公开(公告)号：US08836833B2

公开(公告)日：2014-09-16

申请号：US13159510

申请日：2011-06-14

申请人： Yuichiro Yamashita ,  Yasuo Yamazaki ,  Masaru Fujimura ,  Shin Kikuchi ,  Shoji Kono ,  Shinichiro Shimizu ,  Yu Arishima

发明人： Yuichiro Yamashita ,  Yasuo Yamazaki ,  Masaru Fujimura ,  Shin Kikuchi ,  Shoji Kono ,  Shinichiro Shimizu ,  Yu Arishima

IPC分类号： H04N3/14 ,  H04N5/335 ,  H04N5/32 ,  H04N5/357 ,  H04N5/3745 ,  H01L27/146

CPC分类号： H01L27/14609 ,  H01L27/14643 ,  H01L27/14663 ,  H04N5/32 ,  H04N5/3575 ,  H04N5/3745

摘要： A solid-state imaging apparatus has a pixel array in which a plurality of pixels are arranged to form a plurality of rows and a plurality of columns, and a plurality of column signal lines are arranged, wherein each of the plurality of pixels includes a photoelectric converter including a first well formed in a semiconductor substrate and having a first conductivity type, and an impurity region arranged in the first well and having a second conductivity type different from the first conductivity type, and an in-pixel readout circuit which outputs, to the column signal line, a signal corresponding to charges generated in the photoelectric converter, the in-pixel readout circuit including a circuit element arranged in a second well having the first conductivity type, and wherein the first well and the second well are isolated by a semiconductor region having the second conductivity type.

摘要翻译： 固体摄像装置具有像素阵列，其中多个像素被布置成形成多个行和多个列，并且布置多个列信号线，其中多个像素中的每一个包括光电 转换器，包括形成在半导体衬底中并且具有第一导电类型的第一阱和布置在第一阱中并具有不同于第一导电类型的第二导电类型的杂质区域，以及像素内读出电路，其输出到 列信号线，对应于在光电转换器中产生的电荷的信号，像素内读出电路包括布置在具有第一导电类型的第二阱中的电路元件，并且其中第一阱和第二阱被隔离 具有第二导电类型的半导体区域。

公开(公告)号：US08507870B2

公开(公告)日：2013-08-13

申请号：US13154525

申请日：2011-06-07

申请人： Yu Arishima ,  Yuichiro Yamashita ,  Masaru Fujimura ,  Shin Kikuchi ,  Shoji Kono ,  Shinichiro Shimizu

发明人： Yu Arishima ,  Yuichiro Yamashita ,  Masaru Fujimura ,  Shin Kikuchi ,  Shoji Kono ,  Shinichiro Shimizu

IPC分类号： G01T1/24

CPC分类号： H04N5/378 ,  H04N5/32 ,  H04N5/3415 ,  H04N5/3575 ,  H04N5/3745 ,  H04N5/37452 ,  H04N5/376

摘要： An imaging apparatus has an imaging area formed by arranging a plurality of imaging blocks each including a pixel array, a plurality of vertical signal lines, a horizontal output line commonly provided for the plurality of vertical signal lines to read out signals read out to the plurality of vertical signal lines, a first scanning circuit, and a second scanning circuit, wherein signals of the pixels of a selected row in the pixel array are read out to the plurality of vertical signal lines in accordance with a driving pulse from the first scanning circuit, the signals read out to the plurality of vertical signal lines are sequentially read out to the horizontal output line in accordance with a driving pulse from the second scanning circuit, and a length in a row direction of the pixel array is smaller than a length in a column direction of the pixel array.

摘要翻译： 成像装置具有通过布置多个成像块而形成的成像区域，每个成像块包括像素阵列，多个垂直信号线，为多个垂直信号线共同设置的水平输出线，以读出读出到多个垂直信号线的信号 垂直信号线，第一扫描电路和第二扫描电路，其中根据来自第一扫描电路的驱动脉冲将像素阵列中的所选行的像素的信号读出到多条垂直信号线 根据来自第二扫描电路的驱动脉冲，向多个垂直信号线读出的信号依次读出到水平输出行，并且像素阵列的行方向的长度小于 像素阵列的列方向。

公开(公告)号：US20120007203A1

公开(公告)日：2012-01-12

申请号：US13167408

申请日：2011-06-23

申请人： Shoji Kono ,  Shin Kikuchi ,  Yuichiro Yamashita ,  Masaru Fujimura ,  Shinichiro Shimizu ,  Yu Arishima

发明人： Shoji Kono ,  Shin Kikuchi ,  Yuichiro Yamashita ,  Masaru Fujimura ,  Shinichiro Shimizu ,  Yu Arishima

IPC分类号： H01L31/0216

CPC分类号： H01L31/02164 ,  H01L27/14605 ,  H01L27/14609 ,  H01L27/14623 ,  H01L27/14658

摘要： A solid-state imaging apparatus including pixels each including a photoelectric conversion element, and a light shielding layer covering the photoelectric conversion element is provided. For each of the photoelectric conversion elements, the light shielding layer includes a light shielding portion which shields a portion of incident light to the photoelectric conversion element, and an aperture which passes another portion of the incident light. The pixels include first and second pixels which have different areas on a planar view of the photoelectric conversion element. The area of the photoelectric conversion element in the first pixel is larger than the area of the photoelectric conversion element in the second pixel on the planar view. An area of the light shielding portion included in the first pixel is larger than an area of the light shielding portion included in the second pixel.

摘要翻译： 提供了包括各自包括光电转换元件的像素和覆盖光电转换元件的遮光层的固态成像设备。 对于每个光电转换元件，遮光层包括屏蔽部分入射光到光电转换元件的光屏蔽部分和通过入射光的另一部分的孔。 像素包括在光电转换元件的平面图上具有不同区域的第一和第二像素。 第一像素中的光电转换元件的面积比平面图中的第二像素中的光电转换元件的面积大。 包括在第一像素中的遮光部分的面积大于包括在第二像素中的遮光部分的面积。

公开(公告)号：US20120006993A1

公开(公告)日：2012-01-12

申请号：US13154525

申请日：2011-06-07

申请人： Yu Arishima ,  Yuichiro Yamashita ,  Masaru Fujimura ,  Shin Kikuchi ,  Shoji Kono ,  Shinichiro Shimizu

发明人： Yu Arishima ,  Yuichiro Yamashita ,  Masaru Fujimura ,  Shin Kikuchi ,  Shoji Kono ,  Shinichiro Shimizu

IPC分类号： G01T1/20 ,  H01L27/146

CPC分类号： H04N5/378 ,  H04N5/32 ,  H04N5/3415 ,  H04N5/3575 ,  H04N5/3745 ,  H04N5/37452 ,  H04N5/376

摘要： An imaging apparatus has an imaging area formed by arranging a plurality of imaging blocks each including a pixel array, a plurality of vertical signal lines, a horizontal output line commonly provided for the plurality of vertical signal lines to read out signals read out to the plurality of vertical signal lines, a first scanning circuit, and a second scanning circuit, wherein signals of the pixels of a selected row in the pixel array are read out to the plurality of vertical signal lines in accordance with a driving pulse from the first scanning circuit, the signals read out to the plurality of vertical signal lines are sequentially read out to the horizontal output line in accordance with a driving pulse from the second scanning circuit, and a length in a row direction of the pixel array is smaller than a length in a column direction of the pixel array.

摘要翻译： 成像装置具有通过布置多个成像块而形成的成像区域，每个成像块包括像素阵列，多个垂直信号线，为多个垂直信号线共同设置的水平输出线，以读出读出到多个垂直信号线的信号 垂直信号线，第一扫描电路和第二扫描电路，其中根据来自第一扫描电路的驱动脉冲将像素阵列中的所选行的像素的信号读出到多条垂直信号线 根据来自第二扫描电路的驱动脉冲，向多个垂直信号线读出的信号依次读出到水平输出行，并且像素阵列的行方向的长度小于 像素阵列的列方向。

公开(公告)号：US08710610B2

公开(公告)日：2014-04-29

申请号：US13167408

申请日：2011-06-23

申请人： Shoji Kono ,  Shin Kikuchi ,  Yuichiro Yamashita ,  Masaru Fujimura ,  Shinichiro Shimizu ,  Yu Arishima

发明人： Shoji Kono ,  Shin Kikuchi ,  Yuichiro Yamashita ,  Masaru Fujimura ,  Shinichiro Shimizu ,  Yu Arishima

IPC分类号： H01L27/146

CPC分类号： H01L31/02164 ,  H01L27/14605 ,  H01L27/14609 ,  H01L27/14623 ,  H01L27/14658

摘要： A solid-state imaging apparatus including pixels each including a photoelectric conversion element, and a light shielding layer covering the photoelectric conversion element is provided. For each of the photoelectric conversion elements, the light shielding layer includes a light shielding portion which shields a portion of incident light to the photoelectric conversion element, and an aperture which passes another portion of the incident light. The pixels include first and second pixels which have different areas on a planar view of the photoelectric conversion element. The area of the photoelectric conversion element in the first pixel is larger than the area of the photoelectric conversion element in the second pixel on the planar view. An area of the light shielding portion included in the first pixel is larger than an area of the light shielding portion included in the second pixel.

摘要翻译： 提供了包括各自包括光电转换元件的像素和覆盖光电转换元件的遮光层的固态成像设备。 对于每个光电转换元件，遮光层包括屏蔽部分入射光到光电转换元件的光屏蔽部分和通过入射光的另一部分的孔。 像素包括在光电转换元件的平面图上具有不同区域的第一和第二像素。 第一像素中的光电转换元件的面积比平面图中的第二像素中的光电转换元件的面积大。 包括在第一像素中的遮光部分的面积大于包括在第二像素中的遮光部分的面积。

公开(公告)号：US08530989B2

公开(公告)日：2013-09-10

申请号：US13157404

申请日：2011-06-10

申请人： Shin Kikuchi ,  Yuichiro Yamashita ,  Masaru Fujimura ,  Shoji Kono ,  Yu Arishima ,  Shinichiro Shimizu

发明人： Shin Kikuchi ,  Yuichiro Yamashita ,  Masaru Fujimura ,  Shoji Kono ,  Yu Arishima ,  Shinichiro Shimizu

IPC分类号： H01L31/115

CPC分类号： H01L27/14603 ,  H01L27/14607 ,  H01L27/14623 ,  H01L27/14636

摘要： A solid-state imaging apparatus comprising a plurality of pixels each including a photoelectric conversion element, and a light shielding layer which covers the photoelectric conversion element is provided. The light shielding layer comprises a first light shielding portion which covers at least part of a region between the photoelectric conversion elements that are adjacent to each other, and a second light shielding portion for partially shielding light incident on the photoelectric conversion element of each of the plurality of pixels. An aperture is provided for the light shielding layer, the remaining component of the incident light passing through the aperture. A shape of the aperture includes a cruciform portion including a portion extending in a first direction and a portion extending in a second direction that intersects the first direction.

摘要翻译： 提供了包括多个像素的固态成像设备，每个像素包括光电转换元件和覆盖光电转换元件的遮光层。 遮光层包括覆盖彼此相邻的光电转换元件之间的区域的至少一部分的第一遮光部分和用于部分地遮蔽入射在光电转换元件的光电转换元件的光的第二遮光部分 多个像素。 为遮光层提供孔径，入射光的剩余分量通过孔径。 孔的形状包括十字形部分，其包括沿第一方向延伸的部分和沿与第一方向相交的第二方向延伸的部分。

公开(公告)号：US20120008177A1

公开(公告)日：2012-01-12

申请号：US13164158

申请日：2011-06-20

申请人： Masaru Fujimura ,  Shoji Kono ,  Yuichiro Yamashita ,  Shin Kikuchi ,  Shinichiro Shimizu ,  Yu Arishima

发明人： Masaru Fujimura ,  Shoji Kono ,  Yuichiro Yamashita ,  Shin Kikuchi ,  Shinichiro Shimizu ,  Yu Arishima

IPC分类号： H04N1/04

CPC分类号： H04N5/3745 ,  H04N5/32 ,  H04N5/357

摘要： A solid-state imaging apparatus includes a pixel array in which a plurality of unit cells are arranged to form a plurality of rows and a plurality of columns, wherein each of the plurality of unit cells includes a pixel, and the pixel comprising a photoelectric conversion element and an in-pixel readout circuit which outputs a signal corresponding to charges generated in the photoelectric conversion element, power is supplied to the plurality of unit cells via a power supply line and a ground line, and at least one of the plurality of unit cells includes at least a part of a capacitive element having a first electrode connected to the power supply line and a second electrode connected to the ground line.

摘要翻译： 固态成像装置包括像素阵列，其中多个单位单元布置成形成多个行和多个列，其中多个单位单元中的每一个包括像素，并且所述像素包括光电转换 元件和输入对应于在光电转换元件中产生的电荷的信号的像素内读出电路，电力经由电源线和接地线提供给多个单位电池，并且多个单元中的至少一个 电池包括具有连接到电源线的第一电极和连接到地线的第二电极的电容元件的至少一部分。

公开(公告)号：US20120008030A1

公开(公告)日：2012-01-12

申请号：US13174822

申请日：2011-07-01

申请人： Shoji Kono ,  Yuichiro Yamashita ,  Masaru Fujimura ,  Shin Kikuchi ,  Shinichiro Shimizu ,  Yu Arishima ,  Takeshi Kojima

发明人： Shoji Kono ,  Yuichiro Yamashita ,  Masaru Fujimura ,  Shin Kikuchi ,  Shinichiro Shimizu ,  Yu Arishima ,  Takeshi Kojima

IPC分类号： H04N5/335

CPC分类号： H04N5/3745 ,  H04N5/32 ,  H04N5/35545 ,  H04N5/35563

摘要： A solid-state imaging apparatus including a plurality of pixels each having a photoelectric conversion element, and an amplifier circuit which amplifies and outputs signals of the plurality of pixels is provided. The plurality of pixels include a first pixel having a first photoelectric conversion element with a first sensitivity and a second pixel having a second photoelectric conversion element with a second sensitivity higher than the first sensitivity. The amplifier circuit amplifies a signal output from the first pixel by a first gain and a signal output from the second pixel by a second gain smaller than the first gain.

摘要翻译： 提供一种固态成像装置，其包括具有光电转换元件的多个像素，以及放大并输出多个像素的信号的放大器电路。 多个像素包括具有第一灵敏度的第一光电转换元件的第一像素和具有高于第一灵敏度的第二灵敏度的第二光电转换元件的第二像素。 放大器电路将从第一像素输出的信号放大第一增益和从第二像素输出的信号小于第一增益的第二增益。

公开(公告)号：US08687246B2

公开(公告)日：2014-04-01

申请号：US13164158

申请日：2011-06-20

申请人： Masaru Fujimura ,  Shoji Kono ,  Yuichiro Yamashita ,  Shin Kikuchi ,  Shinichiro Shimizu ,  Yu Arishima

发明人： Masaru Fujimura ,  Shoji Kono ,  Yuichiro Yamashita ,  Shin Kikuchi ,  Shinichiro Shimizu ,  Yu Arishima

IPC分类号： H04N1/04

CPC分类号： H04N5/3745 ,  H04N5/32 ,  H04N5/357

摘要： A solid-state imaging apparatus includes a pixel array in which a plurality of unit cells are arranged to form a plurality of rows and a plurality of columns, wherein each of the plurality of unit cells includes a pixel, and the pixel comprising a photoelectric conversion element and an in-pixel readout circuit which outputs a signal corresponding to charges generated in the photoelectric conversion element, power is supplied to the plurality of unit cells via a power supply line and a ground line, and at least one of the plurality of unit cells includes at least a part of a capacitive element having a first electrode connected to the power supply line and a second electrode connected to the ground line.

摘要翻译： 固态成像装置包括像素阵列，其中多个单位单元布置成形成多个行和多个列，其中多个单位单元中的每一个包括像素，并且所述像素包括光电转换 元件和输入对应于在光电转换元件中产生的电荷的信号的像素内读出电路，电力经由电源线和接地线提供给多个单位电池，并且多个单元中的至少一个 电池包括具有连接到电源线的第一电极和连接到地线的第二电极的电容元件的至少一部分。

公开(公告)号：US20120008031A1

公开(公告)日：2012-01-12

申请号：US13159510

申请日：2011-06-14

申请人： Yuichiro Yamashita ,  Yasuo Yamazaki ,  Masaru Fujimura ,  Shin Kikuchi ,  Shoji Kono ,  Shinichiro Shimizu ,  Yu Arishima

发明人： Yuichiro Yamashita ,  Yasuo Yamazaki ,  Masaru Fujimura ,  Shin Kikuchi ,  Shoji Kono ,  Shinichiro Shimizu ,  Yu Arishima

IPC分类号： H04N5/335 ,  H01L27/146

CPC分类号： H01L27/14609 ,  H01L27/14643 ,  H01L27/14663 ,  H04N5/32 ,  H04N5/3575 ,  H04N5/3745

摘要： A solid-state imaging apparatus has a pixel array in which a plurality of pixels are arranged to form a plurality of rows and a plurality of columns, and a plurality of column signal lines are arranged, wherein each of the plurality of pixels includes a photoelectric converter including a first well formed in a semiconductor substrate and having a first conductivity type, and an impurity region arranged in the first well and having a second conductivity type different from the first conductivity type, and an in-pixel readout circuit which outputs, to the column signal line, a signal corresponding to charges generated in the photoelectric converter, the in-pixel readout circuit including a circuit element arranged in a second well having the first conductivity type, and wherein the first well and the second well are isolated by a semiconductor region having the second conductivity type.

摘要翻译： 固体摄像装置具有像素阵列，其中多个像素被布置成形成多个行和多个列，并且布置多个列信号线，其中多个像素中的每一个包括光电 转换器，包括形成在半导体衬底中并且具有第一导电类型的第一阱和布置在第一阱中并具有不同于第一导电类型的第二导电类型的杂质区域，以及像素内读出电路，其输出到 列信号线，对应于在光电转换器中产生的电荷的信号，像素内读出电路包括布置在具有第一导电类型的第二阱中的电路元件，并且其中第一阱和第二阱被隔离 具有第二导电类型的半导体区域。