Branched outlet type image pickup apparatus free from charge transfer error caused by temperature change and a method therefor
    1.
    发明授权
    Branched outlet type image pickup apparatus free from charge transfer error caused by temperature change and a method therefor 有权
    分支出口型图像拾取装置,其不受温度变化引起的电荷转移误差及其方法

    公开(公告)号:US07889259B2

    公开(公告)日:2011-02-15

    申请号:US11896444

    申请日:2007-08-31

    摘要: An image pickup apparatus has an image pickup device including an imaging section, in which signal charges read out from plural photosensitive cells are vertically transferred over vertical transfer paths and the transferred signal charges are in turn horizontally transferred over a horizontal transfer path, which has a branching section for assigning the transferred signal charges to plural output channels, i.e. plural horizontal transfer paths provided at the end of the horizontal transfer path. A temperature sensor for detecting the temperature of the image pickup device is provided on the imaging section, and a temperature-induced drift compensator corrects a transfer error of signal charges in the image pickup device. The compensator modifies transfer error correction based on the detected temperature. The image pickup apparatus can thus substantially reduce an assignment error even when the temperature of the image pickup device changes.

    摘要翻译: 一种图像拾取装置具有摄像装置,其包括:成像部,其中从多个感光单元读出的信号电荷在垂直传送路径上垂直传输,并且传送的信号电荷依次在水平传送路径上水平传送,该水平传送路径具有 分配部分,用于将传送的信号电荷分配给多个输出通道,即设置在水平传送路径的端部处的多个水平传送路径。 用于检测图像拾取装置的温度的温度传感器设置在成像部分上,并且温度感应漂移补偿器校正图像拾取装置中的信号电荷的传送误差。 补偿器根据检测到的温度修改传输误差校正。 因此,即使当图像拾取装置的温度改变时,图像拾取装置也可以大大减少分配误差。

    Branched outlet type image pickup apparatus free from charge transfer error caused by temperature change and a method therefor
    2.
    发明申请
    Branched outlet type image pickup apparatus free from charge transfer error caused by temperature change and a method therefor 有权
    分支出口型图像拾取装置,其不受温度变化引起的电荷转移误差及其方法

    公开(公告)号:US20080055444A1

    公开(公告)日:2008-03-06

    申请号:US11896444

    申请日:2007-08-31

    IPC分类号: H04N3/14

    摘要: An image pickup apparatus has an image pickup device including an imaging section, in which signal charges read out from plural photosensitive cells are vertically transferred over vertical transfer paths and the transferred signal charges are in turn horizontally transferred over a horizontal transfer path, which has a branching section for assigning the transferred signal charges to plural output channels, i.e. plural horizontal transfer paths provided at the end of the horizontal transfer path. A temperature sensor for detecting the temperature of the image pickup device is provided on the imaging section, and a temperature-induced drift compensator corrects a transfer error of signal charges in the image pickup device. The compensator modifies transfer error correction based on the detected temperature. The image pickup apparatus can thus substantially reduce an assignment error even when the temperature of the image pickup device changes.

    摘要翻译: 一种图像拾取装置具有摄像装置,其包括:成像部,其中从多个感光单元读出的信号电荷在垂直传送路径上垂直传输,并且传送的信号电荷依次在水平传送路径上水平传送,该水平传送路径具有 分配部分,用于将传送的信号电荷分配给多个输出通道,即设置在水平传送路径的端部处的多个水平传送路径。 用于检测图像拾取装置的温度的温度传感器设置在成像部分上,并且温度感应漂移补偿器校正图像拾取装置中的信号电荷的传送误差。 补偿器根据检测到的温度修改传输误差校正。 因此,即使当图像拾取装置的温度改变时,图像拾取装置也可以大大减少分配误差。

    Semiconductor element, method of driving semiconductor element and solid imaging apparatus
    3.
    发明授权
    Semiconductor element, method of driving semiconductor element and solid imaging apparatus 有权
    半导体元件,半导体元件的驱动方法及固态摄像装置

    公开(公告)号:US07965326B2

    公开(公告)日:2011-06-21

    申请号:US11862089

    申请日:2007-09-26

    IPC分类号: H04N3/14 H04N5/335

    CPC分类号: H04N9/045 H04N5/2355

    摘要: A semiconductor element comprises: two-dimensionally aligned pixels with a plurality of photoelectric conversion portions that photoelectrically converts incident light into a signal charge; a plurality of vertical transfer paths to which the signal charges are transferred from said plurality of photoelectric conversion portions; and read gates that amplify the signal charges read from the photoelectric conversion portions to transfer to said plurality of vertical transfer paths; wherein two or more of the read gates are formed for each of said plurality of photoelectric conversion portions, and amplification factors of the two or more of the read gates differ from each other.

    摘要翻译: 半导体元件包括:具有多个光电转换部的二维排列像素,其将入射光光电转换成信号电荷; 从所述多个光电转换部分转移信号电荷的多个垂直传送路径; 以及读取门,其放大从所述光电转换部读取的信号电荷以传送到所述多个垂直传送路径; 其中为所述多个光电转换部分中的每一个形成两个或更多个读取栅极,并且所述两个或更多个读取栅极的放大系数彼此不同。

    SEMICONDUCTOR ELEMENT, METHOD OF DRIVING SEMICONDUCTOR ELEMENT AND SOLID IMAGING APPARATUS
    4.
    发明申请
    SEMICONDUCTOR ELEMENT, METHOD OF DRIVING SEMICONDUCTOR ELEMENT AND SOLID IMAGING APPARATUS 有权
    半导体元件,半导体元件和固体成像装置的驱动方法

    公开(公告)号:US20080088723A1

    公开(公告)日:2008-04-17

    申请号:US11862089

    申请日:2007-09-26

    IPC分类号: H04N5/335

    CPC分类号: H04N9/045 H04N5/2355

    摘要: A semiconductor element comprises: two-dimensionally aligned pixels with a plurality of photoelectric conversion portions that photoelectrically converts incident light into a signal charge; a plurality of vertical transfer paths to which the signal charges are transferred from said plurality of photoelectric conversion portions; and read gates that amplify the signal charges read from the photoelectric conversion portions to transfer to said plurality of vertical transfer paths; wherein two or more of the read gates are formed for each of said plurality of photoelectric conversion portions, and amplification factors of the two or more of the read gates differ from each other.

    摘要翻译: 半导体元件包括:具有多个光电转换部的二维排列像素,其将入射光光电转换成信号电荷; 从所述多个光电转换部分转移信号电荷的多个垂直传送路径; 以及读取门,其放大从所述光电转换部读取的信号电荷以传送到所述多个垂直传送路径; 其中为所述多个光电转换部分中的每一个形成两个或更多个读取栅极,并且所述两个或更多个读取栅极的放大系数彼此不同。

    Solid-state imaging device for color imaging
    5.
    发明授权
    Solid-state imaging device for color imaging 有权
    用于彩色成像的固态成像装置

    公开(公告)号:US07982786B2

    公开(公告)日:2011-07-19

    申请号:US12259675

    申请日:2008-10-28

    摘要: A solid-state imaging device includes a plurality of photoelectric conversion elements provided at a surface portion of a semiconductor substrate by being arranged in a form of a two-dimensional array, spectral elements each provided on a number of the photoelectric conversion elements which are arranged linearly, a trapezoidal opening which is longitudinally elongated in a direction from a base toward an upper side thereof and which introduces incident light to the number of the photoelectric conversion elements being provided in each of the spectral elements, so as to cause spectral separation in the longitudinal direction by interference between the incident light and light reflected on inner side surfaces of the trapezoidal opening and a signal reading unit for reading a signal which is detected by each of the number of the photoelectric conversion elements arranged in the longitudinal direction by receiving the light incident through the trapezoidal opening.

    摘要翻译: 固态成像装置包括通过以二维阵列的形式设置在半导体衬底的表面部分处的多个光电转换元件,每个光电转换元件设置在多个光电转换元件上,每个光电转换元件被布置 线性地形成梯形开口,该梯形开口沿着从基座朝向上侧的方向纵向伸长,并且将入射光引入设置在每个光谱元件中的光电转换元件的数量,以便在 入射光与在梯形开口的内侧表面反射的光之间的干涉引起的纵向方向;以及信号读取单元,用于读取通过接收光而沿纵向布置的多个光电转换元件中的每一个检测的信号 事件通过梯形开口。

    SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE FOR COLOR IMAGING
    6.
    发明申请
    SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE FOR COLOR IMAGING 有权
    用于彩色成像的固态成像装置

    公开(公告)号:US20090109307A1

    公开(公告)日:2009-04-30

    申请号:US12259675

    申请日:2008-10-28

    IPC分类号: H04N5/335

    摘要: A solid-state imaging device includes a plurality of photoelectric conversion elements provided at a surface portion of a semiconductor substrate by being arranged in a form of a two-dimensional array, spectral elements each provided on a number of the photoelectric conversion elements which are arranged linearly, a trapezoidal opening which is longitudinally elongated in a direction from a base toward an upper side thereof and which introduces incident light to the number of the photoelectric conversion elements being provided in each of the spectral elements, so as to cause spectral separation in the longitudinal direction by interference between the incident light and light reflected on inner side surfaces of the trapezoidal opening and a signal reading unit for reading a signal which is detected by each of the number of the photoelectric conversion elements arranged in the longitudinal direction by receiving the light incident through the trapezoidal opening.

    摘要翻译: 固态成像装置包括通过以二维阵列的形式设置在半导体衬底的表面部分处的多个光电转换元件,每个光电转换元件设置在多个光电转换元件上,每个光电转换元件被布置 线性地形成梯形开口,该梯形开口沿着从基座朝向上侧的方向纵向伸长,并且将入射光引入设置在每个光谱元件中的光电转换元件的数量,以便在 入射光与在梯形开口的内侧表面反射的光之间的干涉引起的纵向方向;以及信号读取单元,用于读取通过接收光而沿纵向布置的多个光电转换元件中的每一个检测的信号 事件通过梯形开口。

    Imaging system for correcting dark level with high accuracy
    7.
    发明申请
    Imaging system for correcting dark level with high accuracy 审中-公开
    成像系统用于高精度校正暗电平

    公开(公告)号:US20070164387A1

    公开(公告)日:2007-07-19

    申请号:US11652542

    申请日:2007-01-12

    申请人: Yoshinori Furuta

    发明人: Yoshinori Furuta

    IPC分类号: H01L31/00

    摘要: A digital camera is provided that includes an image pick-up subsection whose CCD includes a shaded sub-pixel, and a signal processor that includes a dark processor and a sub-signal processor. The digital camera acquires a dark current in an effective pixel area and a leak signal or leak data during reading out signal charges to correct images.

    摘要翻译: 提供了一种数码相机,其包括其CCD包括阴影子像素的图像拾取部分,以及包括暗处理器和子信号处理器的信号处理器。 数字照相机在读取信号电荷以获得正确的图像时,在有效像素区域中获取暗电流和泄漏信号或泄漏数据。

    Imaging apparatus and color contamination correction method
    8.
    发明授权
    Imaging apparatus and color contamination correction method 有权
    成像设备和颜色污染校正方法

    公开(公告)号:US08416325B2

    公开(公告)日:2013-04-09

    申请号:US13509786

    申请日:2011-08-29

    申请人: Yoshinori Furuta

    发明人: Yoshinori Furuta

    摘要: An imaging apparatus includes a solid-state imaging device which is provided with plural pixels arranged in two-dimensional array form on a photodetecting surface of a semiconductor substrate, pixels on even-numbered rows are shifted from pixels on odd-numbered rows by a half pixel pitch, color-filters are Bayer-arranged over the respective pixels of the odd-numbered rows, and color-filters are Bayer-arranged over the respective pixels of the even-numbered rows; and an imaging device driving section for reading shot image signals of the pixels of the odd-numbered rows and shot image signals of the pixels of the even-numbered rows divisionally in separate frames. A color contamination correction is performed on a shot image signal of a pixel of attention using shot image signals of plural pixels around the pixel of attention among shot image signals, read out divisionally, of the pixels of one of the odd-numbered rows.

    摘要翻译: 一种成像装置包括固态成像装置,该固态成像装置在半导体衬底的受光表面上设置有以二维阵列形式布置的多个像素,偶数行上的像素从奇数行上的像素移位一半 像素间距,彩色滤光片被拜耳布置在奇数行的各个像素上,并且彩色滤光器被拜耳排列在偶数行的各个像素上; 以及成像装置驱动部,用于以分开的帧分别读取奇数行的像素的拍摄图像信号和偶数行的像素的拍摄图像信号。 对于奇数行之一的像素的分辨率的拍摄图像信号中的注意像素周围的多个像素的拍摄图像信号,对注意的像素的拍摄图像信号进行彩色污染校正。

    IMAGING APPARATUS AND COLOR CONTAMINATION CORRECTION METHOD
    9.
    发明申请
    IMAGING APPARATUS AND COLOR CONTAMINATION CORRECTION METHOD 有权
    成像装置和彩色污染校正方法

    公开(公告)号:US20120268635A1

    公开(公告)日:2012-10-25

    申请号:US13509786

    申请日:2011-08-29

    申请人: Yoshinori Furuta

    发明人: Yoshinori Furuta

    IPC分类号: H04N5/335

    摘要: An imaging apparatus includes a solid-state imaging device which is provided with plural pixels arranged in two-dimensional array form on a photodetecting surface of a semiconductor substrate, pixels on even-numbered rows are shifted from pixels on odd-numbered rows by a half pixel pitch, color-filters are Bayer-arranged over the respective pixels of the odd-numbered rows, and color-filters are Bayer-arranged over the respective pixels of the even-numbered rows; and an imaging device driving section for reading shot image signals of the pixels of the odd-numbered rows and shot image signals of the pixels of the even-numbered rows divisionally in separate frames. A color contamination correction is performed on a shot image signal of a pixel of attention using shot image signals of plural pixels around the pixel of attention among shot image signals, read out divisionally, of the pixels of one of the odd-numbered rows.

    摘要翻译: 一种成像装置包括固态成像装置,该固态成像装置在半导体衬底的受光表面上设置有以二维阵列形式布置的多个像素,偶数行上的像素从奇数行上的像素移位一半 像素间距,彩色滤光片被拜耳布置在奇数行的各个像素上,并且彩色滤光器被拜耳排列在偶数行的各个像素上; 以及成像装置驱动部,用于以分开的帧分别读取奇数行的像素的偶数行的像素的拍摄图像信号和偶数行的像素的拍摄图像信号。 对于奇数行之一的像素的分辨率的拍摄图像信号中的注意像素周围的多个像素的拍摄图像信号,对注意的像素的拍摄图像信号进行彩色污染校正。

    IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CORRECTING A PICKED-UP IMAGE SIGNAL OF THE SAME
    10.
    发明申请
    IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CORRECTING A PICKED-UP IMAGE SIGNAL OF THE SAME 有权
    图像拾取装置和校正其相机的图像信号的方法

    公开(公告)号:US20090185061A1

    公开(公告)日:2009-07-23

    申请号:US12357858

    申请日:2009-01-22

    IPC分类号: H04N5/335 H04N9/64

    摘要: In a method for correcting a picked-up image signal of an image pickup apparatus including: a solid-state imaging device comprising a plurality of pixels which are arranged in a two-dimensional array form in a surface portion of a semiconductor substrate, and an amplifier which is provided at the semiconductor substrate, and which amplifies signals that are detected by the pixels in accordance with an amount of incident light; and an image signal processing section which processes a signal output from the amplifier, each of the pixels senses light emission produced when the amplifier operates, through the semiconductor substrate to obtain a signal amount as a correction amount, and the correction amount is subtracted from a detection signal amount of the pixel which is output from the amplifier, to correct the detection amount.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于校正图像拾取装置的拾取图像信号的方法,包括:固态成像装置,包括在半导体衬底的表面部分中以二维阵列形式布置的多个像素,以及 放大器,其设置在半导体衬底处,并且根据入射光的量放大由像素检测的信号; 以及图像信号处理部,其处理从放大器输出的信号,每个像素通过半导体基板感测放大器工作时产生的发光,以获得作为校正量的信号量,并且将校正量从 从放大器输出的像素的检测信号量,以校正检测量。