公开(公告)号：US20100134664A1

公开(公告)日：2010-06-03

申请号：US12623726

申请日：2009-11-23

申请人： Yukihiro Kuroda ,  Hidekazu Takahashi

发明人： Yukihiro Kuroda ,  Hidekazu Takahashi

IPC分类号： H04N5/335

CPC分类号： H04N5/37457 ,  H04N5/3741 ,  H04N5/3742

摘要： A solid-state imaging apparatus which can photograph a high-definition image and, at high quality, a moving image having lower resolution than that of the high-definition image is provided. The solid-state imaging apparatus comprises: plural pixels which include a photoelectric conversion unit and a transfer unit; an impurity diffused region which accumulates charges transferred from the photoelectric conversion unit through the transfer unit; an amplifying unit which outputs signals based on the charges accumulated by the impurity diffused region; and a reset unit which resets potential of the impurity diffused region, wherein the four pixels including the obliquely adjacent two pixels and the two pixels, in a same row or column, adjacent to one of the obliquely adjacent two pixels constitute a unit pixel group, and the impurity diffused region, the amplifying unit and the reset unit are commonly connected to the four pixels constituting the unit pixel group.

摘要翻译： 提供了可以拍摄高清晰图像并且以高质量拍摄具有比高清晰图像的分辨率低的运动图像的固态成像装置。 固态成像装置包括：包括光电转换单元和转印单元的多个像素; 杂质扩散区域，其累积从光电转换单元经由转印单元转移的电荷; 放大单元，其基于由所述杂质扩散区积累的电荷输出信号; 以及复位单元，其复位所述杂质扩散区域的电位，其中与所述倾斜相邻的两个像素中的一个相邻的相邻行或列中包括倾斜相邻的两个像素和所述两个像素的所述四个像素构成单位像素组， 并且杂质扩散区域，放大单元和复位单元共同连接到构成单位像素组的四个像素。

公开(公告)号：US08223238B2

公开(公告)日：2012-07-17

申请号：US12623726

申请日：2009-11-23

申请人： Yukihiro Kuroda ,  Hidekazu Takahashi

发明人： Yukihiro Kuroda ,  Hidekazu Takahashi

IPC分类号： H04N3/14 ,  H04N5/335

CPC分类号： H04N5/37457 ,  H04N5/3741 ,  H04N5/3742

摘要： A solid-state imaging apparatus which can photograph a high-definition image and, at high quality, a moving image having lower resolution than that of the high-definition image is provided. The solid-state imaging apparatus comprises: plural pixels which include a photoelectric conversion unit and a transfer unit; an impurity diffused region which accumulates charges transferred from the photoelectric conversion unit through the transfer unit; an amplifying unit which outputs signals based on the charges accumulated by the impurity diffused region; and a reset unit which resets potential of the impurity diffused region, wherein the four pixels including the obliquely adjacent two pixels and the two pixels, in a same row or column, adjacent to one of the obliquely adjacent two pixels constitute a unit pixel group, and the impurity diffused region, the amplifying unit and the reset unit are commonly connected to the four pixels constituting the unit pixel group.

摘要翻译： 提供了可以拍摄高清晰度图像并且以高质量拍摄具有比高清晰图像的分辨率低的运动图像的固态成像装置。 固态成像装置包括：包括光电转换单元和转印单元的多个像素; 杂质扩散区域，其累积从光电转换单元经由转印单元转移的电荷; 放大单元，其基于由所述杂质扩散区积累的电荷输出信号; 以及复位单元，其复位所述杂质扩散区域的电位，其中与所述倾斜相邻的两个像素中的一个相邻的相邻行或列中包括倾斜相邻的两个像素和所述两个像素的所述四个像素构成单位像素组， 并且杂质扩散区域，放大单元和复位单元共同连接到构成单位像素组的四个像素。

公开(公告)号：US20120153367A1

公开(公告)日：2012-06-21

申请号：US13316308

申请日：2011-12-09

申请人： Masanori Ogura ,  Hideo Kobayashi ,  Yukihiro Kuroda

发明人： Masanori Ogura ,  Hideo Kobayashi ,  Yukihiro Kuroda

IPC分类号： H01L29/772

CPC分类号： H01L23/522 ,  H01L23/5286 ,  H01L24/06 ,  H01L27/14603 ,  H01L2224/02166 ,  H01L2224/04042 ,  H01L2224/05548 ,  H01L2224/05567 ,  H01L2224/06151 ,  H01L2224/06155 ,  H01L2224/06159 ,  H01L2224/06165 ,  H01L2224/06169 ,  H01L2924/00014 ,  H01L2924/01013 ,  H01L2924/01029 ,  H01L2924/01033 ,  H01L2924/01074 ,  H01L2924/13091 ,  H01L2924/00 ,  H01L2224/05552

摘要： A power supply wiring and a pad are arranged on a first wiring layer. Then, the power supply wiring and the pad are arranged so as not to be mutually overlapped. Signal wirings are arranged on a second wiring layer. Another signal wiring is arranged on a layer different from the second wiring layer. The other signal wiring is arranged below the pad so as to be overlapped with the pad. The signal wirings and the other signal wiring are mutually connected by a plug. A buffer is arranged between the pad and the other signal wiring.

摘要翻译： 在第一布线层上布置有电源布线和焊盘。 然后，电源布线和垫被布置成不相互重叠。 信号布线布置在第二布线层上。 另一信号布线布置在不同于第二布线层的层上。 另一个信号线布置在垫的下方以与该垫重叠。 信号布线和其他信号布线通过插头相互连接。 缓冲器布置在焊盘和其他信号布线之间。

公开(公告)号：US20120050584A1

公开(公告)日：2012-03-01

申请号：US13214932

申请日：2011-08-22

申请人： Kazuhiro Saito ,  Daisuke Inoue ,  Yukihiro Kuroda ,  Tomohisa Kinugasa ,  Kouji Maeda

发明人： Kazuhiro Saito ,  Daisuke Inoue ,  Yukihiro Kuroda ,  Tomohisa Kinugasa ,  Kouji Maeda

IPC分类号： H04N5/217 ,  H04N5/335

CPC分类号： H04N5/3696 ,  H04N5/3692 ,  H04N5/37457 ,  H04N5/378

摘要： Each of a plurality of unit pixels includes first and second photoelectric conversion units, and a pixel output unit shared between the first and second photoelectric conversion units. A monitoring unit configured to control the charge-accumulation operation of the first photoelectric conversion unit by monitoring a signal generated based on the second photoelectric conversion unit is provided.

摘要翻译： 多个单位像素中的每一个包括第一和第二光电转换单元，以及在第一和第二光电转换单元之间共享的像素输出单元。 提供了一种监视单元，被配置为通过监视基于第二光电转换单元生成的信号来控制第一光电转换单元的电荷累积操作。

公开(公告)号：US20110175151A1

公开(公告)日：2011-07-21

申请号：US13079381

申请日：2011-04-04

申请人： Takanori Watanabe ,  Masaaki Iwane ,  Yukihiro Kuroda ,  Masahiro Kobayashi

发明人： Takanori Watanabe ,  Masaaki Iwane ,  Yukihiro Kuroda ,  Masahiro Kobayashi

IPC分类号： H01L31/113

CPC分类号： H01L27/14643 ,  H01L27/14603 ,  H01L27/14641

摘要： A photoelectric conversion apparatus includes a plurality of photoelectric conversion elements configured to convert incident light to electric carriers, an amplifier MOS transistor shared by the plurality of photoelectric conversion elements, a plurality of floating diffusions connected to the gate electrode of the amplifier MOS transistor, and a plurality of transfer MOS transistors arranged corresponding to the respective photoelectric conversion elements, each of the transfer MOS transistors transferring electric carriers from corresponding one of the photoelectric conversion elements to corresponding one of the floating diffusions. In such a photoelectric conversion apparatus, at least two of the floating diffusions are electrically connected to each other with a wiring line included in the same wiring layer as the gate electrode of the amplifier MOS transistor.

摘要翻译： 一种光电转换装置，包括将入射光转换成电载体的多个光电转换元件，由多个光电转换元件共用的放大器MOS晶体管，与放大器MOS晶体管的栅电极连接的多个浮置扩散，以及 对应于各个光电转换元件布置的多个传输MOS晶体管，每个传输MOS晶体管将电载体从相应的一个光电转换元件传输到相应的一个浮置扩散。 在这种光电转换装置中，至少两个浮置扩散部通过与放大器MOS晶体管的栅电极相同的布线层所包含的布线彼此电连接。

公开(公告)号：US20110134296A1

公开(公告)日：2011-06-09

申请号：US13028334

申请日：2011-02-16

申请人： Yukihiro Kuroda ,  Takanori Watanabe

发明人： Yukihiro Kuroda ,  Takanori Watanabe

IPC分类号： H04N5/335 ,  H01L27/146

CPC分类号： H04N5/37457 ,  H01L27/14603 ,  H01L27/14605 ,  H01L27/14609 ,  H01L27/14612 ,  H01L27/1463 ,  H01L27/14636 ,  H01L27/14641 ,  H01L27/14643 ,  H01L27/14806 ,  H04N3/1506 ,  H04N5/3575 ,  H04N5/365 ,  H04N5/369 ,  H04N5/3741 ,  H04N5/37455

摘要： In a photoelectric conversion device, groups of unit pixels are arranged in a well, where each of the unit pixels includes photoelectric conversion elements, an amplifier transistor, and transfer transistors. The photoelectric conversion device includes a line used to supply a voltage to the well, a well-contact part used to connect the well-voltage-supply line to the well, and transfer-control lines used to control the transfer transistors. The transfer-control lines are symmetrically arranged with respect to the well-voltage-supply line in respective regions of the unit-pixel groups.

摘要翻译： 在光电转换装置中，单位像素组布置在阱中，其中每个单位像素包括光电转换元件，放大器晶体管和转移晶体管。 光电转换装置包括用于向阱提供电压的线，用于将阱电压线连接到阱的阱接触部分和用于控制转移晶体管的转移控制线。 转移控制线在单位像素组的各个区域中相对于阱电压线对称地布置。

公开(公告)号：US07911521B2

公开(公告)日：2011-03-22

申请号：US12050326

申请日：2008-03-18

申请人： Yukihiro Kuroda ,  Takanori Watanabe

发明人： Yukihiro Kuroda ,  Takanori Watanabe

IPC分类号： H04N3/14 ,  H04N5/335 ,  H01L31/062 ,  H01L31/113

CPC分类号： H04N5/37457 ,  H01L27/14603 ,  H01L27/14605 ,  H01L27/14609 ,  H01L27/14612 ,  H01L27/1463 ,  H01L27/14636 ,  H01L27/14641 ,  H01L27/14643 ,  H01L27/14806 ,  H04N3/1506 ,  H04N5/3575 ,  H04N5/365 ,  H04N5/369 ,  H04N5/3741 ,  H04N5/37455

摘要： In a photoelectric conversion device, groups of unit pixels are arranged in a well, where each of the unit pixels includes photoelectric conversion elements, an amplifier transistor, and transfer transistors. The photoelectric conversion device includes a line used to supply a voltage to the well, a well-contact part used to connect the well-voltage-supply line to the well, and transfer-control lines used to control the transfer transistors. The transfer-control lines are symmetrically arranged with respect to the well-voltage-supply line in respective regions of the unit-pixel groups.

摘要翻译： 在光电转换装置中，单位像素组布置在阱中，其中每个单位像素包括光电转换元件，放大器晶体管和转移晶体管。 光电转换装置包括用于向阱提供电压的线，用于将阱电压线连接到阱的阱接触部分和用于控制转移晶体管的转移控制线。 转移控制线在单位像素组的各个区域中相对于阱电压线对称地布置。

公开(公告)号：US20100194946A1

公开(公告)日：2010-08-05

申请号：US12671043

申请日：2009-02-26

申请人： Mahito Shinohara ,  Masaaki Iwane ,  Yukihiro Kuroda

发明人： Mahito Shinohara ,  Masaaki Iwane ,  Yukihiro Kuroda

IPC分类号： H04N5/335

CPC分类号： H01L27/14603 ,  H01L27/14641

摘要： The invention provides a solid-state image pickup apparatus which comprises a pixel area in which pixels each having at least a photoelectric conversion unit and an amplification transistor for amplifying and outputting a signal of the photoelectric conversion unit are two-dimensionally arranged in horizontal and vertical directions, wherein a power supply wiring, which extends in a vertical direction along pixel boundaries of horizontal and vertical directions while meandering, is arranged on one of two pixel lines adjoining to each other in the horizontal direction in the pixel area, and the power supply wiring is connected to one of a source and a drain of the amplification transistor on each of the two pixel lines. Thus, it is possible to provide a high-sensitivity and high-image-quality amplified solid-state image pickup apparatus in which a difference of sensitivities at one-line intervals is small.

摘要翻译： 本发明提供了一种固态图像拾取装置，其包括像素区域，其中至少具有光电转换单元的像素和用于放大和输出光电转换单元的信号的放大晶体管在水平和垂直方向上二维排列 方向，其中在像素区域中沿水平方向彼此相邻的两个像素线之一上布置有沿着水平和垂直方向的像素边界沿着垂直方向沿着垂直方向延伸的电源布线，并且电源 布线在两个像素线中的每一个上连接到放大晶体管的源极和漏极之一。 因此，可以提供其中一行间隔的灵敏度差小的高灵敏度和高图像质量的放大固态图像拾取装置。

公开(公告)号：US20090219420A1

公开(公告)日：2009-09-03

申请号：US12391305

申请日：2009-02-24

申请人： Yukihiro Kuroda

发明人： Yukihiro Kuroda

IPC分类号： H04N9/04

CPC分类号： H04N5/343 ,  H01L27/14603 ,  H01L27/14609 ,  H01L27/14641 ,  H04N5/347 ,  H04N5/37213 ,  H04N5/37457 ,  H04N9/045

摘要： An image pickup apparatus which can photograph a high-definition image and a moving image of lower resolution at high quality and an image pickup system which uses the image pickup apparatus are provided. Unit pixel groups each of which comprises plural pixels including photoelectric conversion units and transfer transistors for transferring signal charges from the photoelectric conversion units, an amplification transistor common to the plural pixels, and the like are arranged in row and column directions. With respect to the plural unit pixel groups mutually adjacent in the row direction, control lines for controlling the transfer transistors respectively corresponding to the adjacent two photoelectric conversion units are alternately connected to an odd row and an even row in the row direction.

摘要翻译： 提供一种能够以高质量拍摄高分辨率图像和较低分辨率的运动图像的图像拾取装置以及使用图像拾取装置的图像拾取系统。 单位像素组包括多个像素，包括光电转换单元和用于从光电转换单元传送信号电荷的转移晶体管，多个像素共同的放大晶体管等排列成行和列方向。 对于在行方向上相互相邻的多个单位像素组，分别对应于相邻的两个光电转换单元的转移晶体管的控制线交替地连接到行方向上的奇数行和偶数行。

公开(公告)号：US20090190020A1

公开(公告)日：2009-07-30

申请号：US12414334

申请日：2009-03-30

申请人： Yuichi Gomi ,  Taishin Yoshida ,  Seisuke Matsuda ,  Yukihiro Kuroda ,  Keiichi Mori

发明人： Yuichi Gomi ,  Taishin Yoshida ,  Seisuke Matsuda ,  Yukihiro Kuroda ,  Keiichi Mori

IPC分类号： H04N5/335

CPC分类号： H04N9/045 ,  H04N5/343 ,  H04N5/3452 ,  H04N5/3454 ,  H04N5/3456 ,  H04N5/347 ,  H04N5/3532 ,  H04N5/37213 ,  H04N5/3765 ,  H04N9/04511

摘要： In an XY address type solid-state imager apparatus comprising a solid-state imager having a plurality of pixels two-dimensionally arranged, and horizontal and vertical scanning circuits to read signals of the pixels, the scanning circuits each have a progressive scanning circuit to progressively read pixel signals by a first scanning control signal, and an interlace scanning circuit to read pixel signals with an interlaced manner by a second scanning control signal different from the first scanning control signal, and arbitrarily carries out combining of progressive reading and interlace reading in one frame in accordance with a combination of the respective scanning control signals, and reads pixel signals.

摘要翻译： 在包括具有二维排列的多个像素的固态成像器以及用于读取像素的信号的水平和垂直扫描电路的XY地址类型的固态成像器中，扫描电路各自具有逐行扫描电路 通过第一扫描控制信号读取像素信号，以及隔行扫描电路，通过与第一扫描控制信号不同的第二扫描控制信号以隔行扫描方式读取像素信号，并且任意地执行逐行扫描和隔行扫描的组合 根据各扫描控制信号的组合，读取像素信号。