公开(公告)号：US20120008029A1

公开(公告)日：2012-01-12

申请号：US13159502

申请日：2011-06-14

申请人： Takashi Matsuda ,  Shin Kikuchi ,  Toru Koizumi

发明人： Takashi Matsuda ,  Shin Kikuchi ,  Toru Koizumi

IPC分类号： H04N5/335 ,  G01T1/20 ,  H01L27/146

CPC分类号： H04N5/378 ,  H01L27/14609 ,  H01L27/14623 ,  H01L27/14636 ,  H01L27/14643 ,  H01L27/14663 ,  H04N5/32 ,  H04N5/3415 ,  H04N5/3745

摘要： A solid-state imaging apparatus includes a pixel array in which a plurality of pixels are arranged, wherein the pixel array has a region formed from one of an electrical conductor and a semiconductor to which a fixed electric potential is supplied, each pixel includes a photoelectric converter, a charge-voltage converter which converts charges generated by the photoelectric converter into a voltage, and an amplification unit which amplifies a signal generated by the charge-voltage converter by a positive gain and outputs the amplified signal to an output line, and the output line comprising a shielding portion arranged to shield at least part of the charge-voltage converter with respect to the region.

摘要翻译： 固态成像装置包括其中布置有多个像素的像素阵列，其中像素阵列具有由电导体和提供固定电位的半导体中的一个形成的区域，每个像素包括光电 转换器，将由光电转换器产生的电荷转换为电压的电荷 - 电压转换器，以及放大单元，其通过正增益放大由电荷 - 电压转换器产生的信号，并将放大的信号输出到输出线， 输出线包括屏蔽部分，其布置成相对于该区域屏蔽电荷 - 电压转换器的至少一部分。

公开(公告)号：US09007501B2

公开(公告)日：2015-04-14

申请号：US13159502

申请日：2011-06-14

申请人： Takashi Matsuda ,  Shin Kikuchi ,  Toru Koizumi

发明人： Takashi Matsuda ,  Shin Kikuchi ,  Toru Koizumi

IPC分类号： H04N3/14 ,  H04N5/335 ,  H01L27/146 ,  H04N5/32 ,  H04N5/341 ,  H04N5/3745

CPC分类号： H04N5/378 ,  H01L27/14609 ,  H01L27/14623 ,  H01L27/14636 ,  H01L27/14643 ,  H01L27/14663 ,  H04N5/32 ,  H04N5/3415 ,  H04N5/3745

摘要： A solid-state imaging apparatus includes a pixel array in which a plurality of pixels are arranged, wherein the pixel array has a region formed from one of an electrical conductor and a semiconductor to which a fixed electric potential is supplied, each pixel includes a photoelectric converter, a charge-voltage converter which converts charges generated by the photoelectric converter into a voltage, and an amplification unit which amplifies a signal generated by the charge-voltage converter by a positive gain and outputs the amplified signal to an output line, and the output line comprising a shielding portion arranged to shield at least part of the charge-voltage converter with respect to the region.

公开(公告)号：US08970756B2

公开(公告)日：2015-03-03

申请号：US13159502

申请日：2011-06-14

申请人： Takashi Matsuda ,  Shin Kikuchi ,  Toru Koizumi

发明人： Takashi Matsuda ,  Shin Kikuchi ,  Toru Koizumi

IPC分类号： H04N3/14 ,  H04N5/335 ,  H01L27/146 ,  H04N5/32 ,  H04N5/341 ,  H04N5/3745

摘要： A solid-state imaging apparatus includes a pixel array in which a plurality of pixels are arranged, wherein the pixel array has a region formed from one of an electrical conductor and a semiconductor to which a fixed electric potential is supplied, each pixel includes a photoelectric converter, a charge-voltage converter which converts charges generated by the photoelectric converter into a voltage, and an amplification unit which amplifies a signal generated by the charge-voltage converter by a positive gain and outputs the amplified signal to an output line, and the output line comprising a shielding portion arranged to shield at least part of the charge-voltage converter with respect to the region.

公开(公告)号：US07978241B2

公开(公告)日：2011-07-12

申请号：US12259359

申请日：2008-10-28

申请人： Toru Koizumi ,  Akira Okita ,  Masanori Ogura ,  Shin Kikuchi ,  Tetsuya Itano

发明人： Toru Koizumi ,  Akira Okita ,  Masanori Ogura ,  Shin Kikuchi ,  Tetsuya Itano

IPC分类号： H04N5/335 ,  H04N5/222

CPC分类号： H01L27/14603 ,  H01L27/14625 ,  H01L27/14645 ,  H01L27/14656 ,  H01L27/14806 ,  H04N5/3559 ,  H04N9/045

摘要： A solid state image pickup device which can prevent color mixture by using a layout of a capacitor region provided separately from a floating diffusion region and a camera using such a device are provided. A photodiode region is a rectangular region including a photodiode. A capacitor region includes a carrier holding unit and is arranged on one side of the rectangle of the photodiode region as a region having a side longer than the one side. In a MOS unit region, an output unit region including an output unit having a side longer than the other side which crosses the one side of the rectangle of the photodiode region is arranged on the other side. A gate region and the FD region are arranged between the photodiode region and the capacitor region.

摘要翻译： 提供一种可以通过使用与浮动扩散区域分开设置的电容器区域的布局来防止混色的固态图像拾取装置和使用这种装置的相机。 光电二极管区域是包括光电二极管的矩形区域。 电容器区域包括载体保持单元，并且布置在作为具有比一侧更长的一侧的区域的光电二极管区域的矩形的一侧。 在MOS单元区域中，在另一侧设置包括具有比另一侧长的方向的输出单元的输出单元区域，该另一侧与光电二极管区域的矩形的一侧相交。 栅极区域和FD区域布置在光电二极管区域和电容器区域之间。

公开(公告)号：US20100002114A1

公开(公告)日：2010-01-07

申请号：US12484310

申请日：2009-06-15

申请人： Masanori Ogura ,  Toru Koizumi ,  Shin Kikuchi ,  Tatsuya Ryoki

发明人： Masanori Ogura ,  Toru Koizumi ,  Shin Kikuchi ,  Tatsuya Ryoki

IPC分类号： H04N5/335

CPC分类号： H04N5/378 ,  H04N5/365

摘要： An image sensing apparatus comprises a transfer block including a first transfer unit and a second transfer unit, wherein the first transfer unit includes a first impedance converter which transfers a first signal to the output unit, and the first transfer unit transfers, as a third signal, a difference signal between a first offset of the first impedance converter and a signal obtained by superimposing the first offset on the first signal, the second transfer unit includes a second impedance converter which transfers a second signal to the output unit, and the second transfer unit transfers, as a fourth signal, a difference signal between a second offset of the second impedance converter and a signal obtained by superimposing the second offset on the second signal, and the output unit calculates a difference between the third signal and the fourth signal, generating and outputting an image signal.

摘要翻译： 一种图像感测装置包括：传输块，包括第一传送单元和第二传送单元，其中第一传送单元包括将第一信号传送到输出单元的第一阻抗转换器，并且第一传送单元作为第三传送单元传送 ，所述第一阻抗变换器的第一偏移与通过将所述第一偏移叠加在所述第一信号上而获得的信号之间的差信号，所述第二传送单元包括将第二信号传送到所述输出单元的第二阻抗变换器， 单元将作为第四信号的第二阻抗变换器的第二偏移与通过将第二偏移叠加在第二信号上而获得的信号之间的差信号进行传输，并且输出单元计算第三信号和第四信号之间的差， 生成和输出图像信号。

公开(公告)号：US20090225212A1

公开(公告)日：2009-09-10

申请号：US12468915

申请日：2009-05-20

申请人： Shin Kikuchi ,  Toru Koizumi

发明人： Shin Kikuchi ,  Toru Koizumi

IPC分类号： H04N5/335

CPC分类号： H04N5/378 ,  H04N5/3577 ,  H04N5/374

摘要： A photoelectric conversion apparatus includes a pixel unit having a plurality of pixels arranged in a matrix, a plurality of block lines to which signals are supplied from the pixels, transfer switches used to supply the signals from the block lines to a common signal line, and a driving circuit configured to drive the pixels, the block lines, and the transfer switches. The block lines have resetting units used to reset potentials of the block lines. With this configuration, a signal reading operation is performed at high speed in the photoelectric conversion apparatus.

摘要翻译： 一种光电转换装置，包括具有以矩阵形式排列的多个像素的像素单元，从像素供给信号的多个块线，用于将来自块线的信号提供给公共信号线的转移开关，以及 配置为驱动像素，块线和转印开关的驱动电路。 块线具有用于复位块线的电位的复位单元。 利用这种配置，在光电转换装置中高速执行信号读取操作。

公开(公告)号：US07550793B2

公开(公告)日：2009-06-23

申请号：US11376213

申请日：2006-03-16

申请人： Tetsuya Itano ,  Toru Koizumi ,  Shin Kikuchi ,  Akira Okita ,  Masanori Ogura

发明人： Tetsuya Itano ,  Toru Koizumi ,  Shin Kikuchi ,  Akira Okita ,  Masanori Ogura

IPC分类号： H01L27/144

CPC分类号： H01L27/14656 ,  H01L27/14603 ,  H01L27/14609 ,  H01L27/14625 ,  H01L27/14643 ,  H04N5/361

摘要： The image pickup device of the invention has a path deeper in a semiconductor substrate, than a region wherein a channel is formed, upon turning on a first MOS transistor, under a gate thereof. The path is arranged by forming a P-type layer for forming a potential barrier, within a P-type well excluding a region below the gate of the first MOS transistor. Thus, even when the first transfer MOS transistor is securely turned off at accumulation, carriers overflowing from a photodiode can flow into the path, thereby enabling to accumulate the carriers, overflowing from the photodiode, in a carrier accumulation region. Such structure allows to suppress a dark current generation from an interface of a gate oxide film of the first transfer MOS transistor, and also to expand the dynamic range of the image pickup device by the carriers overflowing from the photodiode and flowing through the path into the carrier accumulation region.

摘要翻译： 本发明的图像拾取装置在其栅极接通第一MOS晶体管时，具有比形成沟道的区域更深的半导体衬底。 通过在除了第一MOS晶体管的栅极以下的区域的P型阱内形成用于形成势垒的P型层来设置路径。 因此，即使当第一转移MOS晶体管在累积时被可靠地截止时，从光电二极管溢出的载流子也可流入路径，从而能够在载流子积聚区域中累积从光电二极管溢出的载流子。 这种结构允许抑制来自第一传输MOS晶体管的栅极氧化膜的界面的暗电流产生，并且还通过从光电二极管溢出的载流子扩展图像拾取器件的动态范围，并流过该通道 载体积聚区。

公开(公告)号：US20090073298A1

公开(公告)日：2009-03-19

申请号：US12207540

申请日：2008-09-10

申请人： MASANORI OGURA ,  Toru Koizumi ,  Tatsuya Ryoki ,  Shin Kikuchi

发明人： MASANORI OGURA ,  Toru Koizumi ,  Tatsuya Ryoki ,  Shin Kikuchi

IPC分类号： H04N5/335

CPC分类号： H04N5/357 ,  H04N5/3575 ,  H04N5/378

摘要： An image sensing apparatus comprises a pixel including, a column signal line, a readout circuit, an output line, and an output unit. The readout circuit includes a first accumulation unit, a first opening/closing unit, a second accumulation unit, a transmission unit, and a second opening/closing unit. A capacitance of the first accumulation unit is smaller than a capacitance of the second accumulation unit, and the signal held by the second accumulation unit is read out to the output unit based on the capacitance of the second accumulation unit and the capacitance of the output line.

摘要翻译： 图像感测装置包括像素，包括列信号线，读出电路，输出线和输出单元。 读出电路包括第一累积单元，第一开/闭单元，第二累积单元，传输单元和第二打开/关闭单元。 第一累积单元的电容小于第二累积单元的电容，并且基于第二累积单元的电容和输出线的电容将由第二累积单元保持的信号读出到输出单元 。

公开(公告)号：US07460162B2

公开(公告)日：2008-12-02

申请号：US11373191

申请日：2006-03-13

申请人： Toru Koizumi ,  Akira Okita ,  Masanori Ogura ,  Shin Kikuchi ,  Tetsuya Itano

发明人： Toru Koizumi ,  Akira Okita ,  Masanori Ogura ,  Shin Kikuchi ,  Tetsuya Itano

IPC分类号： H04N5/335 ,  H04N5/222

CPC分类号： H01L27/14603 ,  H01L27/14625 ,  H01L27/14645 ,  H01L27/14656 ,  H01L27/14806 ,  H04N5/3559 ,  H04N9/045

摘要： A solid state image pickup device which can prevent color mixture by using a layout of a capacitor region provided separately from a floating diffusion region and a camera using such a device are provided. A photodiode region is a rectangular region including a photodiode. A capacitor region includes a carrier holding unit and is arranged on one side of the rectangle of the photodiode region as a region having a side longer than the one side. In a MOS unit region, an output unit region including an output unit having a side longer than the other side which crosses the one side of the rectangle of the photodiode region is arranged on the other side. A gate region and the FD region are arranged between the photodiode region and the capacitor region.

摘要翻译： 提供一种可以通过使用与浮动扩散区域分开设置的电容器区域的布局来防止混色的固态图像拾取装置和使用这种装置的相机。 光电二极管区域是包括光电二极管的矩形区域。 电容器区域包括载体保持单元，并且布置在作为具有比一侧更长的一侧的区域的光电二极管区域的矩形的一侧。 在MOS单元区域中，在另一侧设置包括具有比另一侧长的方向的输出单元的输出单元区域，该另一侧与光电二极管区域的矩形的一侧相交。 栅极区域和FD区域布置在光电二极管区域和电容器区域之间。

公开(公告)号：US07321110B2

公开(公告)日：2008-01-22

申请号：US11373195

申请日：2006-03-13

申请人： Akira Okita ,  Toru Koizumi ,  Masanori Ogura ,  Shin Kikuchi ,  Tetsuya Itano

发明人： Akira Okita ,  Toru Koizumi ,  Masanori Ogura ,  Shin Kikuchi ,  Tetsuya Itano

IPC分类号： H01L27/00

CPC分类号： H04N5/2173 ,  H01L27/14603 ,  H01L27/14641 ,  H04N5/37457

摘要： An solid state image pickup device including a plurality of photoelectric conversion regions (PD1, PD2) for generating carriers by photoelectric conversions to accumulate the generated carriers, an amplifying unit for amplifying the carriers, being commonly provided to at least two photoelectric conversion regions, a first and a second transfer units (Tx-MOS1, Tx-MOS2) for transferring the carriers accumulated in the first and the second photoelectric conversion regions, respectively, a first and a second carrier accumulating units (Cs1, Cs2) for accumulating the carriers flowing out from the first and the second photoelectric conversion regions through a first and a second fixed potential barriers, respectively, and a third and a fourth transfer units (Cs-MOS1, Cs-MOS2) for transferring the carriers accumulated in the first and the second carrier accumulating units to the amplifying unit, respectively.

摘要翻译： 一种固态图像拾取装置，包括用于通过光电转换产生载流子以累积产生的载流子的多个光电转换区域（PD 1，PD 2），用于放大载流子的放大单元，共同地提供给至少两个光电转换区域 ，分别用于传送累积在第一和第二光电转换区域中的载流子的第一和第二传送单元（Tx-MOS1，Tx-MOS2），第一和第二载流子存储单元（Cs 1，Cs 2 ），用于分别通过第一和第二固定电势势垒累积从第一和第二光电转换区流出的载流子;以及第三和第四转移单元（Cs-MOS 1，Cs-MOS 2） 累积在第一和第二载波累积单元中的载波分别放大到放大单元。