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公开(公告)号:US12094894B2
公开(公告)日:2024-09-17
申请号:US18350153
申请日:2023-07-11
发明人: Kuo-Yu Chou , Shang-Fu Yeh
IPC分类号: H01L27/146
CPC分类号: H01L27/14609
摘要: An integrated circuit includes a ramp signal generator circuit, a comparator, a counter and a control circuit. The ramp signal generator circuit is configured to generate a ramp reference signal. The comparator configured to compare a pixel output signal and the ramp reference signal thereby generating a comparator output signal. The counter is coupled to the comparator, and configured to be enabled or disabled in response to the comparator output signal. The control circuit coupled to the comparator, and configured to enable or disable the comparator by a first enable signal, the first enable signal generated in response to at least the comparator output signal.
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公开(公告)号:US11289529B2
公开(公告)日:2022-03-29
申请号:US16837912
申请日:2020-04-01
发明人: Chin Yin , Chih-Lin Lee , Shang-Fu Yeh , Meng-Hsiu Wu
IPC分类号: H01L27/146 , H04N5/355 , H04N5/378
摘要: A pixel circuit includes: a photodiode capable of generating electrical current according to an incoming light signal; a control circuit coupled to the photodiode for selectively coupling a cathode of the photodiode to a first reference voltage to generate the electrical current according to a first control signal; and an output circuit coupled to the control circuit for selectively coupling a second reference voltage to a connecting terminal between the control circuit and the output circuit and to generate an output signal according to a reset signal and a select signal.
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公开(公告)号:US11569346B2
公开(公告)日:2023-01-31
申请号:US17378505
申请日:2021-07-16
发明人: Kuo-Yu Chou , Seiji Takahashi , Shang-Fu Yeh , Chih-Lin Lee , Chin Yin , Calvin Yi-Ping Chao
IPC分类号: H01L29/06 , H01L29/78 , H01L29/10 , H01L29/08 , H01L21/762 , H01L21/308
摘要: A semiconductor device includes a source/drain diffusion area, a first doped region and a gate. The source/drain diffusion area, defined between a first isolation structure and a second isolation structure, includes a source region, a drain region and a device channel. The first doped region, disposed along a first junction between the device channel and the first isolation structure, is separated from at least one of the source region and the drain region. The first doped region has a dopant concentration higher than that of the device channel. The gate is disposed over the source/drain diffusion area. The first doped region is located within a projected area of the gate onto the source/drain diffusion area, the first isolation structure and the second isolation structure. A length of the first doped region is shorter than a length of the gate in a direction from the source region to the drain region.
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公开(公告)号:US10382052B2
公开(公告)日:2019-08-13
申请号:US16223859
申请日:2018-12-18
发明人: Shang-Fu Yeh , Kuo-Yu Chou
摘要: A conditional correlated multiple sampling (CCMS) single slope (SS) analog-to-digital converter (ADC) is provided. The CCMS SS ADC includes a comparator, arranged to compare an analog signal with a ramp signal and generate a comparison result; and a CCMS control circuit, arranged to determine a swing of the ramp signal according to a magnitude of the analog signal. An image sensor system using the CCMS SS ADC and a method of CCMS SS analog-to-digital conversion are also disclosed.
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公开(公告)号:US11705466B2
公开(公告)日:2023-07-18
申请号:US17098963
申请日:2020-11-16
发明人: Kuo-Yu Chou , Shang-Fu Yeh
IPC分类号: H01L27/146
CPC分类号: H01L27/14609
摘要: An integrated circuit includes a comparator, a counter and a control circuit. The comparator is configured to generate a comparator output signal in response to a pixel output signal and a reference signal. The counter is coupled to the comparator, and configured to be enabled or disabled in response to the comparator output signal. The control circuit is coupled to the comparator, and configured to enable or disable the comparator by a first enable signal. The first enable signal is generated in response to at least the comparator output signal.
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公开(公告)号:US12092767B2
公开(公告)日:2024-09-17
申请号:US18299039
申请日:2023-04-11
发明人: Chin Yin , Shang-Fu Yeh , Calvin Yi-Ping Chao , Chih-Lin Lee , Meng-Hsiu Wu
IPC分类号: G01S7/48 , G01S7/4861 , G01S7/4865 , G01S17/10 , G04F10/00 , H03L7/081 , H03L7/089
CPC分类号: G01S7/4861 , G01S7/4865 , G01S17/10 , G04F10/005 , H03L7/0812 , H03L7/0891
摘要: A method of a sensing device, comprising steps of emitting, by a light source of the sensing device, a light pulse in each of n cycles; measuring, by a single photon avalanche diodes array of the sensing device, a time-of-flight value with a resolution of m in each of the n cycles to generate n raw data frames based on a reflected light of the light pulse; performing, by a pre-processing circuit of the sensing device, a pre-processing operation to n raw data frames to generate k pre-processed data frames, wherein m, n and k are natural numbers, and k is smaller than n; and generating, by post-processor of the sensing device, a histogram according to the k pre-processed data frames and analyzing the histogram to output a depth result.
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公开(公告)号:US10510835B2
公开(公告)日:2019-12-17
申请号:US15965610
申请日:2018-04-27
发明人: Kuo-Yu Chou , Seiji Takahashi , Shang-Fu Yeh , Chih-Lin Lee , Chin Yin , Calvin Yi-Ping Chao
IPC分类号: H01L29/06 , H01L21/762 , H01L29/78 , H01L29/10 , H01L29/08 , H01L21/308
摘要: A semiconductor device comprises a source/drain diffusion area, and a first doped region. The source/drain diffusion area is defined between a first isolation structure and a second isolation structure. The source/drain diffusion area includes a source region, a drain region, and a device channel. The device channel is between the source region and the drain region. The first doped region is disposed along a first junction between the device channel and the first isolation structure in a direction from the source region to the drain region. The first doped region is separated from at least one of the source region and the drain region, and has a dopant concentration higher than that of the device channel. The semiconductor device of the present disclosure has low random telegraph signal noise and fewer defects.
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公开(公告)号:US09960783B2
公开(公告)日:2018-05-01
申请号:US14858175
申请日:2015-09-18
发明人: Shang-Fu Yeh , Kuo-Yu Chou
摘要: A conditional correlated multiple sampling (CCMS) single slope (SS) analog-to-digital converter (ADC) is provided. The CCMS SS ADC includes a comparator, arranged to compare an analog signal with a ramp signal and generate a comparison result; and a CCMS control circuit, arranged to determine a swing of the ramp signal according to a magnitude of the analog signal. An image sensor system using the CCMS SS ADC and a method of CCMS SS analog-to-digital conversion are also disclosed.
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公开(公告)号:US20240014245A1
公开(公告)日:2024-01-11
申请号:US18149746
申请日:2023-01-04
发明人: Chi-Hsien Chung , Tzu-Jui Wang , Shang-Fu Yeh , Tzu-Hsuan Hsu , Chen-Jong Wang , Dun-Nian Yaung
IPC分类号: H01L27/146
CPC分类号: H01L27/14636 , H01L27/14634
摘要: Various embodiments of the present disclosure are directed towards an image sensor. The image sensor includes a first chip bonded to a second chip. The first chip includes a semiconductor substrate. The first chip includes a first transistor cell and a second transistor cell. The second transistor cell is laterally spaced from the first transistor cell. A first through-substrate via (TSV) extends vertically through the semiconductor substrate. The first transistor cell is electrically coupled to the first TSV. A second TSV extends vertically through the first semiconductor substrate. The second transistor cell is electrically coupled to the second TSV. The second chip comprises a first readout circuit that is electrically coupled to the first TSV and the second TSV. The first readout circuit is disposed laterally between the first TSV and the second TSV. The first readout circuit is configured to receive a first signal from the first transistor cell.
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公开(公告)号:US20230358864A1
公开(公告)日:2023-11-09
申请号:US17737030
申请日:2022-05-05
发明人: Chin Yin , Shang-Fu Yeh , Chiao-Yi Huang , Chih-Lin Lee
IPC分类号: G01S7/4865 , G01S7/481 , G01B11/22 , G01S7/4863 , G01S17/894
CPC分类号: G01S7/4865 , G01S7/4816 , G01B11/22 , G01S7/4863 , G01S17/894
摘要: An apparatus, a processing circuitry and a method for measuring a distance to an object are provided. The apparatus comprising a light source, a direct time of flight (DTOF) sensor array configured to receive a reflected signal from the object, a processing circuitry coupled to the DTOF sensor array and comprising a first time to digital converter (TDC) and a second TDC, respectively disposed on opposite sides of the DTOF sensor array, the processing circuitry configured to receive, by the first TDC, a first photon detection signal transmitted by a first pixel, receive, by the second TDC, a second photon detection signal transmitted by the first pixel, and calculate a first distance from the first pixel to the object according to a first arrival time of the first photon detection signal detected by the first TDC and a second arrival time of the second signal detected by the second TDC.
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