external input part in order to conduct writing of data in the first register; and a pulse generation part that generates a pulse timing in accordance with the timing generation information held in the first register so as to output a single or a plurality of pulses. A pulse timing required for driving a solid-state imaging device and the like can be generated easily and the timing generation can be rewritten externally.

摘要翻译： 一种定时发生器，包括：存储定时产生信息的第一存储器电路; 用于在第一存储器电路中保持定时产生信息的第一寄存器; 第一外部输入部分，用于访问第一寄存器，以便在其中重写数据; 选择器，其选择第一存储器电路和第一外部输入部分中的一个，以便在第一寄存器中进行数据的写入; 以及脉冲生成部，其根据保持在第一寄存器中的定时生成信息生成脉冲定时，以输出单个或多个脉冲。 可以容易地生成用于驱动固态成像装置等所需的脉冲定时，并且可以从外部重写定时生成。

公开(公告)号：US07719594B2

公开(公告)日：2010-05-18

申请号：US11533561

申请日：2006-09-20

申请人： Yoshiaki Kato ,  Kazuya Yonemoto ,  Tsuyoshi Hasuka

发明人： Yoshiaki Kato ,  Kazuya Yonemoto ,  Tsuyoshi Hasuka

IPC分类号： H04N3/14 ,  H04N5/335

CPC分类号： H04N5/335 ,  H01L27/14603 ,  H04N5/23245

摘要： A solid-state imaging device, and a camera provided with this device, that can output high quality images at high speed are realized by preventing improper OB clamping in a solid-state imaging device that performs pixel mixing in the horizontal direction. Vertical final stages, which are the transfer stages closest to a horizontal transfer component 4, are provided with provided with independent transfer electrodes V3-1, V3-2, V3-3, V6-1, V5-2, and V5-3 that are independent of other columns in a region between the horizontal transfer component and an effective pixel region, and a common transfer electrode that is common to all of the columns in the region between the horizontal transfer component 4 and the OB region. Further, in the vertical final stages, the entire region between the OB region and the horizontal transfer component, or the region minus openings formed for the wiring of V3-1 and V5-1 in the columns closest to the effective pixel region, is covered with a light blocking film.

摘要翻译： 通过防止在水平方向上执行像素混合的固态成像装置中的不正确的OB钳位，实现了可以高速输出高质量图像的固态成像装置和设置有该装置的相机。 具有最靠近水平传递部件4的传送级的垂直末级设置有独立的传送电极V3-1，V3-2，V3-3，V6-1，V5-2和V5-3， 在水平传送部件和有效像素区域之间的区域中的其他列独立，以及在水平传送部件4和OB区域之间的区域中的所有列共同的公共传送电极。 此外，在垂直最终阶段中，覆盖OB区域和水平传递部件之间的整个区域，或者减去最靠近有效像素区域的列中V3-1和V5-1的布线形成的开口的区域 具有遮光膜。

公开(公告)号：US20050012822A1

公开(公告)日：2005-01-20

申请号：US10891868

申请日：2004-07-14

申请人： Katsumi Takeda ,  Junji Tokumoto ,  Yoshiaki Sone ,  Tsuyoshi Hasuka

发明人： Katsumi Takeda ,  Junji Tokumoto ,  Yoshiaki Sone ,  Tsuyoshi Hasuka

IPC分类号： H04N5/225 ,  H01L27/148 ,  H04N5/378

CPC分类号： H04N5/335

摘要： A timing generator, includes: a first memory circuit that stores timing generation information; a first register for holding the timing generation information in the first memory circuit; a first external input part for accessing to the first register so as to rewrite data therein; a selector that selects one of the first memory circuit and the first external input part in order to conduct writing of data in the first register; and a pulse generation part that generates a pulse timing in accordance with the timing generation information held in the first register so as to output a single or a plurality of pulses. A pulse timing required for driving a solid-state imaging device and the like can be generated easily and the timing generation can be rewritten externally.

摘要翻译： 一种定时发生器，包括：存储定时产生信息的第一存储器电路; 用于在第一存储器电路中保持定时产生信息的第一寄存器; 第一外部输入部分，用于访问第一寄存器，以便在其中重写数据; 选择器，其选择第一存储器电路和第一外部输入部分中的一个，以便在第一寄存器中进行数据的写入; 以及脉冲生成部，其根据保持在第一寄存器中的定时生成信息生成脉冲定时，以输出单个或多个脉冲。 可以容易地生成用于驱动固态成像装置等所需的脉冲定时，并且可以从外部重写定时生成。

公开(公告)号：US20070091189A1

公开(公告)日：2007-04-26

申请号：US11533561

申请日：2006-09-20

申请人： Yoshiaki Kato ,  Kazuya Yonemoto ,  Tsuyoshi Hasuka

发明人： Yoshiaki Kato ,  Kazuya Yonemoto ,  Tsuyoshi Hasuka

IPC分类号： H04N5/335

CPC分类号： H04N5/335 ,  H01L27/14603 ,  H04N5/23245

摘要： A solid-state imaging device, and a camera provided with this device, that can output high quality images at high speed are realized by preventing improper OB clamping in a solid-state imaging device that performs pixel mixing in the horizontal direction. Vertical final stages, which are the transfer stages closest to a horizontal transfer component 4, are provided with provided with independent transfer electrodes V3-1, V3-2, V3-3, V6-1, V5-2, and V5-3 that are independent of other columns in a region between the horizontal transfer component and an effective pixel region, and a common transfer electrode that is common to all of the columns in the region between the horizontal transfer component 4 and the OB region. Further, in the vertical final stages, the entire region between the OB region and the horizontal transfer component, or the region minus openings formed for the wiring of V3-1 and V5-1 in the columns closest to the effective pixel region, is covered with a light blocking film.

摘要翻译： 通过防止在水平方向上执行像素混合的固态成像装置中的不正确的OB钳位，实现了可以高速输出高质量图像的固态成像装置和设置有该装置的相机。 设有最接近水平传送部件4的传送级的垂直末级设置有独立的传输电极V 3 -1，V 3 -2，V 3 -3，V 6 -1，V 5 -2， 和水平传递部件与有效像素区域之间的区域中的其他列独立的V 5 -3以及在水平传送部件4和OB之间的区域中的所有列共同的公共传送电极 地区。 此外，在垂直最终阶段中，OB区域和水平传递部件之间的整个区域或者减去最靠近有效像素区域的列中的V 3 -1和V 5 -1的布线形成的开口， 被遮光膜覆盖。