Method of acquiring physical information and physical information acquiring device
    2.
    发明授权
    Method of acquiring physical information and physical information acquiring device 有权
    获取物理信息和物理信息获取设备的方法

    公开(公告)号:US09113102B2

    公开(公告)日:2015-08-18

    申请号:US14154815

    申请日:2014-01-14

    Abstract: Disclosed is a method of acquiring physical information that acquires physical information by using a semiconductor device. The semiconductor device includes unit elements, each of which has a detecting unit and a unit signal generating unit. The method includes the steps of: providing an operation current supply unit supplying an operation current such that the unit signal generating unit outputs a unit signal, and a signal processing unit receiving the unit signal output from each of the unit elements forming the semiconductor device and outputting an output unit signal; and when a selective read mode is designated for reading the unit signal from a portion of the respective unit elements, an operation current of the output signal line of the unit signal generating unit not to be read is reduced so as to be smaller than an operation current of the output signal line of the unit signal generating unit to be read.

    Abstract translation: 公开了一种获取通过使用半导体器件获取物理信息的物理信息的方法。 半导体器件包括单元元件,每个单元具有检测单元和单元信号生成单元。 该方法包括以下步骤:提供提供操作电流的操作电流供应单元,使得单元信号产生单元输出单位信号;以及信号处理单元,接收从形成半导体器件的每个单位元件输出的单位信号;以及 输出输出单元信号; 并且当选择读取模式被指定用于从各个单元的一部分读取单位信号时,不读取单位信号发生单元的输出信号线的操作电流被减小以便小于操作 要读取的单元信号产生单元的输出信号线的电流。

    Image pickup element and image pickup device
    4.
    发明授权
    Image pickup element and image pickup device 有权
    图像拾取元件和图像拾取装置

    公开(公告)号:US08748793B2

    公开(公告)日:2014-06-10

    申请号:US13670201

    申请日:2012-11-06

    Abstract: An image pickup element includes a light-receiving portion having a matrix arrangement formed by disposing first-direction arrays, each having photoelectric conversion portions arranged in a first direction with a predetermined gap maintained therebetween, in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction, and micro-lenses provided above the light-receiving portion. A certain first-direction array in the matrix arrangement is provided with a pair of photoelectric conversion portions that optically receive, via a pair of micro-lenses, photographic-subject light beams passing through a pair of segmental regions in an exit pupil of a photographic optical system, the pair of segmental regions being disposed biasedly in opposite directions from each other in the first direction. The pair of micro-lenses is disposed such that light axes thereof extend through vicinities of edges of the pair of photoelectric conversion portions, the edges being the farthest edges from each other in the first direction.

    Abstract translation: 图像拾取元件包括具有矩阵排列的光接收部分,该光接收部分沿着与第一方向正交的第二方向设置第一方向阵列,每个第一方向阵列具有在第一方向上以预定间隔保持的第一方向排列的光电转换部分,以及 设置在光接收部分上方的微透镜。 矩阵布置中的某一第一方向阵列具有一对光电转换部分,该对光电转换部分通过一对微透镜光学接收通过摄影出射光瞳中的一对分段区域的摄影对象光束 光学系统,该对分段区域沿着第一方向彼此相反地偏置地设置。 这对微透镜被布置成使得其光轴延伸穿过该对光电转换部分的边缘附近,边缘在第一方向上彼此是最远的边缘。

    SOLID-STATE IMAGE PICKUP DEVICE AND CAMERA SYSTEM
    5.
    发明申请
    SOLID-STATE IMAGE PICKUP DEVICE AND CAMERA SYSTEM 有权
    固态图像拾取器件和摄像机系统

    公开(公告)号:US20140043509A1

    公开(公告)日:2014-02-13

    申请号:US14054402

    申请日:2013-10-15

    Abstract: A solid-state image pickup device including a pixel section arranged with multiple pixel circuits in A matrix having functions for converting an optical signal to an electrical signal and for accumulating the electrical signal depending on an exposure time, and a pixel driving section capable of driving through a control line to reset, accumulate, transfer, and output signal electric charge of the pixel section. The pixel section may have a pixel shared structure arranged with one selection control line, one reset control line, and multiple transfer control lines, including a readout-pixel section and an unread-pixel section in its entirety. The pixel driving section includes a pixel control section where an unread-pixel is normally fixed in a reset state. When reading a readout-pixel in a shared relationship, if its address is selected or a selection signal becomes active, the unread-pixel reset-state is cancelled to turn into an unread state.

    Abstract translation: 一种固态图像拾取装置,包括:具有A矩阵中的多个像素电路的像素部分,具有用于将光信号转换为电信号并根据曝光时间积累电信号的功能;以及能够驱动的像素驱动部 通过控制线来复位,累加,传输和输出像素部分的信号电荷。 像素部可以具有以一个选择控制线,一个复位控制线和多个传输控制线排列的像素共享结构,包括读出像素部分和未读取像素部分。 像素驱动部分包括像素控制部分,其中未读取像素通常在复位状态下被固定。 当读取共享关系中的读出像素时,如果其地址被选择或选择信号变为有效,则未读取像素复位状态被取消以变成未读状态。

    Solid-state imaging element and camera system

    公开(公告)号:US09621834B2

    公开(公告)日:2017-04-11

    申请号:US13953194

    申请日:2013-07-29

    Inventor: Hiroki Ui

    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a solid-state imaging element including a pixel unit configured to include a plurality of pixels arranged in a matrix and a pixel signal readout unit configured to include an analog-digital conversion unit that carries out analog-digital conversion of a pixel signal read out from the pixel unit. Each one of the pixels in the pixel unit includes a plurality of divided pixels arising from division into regions different from each other in optical sensitivity or a charge accumulation amount. The pixel signal readout unit reads out divided-pixel signals of the divided pixels in the pixel. The analog-digital conversion unit carries out analog-digital conversion of the divided-pixel signals that are read out and adds the divided-pixel signals to each other to obtain a pixel signal of one pixel.

    IMAGE PICKUP ELEMENT AND IMAGE PICKUP DEVICE
    8.
    发明申请
    IMAGE PICKUP ELEMENT AND IMAGE PICKUP DEVICE 有权
    图像拾取元件和图像拾取器件

    公开(公告)号:US20130113982A1

    公开(公告)日:2013-05-09

    申请号:US13670201

    申请日:2012-11-06

    Abstract: An image pickup element includes a light-receiving portion having a matrix arrangement formed by disposing first-direction arrays, each having photoelectric conversion portions arranged in a first direction with a predetermined gap maintained therebetween, in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction, and micro-lenses provided above the light-receiving portion. A certain first-direction array in the matrix arrangement is provided with a pair of photoelectric conversion portions that optically receive, via a pair of micro-lenses, photographic-subject light beams passing through a pair of segmental regions in an exit pupil of a photographic optical system, the pair of segmental regions being disposed biasedly in opposite directions from each other in the first direction. The pair of micro-lenses is disposed such that light axes thereof extend through vicinities of edges of the pair of photoelectric conversion portions, the edges being the farthest edges from each other in the first direction.

    Abstract translation: 图像拾取元件包括具有矩阵排列的光接收部分,该光接收部分沿着与第一方向正交的第二方向设置第一方向阵列,每个第一方向阵列具有在第一方向上以预定间隔保持的第一方向排列的光电转换部分,以及 设置在光接收部分上方的微透镜。 矩阵布置中的某一第一方向阵列具有一对光电转换部分,该对光电转换部分通过一对微透镜光学接收通过摄影出射光瞳中的一对分段区域的摄影对象光束 光学系统,该对分段区域沿着第一方向彼此相反地偏置地设置。 这对微透镜被布置成使得其光轴延伸穿过该对光电转换部分的边缘附近,边缘在第一方向上彼此是最远的边缘。

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