Optical shutter array and method for making
    1.
    发明授权
    Optical shutter array and method for making 失效
    光学快门阵列及制作方法

    公开(公告)号:US4755415A

    公开(公告)日:1988-07-05

    申请号:US914972

    申请日:1986-10-03

    IPC分类号: G02F1/055 B05D5/06 G02B6/10

    摘要: An optical shutter array comprising a transparent substrate of a material exhibiting an electrooptic effect having parallel channels and electrodes of a conductive resin composition disposed in the channels can be driven with a lower voltage while minimizing cross-talk. Contact pads on the channel electrodes facilitate wire bonding to the electrodes, and a transparent dielectric film covering the substrate surface prevents damage to the electrodes by air discharge and provides abrasion resistance. The use of an anisotropic conductive connector and a flexible printed wiring connector ensures simple positive wire connection.

    摘要翻译: 包括具有平行通道的电光效应的材料的透明基板和设置在通道中的导电树脂组合物的电极的光学快门阵列可以以较低的电压驱动,同时最小化串扰。 通道电极上的接触焊盘有助于电极接合,并且覆盖基板表面的透明电介质膜通过空气排放来防止对电极的损坏并提供耐磨性。 使用各向异性导电连接器和柔性印刷线路连接器确保简单的正极连接。

    Solid-state imaging device with divided pixel signal generation
    2.
    发明授权
    Solid-state imaging device with divided pixel signal generation 失效
    具有分割像素信号生成的固态成像装置

    公开(公告)号:US5166799A

    公开(公告)日:1992-11-24

    申请号:US669537

    申请日:1991-03-14

    CPC分类号: H04N3/1537

    摘要: A charge-coupled solid-state imaging device is arranged in such a manner that the pixel signal generated at each pixel is transferred through a plurality of divided transfer elements generated at each vertical charge transfer path and that the divided transferred pixel signals are synthesized at the horizontal charge transfer path and then outputted as the original pixel signal. The charge transfer capacity is therefore increased even if the width of each vertical charge transfer path is narrowed, thereby preventing blooming and dynamic range reduction. In addition, the narrowing of the width of each vertical charge transfer path allows the aperture to be increased commensurate with the degree of narrowing to thereby improve light receiving sensitivity and result in an advantageous high-resolution imaging device.

    摘要翻译: 电荷耦合固态成像装置被布置成使得在每个像素处产生的像素信号通过在每个垂直电荷传输路径处产生的多个分割的传送元件传送,并且分割的传送像素信号在 水平电荷传输路径,然后作为原始像素信号输出。 因此即使每个垂直电荷传输路径的宽度变窄,电荷转移能力也增加,从而防止起霜和动态范围的减小。 此外,每个垂直电荷转移路径的宽度变窄允许与缩小程度相应地增加孔径,从而提高光接收灵敏度并产生有利的高分辨率成像装置。

    Solid state imaging device configured to add separated signal charges
    4.
    发明授权
    Solid state imaging device configured to add separated signal charges 失效
    固态成像设备配置为添加分离的信号电荷

    公开(公告)号:US06885399B1

    公开(公告)日:2005-04-26

    申请号:US09588552

    申请日:2000-06-07

    CPC分类号: H04N5/3728 H04N5/347

    摘要: A solid state image pickup device having: a vertical addition unit for adding electric charges of two or more photoelectric conversion elements on a vertical charge transfer path, by controlling read gates and the vertical charge transfer path to read electric charges from some of the plurality of photoelectric conversion elements to the vertical charge transfer path, transfer the read electric charges on the vertical charge transfer path to the downstream side in the vertical direction, and read electric charges from others of the plurality of photoelectric elements on the downstream side to the vertical charge transfer path; and a horizontal addition unit for adding electric charges transferred from two or more of the vertical charge transfer paths, on the horizontal charge transfer path, by controlling transfer gates and the horizontal charge transfer path to transfer electric charges from some of the plurality of vertical charge transfer paths to the horizontal charge transfer path, transfer the electric charges on the horizontal charge transfer path to the downstream side in the horizontal direction, and transfer electric charges from others of the plurality of vertical charge transfer paths on the downstream side to the horizontal charge transfer path.

    摘要翻译: 一种固态图像拾取装置,具有:垂直加法单元,用于通过控制读取栅极和垂直电荷转移路径来从两个或更多个光电转换元件的电荷中增加两个或多个光电转换元件的电荷,以从多个 光电转换元件到垂直电荷转移路径,将垂直电荷转移路径上的读电荷在垂直方向上传输到下游侧,并且从下游侧的多个光电元件中的其他电极读取垂直电荷 传输路径; 以及水平加法单元,用于通过控制传输门和水平电荷传输路径来从两个或更多个垂直电荷传输路径传送的电荷在水平电荷传输路径上相加,以从多个垂直电荷中的一些垂直电荷 传送到水平电荷传送路径的路径,将水平电荷传送路径上的电荷向水平方向的下游侧传送,并将电荷从下游侧的多个垂直电荷传送路径中的其他电荷转移到水平电荷 传输路径。

    Solid state image pickup device of good white balance and control method thereof
    6.
    发明授权
    Solid state image pickup device of good white balance and control method thereof 失效
    具有良好白平衡的固态摄像装置及其控制方法

    公开(公告)号:US06873360B1

    公开(公告)日:2005-03-29

    申请号:US09588229

    申请日:2000-06-06

    CPC分类号: H04N5/3537 H04N9/045

    摘要: A control method for a solid state image pickup device has: a preliminary trial image pickup step of making a plurality type of photoelectric conversion elements generate and accumulate electric charges during a predetermined charge accumulation time and detecting a charge amount corresponding to an intensity of light of each color; a calculation step of calculating a charge accumulation time of photosensitive conversion elements independently for each color so as to obtain a good white balance, in accordance with the charge amount corresponding to the intensity of light of each color detected by the preliminary trial image pickup step; and a final image pickup step of controlling the charge accumulation time of photosensitive conversion elements independently for each color by using the electronic shutters and a mechanical shutter and through reading electric charges from the photoelectric conversion elements to vertical charge transfer paths, in accordance with the calculated charge accumulation times, and making the plurality type of photoelectric conversion elements generate and accumulate electric charges. An image having a good white balance and an image with good color reproductivity can be obtained by controlling the charge accumulation times of photoelectric conversion elements independently for each color.

    摘要翻译: 固体摄像装置的控制方法具有:初步试验图像拾取步骤,使多个类型的光电转换元件在预定的电荷累积时间期间产生并累积电荷,并且检测与光强度对应的电荷量 每种颜色; 计算步骤,根据与通过初步试验图像拾取步骤检测到的每种颜色的光的强度相对应的电荷量,计算每种颜色的光敏转换元件的电荷累积时间,从而获得良好的白平衡; 以及最终图像拾取步骤,通过使用电子快门和机械快门独立地控制感光转换元件的电荷累积时间,并且通过从光电转换元件读取电荷到垂直电荷转移路径,根据计算出的 电荷累积时间,并使多种类型的光电转换元件产生并积累电荷。 通过独立地控制每种颜色的光电转换元件的电荷累积次数,可以获得具有良好白平衡的图像和具有良好颜色再现性的图像。

    Solid-state image pick-up device for the charge-coupled device type
synchronizing drive signals for a full-frame read-out
    7.
    发明授权
    Solid-state image pick-up device for the charge-coupled device type synchronizing drive signals for a full-frame read-out 失效
    用于电荷耦合器件的固态图像拾取器件类型用于全帧读出的同步驱动信号

    公开(公告)号:US5894143A

    公开(公告)日:1999-04-13

    申请号:US971292

    申请日:1997-11-17

    摘要: A solid-state CCD image pick-up device includes optoelectric transducing elements corresponding to pixels vertically and horizontally arrayed in a matrix forming column linear arrays defining a column direction and at least one vertical charge transfer path associated with a corresponding adjacent column linear array. Pixel signals are vertically transferred from the column linear arrays to the vertical charge transfer paths such that gate signals occurring at predetermined times are applied to gate electrodes of the vertical charge transfer paths to permit the pixel signals to be scan read by a horizontal charge transfer path. Switching elements are provided for transfer gate electrodes and a drive circuit sequentially generates drive signals for groups of gate electrodes during periods in which the switching elements are rendered conductive to allow a full frame scan read to be performed by supplying a predetermined number of timing signals to the gate electrodes. The pick-up device can be fabricated with high density integration and high pixel density and can be provided with an improved vertical overflow drain structure. The image pick-up device also provides an electronic shutter function having improved vertical resolution. A shift register for producing improved vertical resolution is also disclosed.

    摘要翻译: 固态CCD图像拾取装置包括对应于垂直和水平排列在矩阵中的像素的光电转换元件,形成定义列方向的列线性阵列和与对应的相邻列线性阵列相关联的至少一个垂直电荷传输路径。 像素信号从列线性阵列垂直传输到垂直电荷传输路径,使得以预定时间发生的栅极信号被施加到垂直电荷传输路径的栅电极,以允许像素信号被水平电荷传输路径扫描 。 开关元件被提供用于传输栅电极,并且驱动电路在开关元件导通的时段期间顺序地产生用于组电极的驱动信号,以允许通过提供预定数量的定时信号来执行全扫描读取 栅电极。 拾取装置可以以高密度积分和高像素密度制造,并且可以提供改进的垂直溢流排水结构。 图像拾取装置还提供具有改进的垂直分辨率的电子快门功能。 还公开了用于产生改进的垂直分辨率的移位寄存器。

    Solid-state image pick-up device of the charge-coupled device type
synchronizing drive signals for a full-frame read-out
    8.
    发明授权
    Solid-state image pick-up device of the charge-coupled device type synchronizing drive signals for a full-frame read-out 失效
    电荷耦合器件的固态摄像装置类型用于全帧读出的同步驱动信号

    公开(公告)号:US5410349A

    公开(公告)日:1995-04-25

    申请号:US169769

    申请日:1993-12-20

    摘要: A solid-state CCD image pick-up device includes optoelectric transducing elements corresponding to pixels vertically and horizontally arrayed in a matrix forming column linear arrays defining a column direction and at least one vertical charge transfer path associated with a corresponding adjacent column linear array. Pixel signals are vertically transferred from the column linear arrays to the vertical charge transfer paths such that gate signals occurring at predetermined times are applied to gate electrodes of the vertical charge transfer paths to permit the pixel signals to be scan read by a horizontal charge transfer path. Switching elements are provided for transfer gate electrodes and a drive circuit sequentially generates drive signals for groups of gate electrodes during periods in which the switching elements are rendered conductive to allow a full frame scan read to be performed by supplying a predetermined number of timing signals to the gate electrodes. The pick-up device can be fabricated with high density integration and high pixel density and can be provided with an improved vertical overflow drain structure. The image pick-up device also provides an electronic shutter function having improved vertical resolution. A shift register for producing improved vertical resolution is also disclosed.

    摘要翻译: 固态CCD图像拾取装置包括对应于垂直和水平排列在矩阵中的像素的光电转换元件,形成定义列方向的列线性阵列和与对应的相邻列线性阵列相关联的至少一个垂直电荷传输路径。 像素信号从列线性阵列垂直传输到垂直电荷传输路径,使得以预定时间发生的栅极信号被施加到垂直电荷传输路径的栅电极,以允许像素信号被水平电荷传输路径扫描 。 开关元件被提供用于传输栅电极,并且驱动电路在开关元件导通的时段期间顺序地产生用于组电极的驱动信号,以允许通过提供预定数量的定时信号来执行全扫描读取 栅电极。 拾取装置可以以高密度积分和高像素密度制造,并且可以提供改进的垂直溢流排水结构。 图像拾取装置还提供具有改进的垂直分辨率的电子快门功能。 还公开了用于产生改进的垂直分辨率的移位寄存器。