IMAGE SENSOR AND CONTROL METHOD FOR IMAGE SENSOR

    公开(公告)号:US20160150172A1

    公开(公告)日:2016-05-26

    申请号:US15014704

    申请日:2016-02-03

    申请人: Sony Corporation

    IPC分类号: H04N5/378 H04N5/369

    摘要: The present technology relates to an image sensor and a control method for an image sensor which are capable of measuring illuminance of each color in an image sensor. Each of a plurality of pixel units includes a pixel and a reset transistor, and the pixel includes a photoelectric converting unit that performs photoelectric conversion on light of a certain color incident through a color filter and a transfer transistor that transfers charges obtained by the photoelectric conversion of the photoelectric converting unit and is controllable for each color. According to control of the transfer transistor, the charges are read from the photoelectric converting unit through the transfer transistor and the reset transistor, and a voltage corresponding to the charges is supplied to an AD converting unit connected to the reset transistor. The present technology can be applied to, for example, an image sensor that photographs an image.

    IMAGE SENSOR AND CONTROL METHOD FOR IMAGE SENSOR
    4.
    发明申请
    IMAGE SENSOR AND CONTROL METHOD FOR IMAGE SENSOR 有权
    图像传感器图像传感器和控制方法

    公开(公告)号:US20150077609A1

    公开(公告)日:2015-03-19

    申请号:US14395386

    申请日:2013-04-23

    申请人: Sony Corporation

    IPC分类号: H04N5/374 H04N9/64 H04N5/3745

    摘要: The present technology relates to an image sensor and a control method for an image sensor which are capable of measuring illuminance of each color in an image sensor. Each of a plurality of pixel units includes a pixel and a reset transistor, and the pixel includes a photoelectric converting unit that performs photoelectric conversion on light of a certain color incident through a color filter and a transfer transistor that transfers charges obtained by the photoelectric conversion of the photoelectric converting unit and is controllable for each color. According to control of the transfer transistor, the charges are read from the photoelectric converting unit through the transfer transistor and the reset transistor, and a voltage corresponding to the charges is supplied to an AD converting unit connected to the reset transistor. The present technology can be applied to, for example, an image sensor that photographs an image.

    摘要翻译: 本技术涉及能够测量图像传感器中的每种颜色的照度的图像传感器和图像传感器的控制方法。 多个像素单元中的每一个包括像素和复位晶体管,并且像素包括光电转换单元,其对通过滤色器入射的特定颜色的光进行光电转换,以及传输晶体管,其传输通过光电转换获得的电荷 的光电转换单元,并且对于每种颜色是可控的。 根据传输晶体管的控制,通过传输晶体管和复位晶体管从光电转换单元读取电荷,并将与电荷相对应的电压提供给连接到复位晶体管的AD转换单元。 本技术可以应用于例如拍摄图像的图像传感器。

    OSCILLATOR, OSCILLATING METHOD, IMAGE SENSOR, AND IMAGING APPARATUS
    5.
    发明申请
    OSCILLATOR, OSCILLATING METHOD, IMAGE SENSOR, AND IMAGING APPARATUS 有权
    振荡器,振荡方法,图像传感器和成像装置

    公开(公告)号:US20130284887A1

    公开(公告)日:2013-10-31

    申请号:US13828545

    申请日:2013-03-14

    申请人: SONY CORPORATION

    IPC分类号: H03L5/02 H04N5/369

    摘要: An oscillator includes: inverters that are connected in a loop shape and of which the number is an odd number greater than or equal to three; and a delay section that delays change in a voltage which is input to one inverter of the odd number of inverters. The one inverter is a schmitt trigger inverter. The schmitt trigger inverter includes a current source, and a resistor in which current supplied by the current source flows. A hysteresis width of the schmitt trigger inverter depends on the current which flows in the resistor.

    摘要翻译: 振荡器包括:以循环形状连接并且其数量大于或等于3的奇数的反相器; 以及延迟部,其延迟输入到奇数个逆变器的一个逆变器的电压的变化。 一个逆变器是施密特触发逆变器。 施密特触发器逆变器包括电流源和由电流源提供的电流流动的电阻器。 施密特触发器的迟滞宽度取决于电阻中流过的电流。

    SOLID STATE IMAGING ELEMENT AND CAMERA SYSTEM
    9.
    发明申请
    SOLID STATE IMAGING ELEMENT AND CAMERA SYSTEM 有权
    固态成像元件和相机系统

    公开(公告)号:US20140002703A1

    公开(公告)日:2014-01-02

    申请号:US14012559

    申请日:2013-08-28

    申请人: Sony Corporation

    发明人: Hiroaki Ebihara

    IPC分类号: H04N5/235

    摘要: A solid-state imaging element includes: a pixel section having a plurality of pixels arranged in a matrix form, each of the pixels converting an optical signal into an electric signal and storing the electric signal according to exposure time; a dummy pixel section having dummy pixels arranged in a matrix form; and pixel drive sections adapted to control the pixel operations in such a manner as to operate an electronic shutter on and read the pixel section and dummy pixel section, wherein when an electronic rolling shutter is operated in which the pixels are shuttered row by row, the pixel drive sections judge whether the current and next frames are shuttered concurrently and in parallel so as to determine in which horizontal read period the dummy pixel section is to be shuttered.

    摘要翻译: 固态成像元件包括:具有以矩阵形式布置的多个像素的像素部分,每个像素将光信号转换为电信号并根据曝光时间存储电信号; 具有以矩阵形式布置的虚拟像素的虚拟像素部分; 以及像素驱动部分,其适于以这样的方式控制像素操作,以便操作电子快门并读取像素部分和虚拟像素部分,其中当电子滚动快门被操作以逐行关闭的电子滚动快门时, 像素驱动部分判断当前帧和下一帧是并行还是并行关闭,以便确定在哪个水平读取周期中虚拟像素部分被关闭。