公开(公告)号：US20100133902A1

公开(公告)日：2010-06-03

申请号：US12598392

申请日：2009-02-26

申请人： Tetsuji Gotou ,  Hiroo Yamamoto

发明人： Tetsuji Gotou ,  Hiroo Yamamoto

IPC分类号： H02J1/00

CPC分类号： H03K19/0016 ,  H03K17/24 ,  Y10T307/305 ,  Y10T307/615

摘要： A power supply potential detecting circuit detects a power supply potential of a second circuit block when a first circuit block shifts from a power supply shutdown state to a power supply feeding state or shifts from the power supply feeding state to the power supply shutdown state. Then, an operation control circuit temporarily stops a function of the second circuit block when the first circuit block shifts from the power supply shutdown state to the power supply feeding state or shifts from the power supply feeding state to the power supply shutdown state and then recovers the function of the second circuit block based on a detection result outputted from the power supply potential detecting circuit.

摘要翻译： 当第一电路块从电源关闭状态转换到电源馈送状态或从电源馈送状态转换到电源关闭状态时，电源电位检测电路检测第二电路块的电源电位。 然后，当第一电路块从电源关闭状态转换到电源供给状态或从电源供给状态转换到电源关闭状态时，操作控制电路暂时停止第二电路块的功能，然后恢复 基于从电源电位检测电路输出的检测结果的第二电路块的功能。

公开(公告)号：US08390146B2

公开(公告)日：2013-03-05

申请号：US12598392

申请日：2009-02-26

申请人： Tetsuji Gotou ,  Hiroo Yamamoto

发明人： Tetsuji Gotou ,  Hiroo Yamamoto

IPC分类号： H02J1/10

CPC分类号： H03K19/0016 ,  H03K17/24 ,  Y10T307/305 ,  Y10T307/615

摘要： A power supply potential detecting circuit detects a power supply potential of a second circuit block when a first circuit block shifts from a power supply shutdown state to a power supply feeding state or shifts from the power supply feeding state to the power supply shutdown state. Then, an operation control circuit temporarily stops a function of the second circuit block when the first circuit block shifts from the power supply shutdown state to the power supply feeding state or shifts from the power supply feeding state to the power supply shutdown state and then recovers the function of the second circuit block based on a detection result outputted from the power supply potential detecting circuit.

摘要翻译： 当第一电路块从电源关闭状态转换到电源馈送状态或从电源馈送状态转换到电源关闭状态时，电源电位检测电路检测第二电路块的电源电位。 然后，当第一电路块从电源关闭状态转换到电源供给状态或从电源供给状态转换到电源关闭状态时，操作控制电路暂时停止第二电路块的功能，然后恢复 基于从电源电位检测电路输出的检测结果的第二电路块的功能。

公开(公告)号：US20080012974A1

公开(公告)日：2008-01-17

申请号：US11898857

申请日：2007-09-17

申请人： Seiichiro Mizuno ,  Hiroo Yamamoto ,  Kazuki Fujita

发明人： Seiichiro Mizuno ,  Hiroo Yamamoto ,  Kazuki Fujita

IPC分类号： H04N5/335

CPC分类号： G01J1/46

摘要： An amount of charges consonant with the intensity of the light entering photodiodes is generated, and the level of the charges is determined by a charge level determination circuit. Based on this determined charge level, a capacitance setting circuit sets a capacitance of an integrating capacitor unit in an integrating circuit. Thereafter, in the integrating circuit, the charges generated by the photodiodes are integrated in the integrating capacitor unit, and a voltage having a value consonant with the amount of the integrated charges is output. When background light is strong and the overall intensity of incident light is high, a comparatively large capacitance is set for the variable capacitor unit of the integrating circuit, and the intensity of the incident light is detected without saturation. When background light is weak and the overall intensity of incident light is low, a comparatively small capacitance is set for the variable capacitor unit of the integrating circuit, and the intensity of the incident light is detected at high sensitivity, regardless of the surrounding conditions.

摘要翻译： 产生与进入光电二极管的光的强度相关的电荷量，并且电荷的电平由电荷水平确定电路确定。 基于该确定的充电电平，电容设定电路将积分电容器单元的电容设定在积分电路中。 此后，在积分电路中，由光电二极管产生的电荷积分在积分电容器单元中，并且输出具有与积分电荷量相关的值的电压。 当背景光强且入射光的总强度高时，对于积分电路的可变电容器单元设置较大的电容，并且不饱和地检测入射光的强度。 当背景光弱并且入射光的总强度低时，对于积分电路的可变电容器单元设置相对小的电容，并且不管周围条件如何，以高灵敏度检测入射光的强度。

公开(公告)号：US6002435A

公开(公告)日：1999-12-14

申请号：US831713

申请日：1997-04-01

申请人： Hiroo Yamamoto ,  Seiichiro Mizuno

发明人： Hiroo Yamamoto ,  Seiichiro Mizuno

IPC分类号： H01L27/146 ,  H04N5/335 ,  H04N5/341 ,  H04N5/365 ,  H04N5/369 ,  H04N5/372 ,  H04N5/374 ,  H04N5/378 ,  H04N3/14

CPC分类号： H04N5/378 ,  H04N5/3658 ,  H04N5/374

摘要： In the solid-state imaging apparatus of the present invention, when a signal is output from the capacity element to the data signal output circuit, the voltage of the output terminal of the capacity element is kept at that attained when the switch was previously opened, namely, the initial voltage of the input terminal of the data signal output circuit, whereby the voltage of the input terminal of the data signal output circuit is stable without fluctuation. Therefore, no noise is generated in the output signal at the instant when the capacity element and data signal output circuit are short-circuited, whereby optical images can be captured with a high accuracy in a high speed.

摘要翻译： 在本发明的固态成像装置中，当从电容元件向数据信号输出电路输出信号时，电容元件的输出端子的电压保持为当开关预先打开时达到的电压， 即数据信号输出电路的输入端的初始电压，数据信号输出电路的输入端的电压稳定，无波动。 因此，当电容元件和数据信号输出电路短路时，在输出信号中不产生噪声，从而高速捕获高精度的光学图像。

公开(公告)号：US08803064B2

公开(公告)日：2014-08-12

申请号：US13147244

申请日：2010-01-29

申请人： Seiichiro Mizuno ,  Hiroo Yamamoto ,  Makoto Kobayashi

发明人： Seiichiro Mizuno ,  Hiroo Yamamoto ,  Makoto Kobayashi

IPC分类号： H03F3/08 ,  H01L27/02 ,  G01J1/46

CPC分类号： H01L27/0225 ,  G01J1/46 ,  H01L27/14609 ,  H04N5/32 ,  H04N5/355 ,  H04N5/378

摘要： In a signal processing device of an embodiment, an integration circuit accumulates a charge from a photodiode in an integrating capacitor element, and outputs a voltage value according to the amount of charge. A comparator circuit, when the voltage value from the integration circuit has reached a reference value, outputs a saturation signal. A charge injection circuit, in response to the saturation signal, injects an opposite polarity of charge into the integrating capacitor element. A counter circuit performs counting based on the saturation signal. A holding circuit holds the voltage value from the integration circuit. An amplifier circuit outputs a voltage value that is K times (where K>1) larger than the voltage value held by the holding circuit. An A/D converter circuit sets a voltage value that is K times larger than the reference value as the maximum input voltage value, that is, a full-scale value, and outputs a digital value corresponding to the voltage value from the amplifier circuit.

摘要翻译： 在实施例的信号处理装置中，积分电路从积分电容器元件中的光电二极管蓄积电荷，并输出与电荷量相对应的电压值。 比较电路当积分电路的电压值达到基准值时，输出饱和信号。 电荷注入电路响应于饱和信号，向积分电容器元件注入相反的电荷极性。 计数器电路根据饱和信号进行计数。 保持电路保持来自积分电路的电压值。 放大电路输出比保持电路保持的电压值大K倍（K> 1）的电压值。 A / D转换器电路将比参考值大K倍的电压值设置为最大输入电压值，即满量程值，并输出与放大器电路的电压值对应的数字值。

公开(公告)号：US20100108862A1

公开(公告)日：2010-05-06

申请号：US12440178

申请日：2007-09-05

申请人： Masaki Mizoguchi ,  Yasuhiro Suzuki ,  Seiichiro Mizuno ,  Hiroo Yamamoto

发明人： Masaki Mizoguchi ,  Yasuhiro Suzuki ,  Seiichiro Mizuno ,  Hiroo Yamamoto

IPC分类号： G01J1/44

CPC分类号： G01J1/46 ,  H01L27/14609 ,  H04N5/3575 ,  H04N5/378

摘要： A photodetecting device 1 includes a photodiode PDm,n, a switch SWm,n for the photodiode, an integrating circuit 12m, and a noise removing circuit 13m. The integrating circuit 12m accumulates in a capacitor Cfk an electric charge input from the photodiode PDm,n through the switch SWm,n for the photodiode, and outputs a voltage value according to the amount of the accumulated electric charge. The noise removing circuit 13m includes an amplifier A3, five switches SW31 to SW35, four capacitors C31 to C34, and a power supply V3. The noise removing circuit 13m takes in a voltage value that is output from the integrating circuit 12m at a time where the switch SW31 is first turned from a closed state to an open state, and after the time, outputs a voltage value according to a difference between the voltage value that is output from the integrating circuit 12m and the voltage value previously taken in.

摘要翻译： 光检测器件1包括光电二极管PDm，n，用于光电二极管的开关SWm，n，积分电路12m和噪声去除电路13m。 积分电路12m通过用于光电二极管的开关SWm，n累积从光电二极管PDm，n输入的电荷的电容器Cfk，并输出与累积电荷量相对应的电压值。 噪声消除电路13m包括放大器A3，五个开关SW31至SW35，四个电容器C31至C34以及电源V3。 噪声消除电路13m在开关SW31首先从闭合状态转为断开状态时从积分电路12m输出的电压值，并且在此之后，输出根据差分的电压值 在从积分电路12m输出的电压值与之前采用的电压值之间。

公开(公告)号：US07002253B2

公开(公告)日：2006-02-21

申请号：US10832245

申请日：2004-04-27

申请人： Akihito Katsura ,  Hiroo Yamamoto

发明人： Akihito Katsura ,  Hiroo Yamamoto

IPC分类号： H01L23/52

CPC分类号： H01L23/5225 ,  H01L2924/0002 ,  H01L2924/00

摘要： It is an object of the present invention to achieve a semiconductor device capable of preventing circuit malfunctions caused by noise without decreasing an integration degree of the circuit by making a space between signal interconnections wider and inserting a shield or a shield layer between the signal interconnections. The semiconductor device has a multilayer interconnection structure wherein three or more interconnection layers are stacked on a silicon semiconductor substrate, and comprises: a first signal line which is formed with a (N−1)-th interconnection layer and comprises a latch circuit; a second signal line which is formed with a (N+1)-th interconnection layer and is arranged so as to cross the first signal line or partially overlap thereover; and a power supply interconnection serving as a shield interconnection which is formed with an N-th interconnection layer in a portion directly beneath the first signal line and the second signal line.

摘要翻译： 本发明的目的是实现一种半导体器件，其能够通过使信号互连之间的间隔较宽并在信号互连之间插入屏蔽层或屏蔽层，从而防止由噪声引起的电路故障而不降低电路的积分度。 半导体器件具有多层互连结构，其中三个或更多个互连层堆叠在硅半导体衬底上，并且包括：形成有第（N-1）布线层并包括锁存电路的第一信号线; 第二信号线，其形成有第（N + 1）个互连层，并且被布置成与第一信号线交叉或部分地与其重叠; 以及用作屏蔽互连的电源互连，其在第一信号线和第二信号线正下方的部分中形成有第N互连层。

公开(公告)号：US06812790B2

公开(公告)日：2004-11-02

申请号：US10204916

申请日：2002-08-27

申请人： Masatoshi Ishihara ,  Hiroo Yamamoto ,  Seiichiro Mizuno

发明人： Masatoshi Ishihara ,  Hiroo Yamamoto ,  Seiichiro Mizuno

IPC分类号： H03F130

CPC分类号： H04N5/378 ,  H04N5/3575 ,  H04N5/361

摘要： In a signal read circuit including a plurality of circuit rows each having a charge amplifier connected to a photoelectric conversion element PD and a CDS circuit 2S for performing correlated double sampling for an output from the charge amplifier, a dummy circuit row DMY having the same configuration as a circuit row SLT is connected in parallel with this circuit row SLT. By calculating the difference between these circuit rows connected in parallel, offset variations generated in the two circuit rows SLT and DMY can be removed.

公开(公告)号：US06490715B1

公开(公告)日：2002-12-03

申请号：US09550352

申请日：2000-04-14

申请人： Toshiyuki Moriwaki ,  Shiro Sakiyama ,  Hiroo Yamamoto ,  Jun Kajiwara ,  Masayoshi Kinoshita

发明人： Toshiyuki Moriwaki ,  Shiro Sakiyama ,  Hiroo Yamamoto ,  Jun Kajiwara ,  Masayoshi Kinoshita

IPC分类号： G06F1750

CPC分类号： G06F17/5022

摘要： A cell library database includes function information of standard cells which are basic circuits forming a logical device, each of the standard cell comprising at least one of power supply terminal as logical terminals, the function information of the standard cell containing logical information or delay information of the power supply terminal relative to an output terminal, or function information of macro cells which are functional circuits forming a logical device, each of the macro cell comprising at least one of power supply terminals as logical terminals, the function information of the macro cell containing logical information or delay information of said power supply terminals relative to an output terminal. A design aiding system uses the cell library database to execute logical simulation, etc.

摘要翻译： 单元库数据库包括作为形成逻辑装置的基本电路的标准单元的功能信息，标准单元中的每一个包括作为逻辑端的电源端子中的至少一个，包含逻辑信息或延迟信息的标准单元的功能信息 所述电源端子相对于输出端子，或作为形成逻辑装置的功能电路的宏电池的功能信息，所述宏电池单元包括作为逻辑端子的电源端子中的至少一个，所述宏单元的功能信息包含 所述电源端子相对于输出端子的逻辑信息或延迟信息。 设计辅助系统使用单元库数据库执行逻辑仿真等。

公开(公告)号：US08017901B2

公开(公告)日：2011-09-13

申请号：US12440178

申请日：2007-09-05

申请人： Masaki Mizoguchi ,  Yasuhiro Suzuki ,  Seiichiro Mizuno ,  Hiroo Yamamoto

发明人： Masaki Mizoguchi ,  Yasuhiro Suzuki ,  Seiichiro Mizuno ,  Hiroo Yamamoto

IPC分类号： H01J40/14

CPC分类号： G01J1/46 ,  H01L27/14609 ,  H04N5/3575 ,  H04N5/378

摘要： A photodetecting device 1 includes a photodiode PDm,n, a switch SWm,n for the photodiode, an integrating circuit 12m, and a noise removing circuit 13m. The integrating circuit 12m accumulates in a capacitor Cfk an electric charge input from the photodiode PDm,n through the switch SWm,n for the photodiode, and outputs a voltage value according to the amount of the accumulated electric charge. The noise removing circuit 13m includes an amplifier A3, five switches SW31 to SW35, four capacitors C31 to C34, and a power supply V3. The noise removing circuit 13m takes in a voltage value that is output from the integrating circuit 12m at a time where the switch SW31 is first turned from a closed state to an open state, and after the time, outputs a voltage value according to a difference between the voltage value that is output from the integrating circuit 12m and the voltage value previously taken in.

摘要翻译： 光检测器件1包括光电二极管PDm，n，用于光电二极管的开关SWm，n，积分电路12m和噪声去除电路13m。 积分电路12m通过用于光电二极管的开关SWm，n累积从光电二极管PDm，n输入的电荷的电容器Cfk，并输出与累积电荷量相对应的电压值。 噪声消除电路13m包括放大器A3，五个开关SW31至SW35，四个电容器C31至C34以及电源V3。 噪声消除电路13m在开关SW31首先从闭合状态转为断开状态时从积分电路12m输出的电压值，并且在此之后，输出根据差分的电压值 在从积分电路12m输出的电压值与之前采用的电压值之间。