公开(公告)号：US08759742B2

公开(公告)日：2014-06-24

申请号：US12763299

申请日：2010-04-20

申请人： Sozo Yokogawa

发明人： Sozo Yokogawa

IPC分类号： G02F1/01 ,  G01J3/51 ,  H01L27/00

CPC分类号： H01L27/14625 ,  H01L27/14621 ,  H01L27/14623 ,  H01L27/14685 ,  H04N5/235 ,  H04N5/238 ,  H04N5/335 ,  H04N9/045 ,  H04N2209/046

摘要： A two-dimensional solid-state image capture device includes pixel areas arranged in a two-dimensional matrix, each pixel area being constituted by multiple sub-pixel regions, each sub-pixel region having a photoelectric conversion element. A polarization member is disposed at a light incident side of at least one of the sub-pixel regions constituting each pixel area. The polarization member has strip-shaped conductive light-shielding material layers and slit areas, provided between the strip-shaped conductive light-shielding material layers. Each sub-pixel region further has a wiring layer for controlling an operation of the photoelectric conversion element, and the polarization member and the wiring layer are made of the same material and are disposed on the same virtual plane.

摘要翻译： 二维固态图像捕获装置包括以二维矩阵排列的像素区域，每个像素区域由多个子像素区域构成，每个子像素区域具有光电转换元件。 偏振构件设置在构成每个像素区域的子像素区域中的至少一个的光入射侧。 偏振构件具有设置在条状导电屏蔽材料层之间的带状导电遮光材料层和狭缝区域。 每个子像素区域还具有用于控制光电转换元件的操作的布线层，并且偏振构件和布线层由相同的材料制成并且设置在同一虚拟平面上。

公开(公告)号：US08866950B2

公开(公告)日：2014-10-21

申请号：US13137596

申请日：2011-08-29

申请人： Sozo Yokogawa

发明人： Sozo Yokogawa

IPC分类号： H04N5/225 ,  H04N9/04 ,  H01L27/146

CPC分类号： H01L27/14627 ,  H01L27/14621 ,  H01L27/14645 ,  H04N9/045

摘要： An imaging device includes: an imaging area in which a plurality of pixels used to acquire an image are provided; a spectrum area in which a plurality of pixels used to acquire a color spectrum are provided; and a filter that is formed above the pixels provided in the spectrum area and allows an electromagnetic wave with a desired wavelength to pass, wherein the filter is formed of a plasmon resonator that is a conductive metal structure having an unevenness structure at a predetermined pitch, and the imaging area and the spectrum area are provided on a single chip.

摘要翻译： 一种成像装置包括：提供用于获取图像的多个像素的成像区域; 提供用于获取色谱的多个像素的频谱区域; 以及滤波器，其形成在设置在频谱区域中的像素的上方，并且允许具有期望波长的电磁波通过，其中，所述滤波器由等离子体共振器形成，所述等离子体共振器是具有以预定间距具有不平坦结构的导电金属结构， 并且在单个芯片上提供成像区域和光谱区域。

公开(公告)号：US08269299B2

公开(公告)日：2012-09-18

申请号：US12771674

申请日：2010-04-30

申请人： Sozo Yokogawa

发明人： Sozo Yokogawa

IPC分类号： H01L21/00

CPC分类号： H01L27/14625 ,  H01L27/14612 ,  H04N5/3696 ,  H04N9/045

摘要： A two-dimensional solid-state imaging device includes: pixel regions arranged in a two-dimensional matrix, wherein each pixel region has a plurality of subpixel regions, a metal layer with an opening of an opening size smaller than the wavelength of an incoming electromagnetic wave and a photoelectric conversion element are arranged with an insulating film interposed therebetween, at least one photoelectric conversion element is arranged in the opening provided at a portion of the metal layer in each subpixel region, a projection image of the opening is included in a light receiving region of the photoelectric conversion element, the opening is arrayed so as to cause a resonance state based on surface plasmon polariton excited by the incoming electromagnetic wave, and near-field light generated near the opening in the resonance state is converted to an electrical signal by the photoelectric conversion element.

摘要翻译： 二维固态成像装置包括：以二维矩阵排列的像素区域，其中每个像素区域具有多个子像素区域，开口尺寸小于入射电磁波的开口尺寸的金属层 波长和光电转换元件之间插入有绝缘膜，在设置在每个子像素区域中的金属层的一部分的开口中布置至少一个光电转换元件，开口的投影图像包括在光 光电转换元件的接收区域，开口被排列成基于由入射电磁波激发的表面等离子体激元的共振状态，并且在谐振状态下在开口附近产生的近场光被转换成电信号 由光电转换元件。

公开(公告)号：US20100282945A1

公开(公告)日：2010-11-11

申请号：US12763299

申请日：2010-04-20

申请人： Sozo Yokogawa

发明人： Sozo Yokogawa

IPC分类号： G01J4/00

CPC分类号： H01L27/14625 ,  H01L27/14621 ,  H01L27/14623 ,  H01L27/14685 ,  H04N5/235 ,  H04N5/238 ,  H04N5/335 ,  H04N9/045 ,  H04N2209/046

摘要： A two-dimensional solid-state image capture device includes pixel areas arranged in a two-dimensional matrix, each pixel area being constituted by multiple sub-pixel regions, each sub-pixel region having a photoelectric conversion element. A polarization member is disposed at a light incident side of at least one of the sub-pixel regions constituting each pixel area. The polarization member has strip-shaped conductive light-shielding material layers and slit areas, provided between the strip-shaped conductive light-shielding material layers. Each sub-pixel region further has a wiring layer for controlling an operation of the photoelectric conversion element, and the polarization member and the wiring layer are made of the same material and are disposed on the same virtual plane.

摘要翻译： 二维固态图像捕获装置包括以二维矩阵排列的像素区域，每个像素区域由多个子像素区域构成，每个子像素区域具有光电转换元件。 偏振构件设置在构成每个像素区域的子像素区域中的至少一个的光入射侧。 偏振构件具有设置在条状导电屏蔽材料层之间的带状导电遮光材料层和狭缝区域。 每个子像素区域还具有用于控制光电转换元件的操作的布线层，并且偏振构件和布线层由相同的材料制成并且被布置在同一虚拟平面上。

公开(公告)号：US08704934B2

公开(公告)日：2014-04-22

申请号：US12655699

申请日：2010-01-06

申请人： Sozo Yokogawa

发明人： Sozo Yokogawa

IPC分类号： H04N5/225

CPC分类号： H04N5/3745 ,  H04N5/2254

摘要： A solid-state imaging device includes: a light-receiving element making a photoelectric conversion and being disposed in each of a plurality of pixels, wherein a honeycomb structure in which a predetermined pixel is surrounded with six pixels neighboring the predetermined pixel out of the plurality of pixels or a structure in which one to three pixels out of the six neighboring pixels are omitted from the honeycomb structure is used as a basic unit.

摘要翻译： 一种固态成像装置，包括：光接收元件，其进行光电转换并且设置在多个像素中的每一个中，其中，蜂窝结构体，其中预定像素围绕与所述多个像素中的所述预定像素相邻的六个像素 的像素或其中从蜂窝结构中省略六个相邻像素中的一到三个像素的结构被用作基本单元。

公开(公告)号：US20120292521A1

公开(公告)日：2012-11-22

申请号：US13564229

申请日：2012-08-01

申请人： Sozo Yokogawa

发明人： Sozo Yokogawa

IPC分类号： H01L27/146 ,  G01J1/42

CPC分类号： H01L27/14625 ,  H01L27/14612 ,  H04N5/3696 ,  H04N9/045

摘要： A camera system with a two-dimensional solid-state imaging device having pixel regions arranged in a two-dimensional matrix, wherein each pixel region has a plurality of subpixel regions, a metal layer with an opening of an opening size smaller than the wavelength of an incoming electromagnetic wave and a photoelectric conversion element are arranged with an insulating film interposed therebetween, at least one photoelectric conversion element is arranged in the opening provided at a portion of the metal layer in each subpixel region, a projection image of the opening is included in a light receiving region of the photoelectric conversion element, the opening is arrayed so as to cause a resonance state based on surface plasmon polariton excited by the incoming electromagnetic wave, and near-field light generated near the opening in the resonance state is converted to an electrical signal by the photoelectric conversion element.

摘要翻译： 一种具有二维固态成像装置的相机系统，具有以二维矩阵排列的像素区域，其中每个像素区域具有多个子像素区域，开口尺寸小于 入射电磁波和光电转换元件之间插入绝缘膜，在设置在每个子像素区域中的金属层的一部分的开口中布置至少一个光电转换元件，包括开口的投影图像 在光电转换元件的光接收区域中，开口被排列成基于由入射电磁波激发的表面等离子体激元的共振状态，并且将在共振状态下的开口附近产生的近场光转换为 由光电转换元件的电信号。

公开(公告)号：US20120061553A1

公开(公告)日：2012-03-15

申请号：US13137567

申请日：2011-08-26

申请人： Sozo Yokogawa

发明人： Sozo Yokogawa

IPC分类号： H01L27/146

CPC分类号： H01L27/14625 ,  G01J5/0853 ,  H01L27/14621 ,  H01L27/1464 ,  H01L27/14645 ,  H01L27/14685 ,  H01L31/02165

摘要： An imaging device includes: a photoelectric conversion layer in which photoelectric conversion devices that convert received light into charge are arranged in a planar fashion; and a conductor structure layer provided on an upper surface or a lower surface of the photoelectric conversion layer and formed by stacking plural conductor layers having conductor metals with concavo-concave structures at predetermined periodic intervals within a plane in parallel to light receiving surfaces of the photoelectric conversion devices.

摘要翻译： 一种成像装置包括：将接收光转换为电荷的光电转换装置以平面方式布置的光电转换层; 以及导体结构层，设置在光电转换层的上表面或下表面上，并且通过在平面内平行于光电接收表面平行地堆叠具有凹凸结构的导体金属的预定周期性间隔的多个导体层而形成 转换装置。

公开(公告)号：US09960198B2

公开(公告)日：2018-05-01

申请号：US14233220

申请日：2012-07-11

申请人： Sozo Yokogawa

发明人： Sozo Yokogawa

IPC分类号： H04N5/335 ,  H01L27/146 ,  H04N5/374 ,  H04N5/378 ,  G02B5/20 ,  H04N9/07 ,  H04N5/33 ,  G02B5/00 ,  G01J3/12 ,  G01J3/18 ,  G01J3/28 ,  G01J3/02

CPC分类号： H01L27/14621 ,  G01J3/0259 ,  G01J3/027 ,  G01J3/12 ,  G01J3/18 ,  G01J3/2803 ,  G01J3/2823 ,  G01J2003/1213 ,  G01J2003/2806 ,  G01J2003/2816 ,  G01J2003/282 ,  G01J2003/2826 ,  G02B5/008 ,  G02B5/201 ,  H01L27/14629 ,  H04N5/332 ,  H04N5/374 ,  H04N5/378 ,  H04N9/07

摘要： The present technology relates to solid-state image sensor and an imaging system which are capable of providing a solid-state image sensor and an imaging system which are capable of realizing a spectroscopic/imaging device for visible/near-infrared light having a high sensitivity and high wavelength resolution, and of achieving two-dimensional spectrum mapping with high spatial resolution. There are provided a two-dimensional pixel array, and a plurality of types of filters that are arranged facing a pixel region of the two-dimensional pixel array, the filters each including a spectrum function and a periodic fine pattern shorter than a wavelength to be detected, wherein each of the filters forms a unit which is larger than the photoelectric conversion device of each pixel on the two-dimensional pixel array, where one type of filter is arranged for a plurality of adjacent photoelectric conversion device groups, wherein the plurality of types of filters are arranged for adjacent unit groups to form a filter bank, and wherein the filter banks are arranged in a unit of N×M, where N and M are integers of one or more, facing the pixel region of the two-dimensional pixel array.

公开(公告)号：US20140146207A1

公开(公告)日：2014-05-29

申请号：US14233220

申请日：2012-07-11

申请人： Sozo Yokogawa

发明人： Sozo Yokogawa

IPC分类号： H01L27/146 ,  H04N9/07

CPC分类号： H01L27/14621 ,  G01J3/0259 ,  G01J3/027 ,  G01J3/12 ,  G01J3/18 ,  G01J3/2803 ,  G01J3/2823 ,  G01J2003/1213 ,  G01J2003/2806 ,  G01J2003/2816 ,  G01J2003/282 ,  G01J2003/2826 ,  G02B5/008 ,  G02B5/201 ,  H01L27/14629 ,  H04N5/332 ,  H04N5/374 ,  H04N5/378 ,  H04N9/07

摘要： The present technology relates to solid-state image sensor and an imaging system which are capable of providing a solid-state image sensor and an imaging system which are capable of realizing a spectroscopic/imaging device for visible/near-infrared light having a high sensitivity and high wavelength resolution, and of achieving two-dimensional spectrum mapping with high spatial resolution. There are provided a two-dimensional pixel array, and a plurality of types of filters that are arranged facing a pixel region of the two-dimensional pixel array, the filters each including a spectrum function and a periodic fine pattern shorter than a wavelength to be detected, wherein each of the filters forms a unit which is larger than the photoelectric conversion device of each pixel on the two-dimensional pixel array, where one type of filter is arranged for a plurality of adjacent photoelectric conversion device groups, wherein the plurality of types of filters are arranged for adjacent unit groups to form a filter bank, and wherein the filter banks are arranged in a unit of N×M, where N and M are integers of one or more, facing the pixel region of the two-dimensional pixel array.

摘要翻译： 本技术涉及能够提供固态图像传感器和成像系统的固态图像传感器和成像系统，其能够实现具有高灵敏度的可见/近红外光的分光/成像装置 和高波长分辨率，并实现具有高空间分辨率的二维光谱映射。 提供二维像素阵列和面向二维像素阵列的像素区域布置的多种类型的滤光器，每个滤光器包括光谱功能和比波长短的周期性精细图案 其中，所述滤波器中的每一个形成比二维像素阵列上的每个像素的光电转换装置大的单元，其中为多个相邻的光电转换装置组布置一种类型的滤波器，其中， 布置了用于相邻单元组的滤波器类型以形成滤波器组，并且其中滤波器组以N×M为单位布置，其中N和M是一个或多个的整数，面向二维的像素区域 像素阵列。

公开(公告)号：US20120057055A1

公开(公告)日：2012-03-08

申请号：US13137596

申请日：2011-08-29

申请人： Sozo Yokogawa

发明人： Sozo Yokogawa

IPC分类号： H04N9/04 ,  H01L27/148

CPC分类号： H01L27/14627 ,  H01L27/14621 ,  H01L27/14645 ,  H04N9/045

摘要： An imaging device includes: an imaging area in which a plurality of pixels used to acquire an image are provided; a spectrum area in which a plurality of pixels used to acquire a color spectrum are provided; and a filter that is formed above the pixels provided in the spectrum area and allows an electromagnetic wave with a desired wavelength to pass, wherein the filter is formed of a plasmon resonator that is a conductive metal structure having an unevenness structure at a predetermined pitch, and the imaging area and the spectrum area are provided on a single chip.

摘要翻译： 一种成像装置包括：提供用于获取图像的多个像素的成像区域; 提供用于获取色谱的多个像素的频谱区域; 以及滤波器，其形成在设置在频谱区域中的像素的上方，并且允许具有期望波长的电磁波通过，其中，所述滤波器由等离子体共振器形成，所述等离子体共振器是具有以预定间距具有不平坦结构的导电金属结构， 并且在单个芯片上提供成像区域和光谱区域。