公开(公告)号：US07592576B1

公开(公告)日：2009-09-22

申请号：US11772475

申请日：2007-07-02

申请人： Yutaka Hayashi ,  Yasushi Nagamune ,  Toshitaka Ohta

发明人： Yutaka Hayashi ,  Yasushi Nagamune ,  Toshitaka Ohta

IPC分类号： H01L27/00

CPC分类号： H01L27/14681 ,  H01L27/0203

摘要： The present invention is made to realize a two dimensional optical sensor array having improved performance, for instance, at least one of improved response time, improved intermixing problem, improved dynamic range, improved ability to sense a lower illuminance optical image and improved signal to noise ratio. For these purposes, an optical sensor array with a novel sensing method is proposed. For sensing each of the optical sensor in the array, one of a selected group of plurality of interconnecting means is selected and is driven from a first electrical potential to a second electrical potential while rest of the selected group of plurality of interconnecting means are kept to the first electrical potential, then, photo-electrical current from optical sensors connected to the selected one of the selected group of plurality of interconnecting means is sequentially sensed at around the second electrical potential through the selected one of the selected group of plurality of interconnecting means, by sequentially driving each one of unselected group of plurality of interconnecting means from a third electrical potential to a fourth electrical potential and then from the fourth electrical potential to the third electrical potential.

摘要翻译： 本发明旨在实现具有改进的性能的二维光学传感器阵列，例如改进的响应时间，改进的混合问题，改善的动态范围，改进的感测较低照度光学图像的能力和改善的信噪比中的至少一个 比。 为了这些目的，提出了一种具有新颖感测方法的光学传感器阵列。 为了感测阵列中的每个光学传感器，选择多个互连装置的选定组中的一个被选择并且从第一电位驱动到第二电位，而所选择的多个互连装置的剩余部分被保持为 然后，连接到所选择的多个互连装置组中的选定组的光传感器的光电流通过所选择的一组多个互连装置中的所选择的一个在第二电位周围被依次感测 通过将未选择的多个互连装置中的每一个从第三电位依次驱动到第四电位，然后从第四电位驱动到第三电位。

公开(公告)号：US20130234277A1

公开(公告)日：2013-09-12

申请号：US13793445

申请日：2013-03-11

申请人： Takaaki Negoro ,  Hirofumi Watanabe ,  Yutaka Hayashi ,  Toshitaka Ota ,  Yasushi Nagamune

发明人： Takaaki Negoro ,  Hirofumi Watanabe ,  Yutaka Hayashi ,  Toshitaka Ota ,  Yasushi Nagamune

IPC分类号： H01L27/146 ,  H01L29/73

CPC分类号： H01L27/14681 ,  H01L27/14683 ,  H01L29/73 ,  H01L29/739 ,  H01L31/1105

摘要： The invention relates to a semiconductor device having a vertical transistor bipolar structure of emitter, base, and collector formed in this order from a semiconductor substrate surface in a depth direction. The semiconductor device includes an electrode embedded from the semiconductor substrate surface into the inside and insulated by an oxide film. In the surface of the substrate, a first-conductivity-type first semiconductor region, a second-conductivity-type second semiconductor region, and a first-conductivity-type third semiconductor region are arranged, from the surface side, inside a semiconductor device region surrounded by the electrode and along the electrode with the oxide film interposed therebetween, the second semiconductor region located below the first semiconductor region, the third semiconductor region located below the second semiconductor region. The electrode is insulated from the first to third semiconductor regions, and current gain is variable through application of voltage to the electrode.

摘要翻译： 本发明涉及一种半导体器件，其具有从半导体衬底表面沿深度方向依次形成的发射极，基极和集电极的垂直晶体管双极结构。 半导体器件包括从半导体衬底表面嵌入内部并由氧化物膜绝缘的电极。 在基板的表面中，从第一导电型第一半导体区域，第二导电型第二半导体区域和第一导电型第三半导体区域的表面侧配置在半导体器件区域 被电极围绕并且沿着电极，氧化膜插入其间，位于第一半导体区域下方的第二半导体区域，位于第二半导体区域下方的第三半导体区域。 电极与第一至第三半导体区域绝缘​​，电流增益可通过向电极施加电压而变化。

公开(公告)号：US09337234B2

公开(公告)日：2016-05-10

申请号：US14349414

申请日：2012-10-05

申请人： Yutaka Hayashi ,  Toshitaka Ota ,  Yasushi Nagamune ,  Hirofumi Watanabe ,  Takaaki Negoro ,  Kazunari Kimino

发明人： Yutaka Hayashi ,  Toshitaka Ota ,  Yasushi Nagamune ,  Hirofumi Watanabe ,  Takaaki Negoro ,  Kazunari Kimino

IPC分类号： H01L27/146 ,  H04N5/3745 ,  H04N5/378 ,  H01L27/144

CPC分类号： H01L27/14681 ,  H01L27/1443 ,  H01L27/14609 ,  H01L27/14656 ,  H04N5/3745 ,  H04N5/378

摘要： A photoelectric converter includes a first pn junction comprised of at least two semiconductor regions of different conductivity types, and a first field-effect transistor including a first source connected with one of the semiconductor regions, a first drain, a first insulated gate and a same conductivity type channel as that of the one of the semiconductor regions. The first drain is supplied with a second potential at which the first pn junction becomes zero-biased or reverse-biased relative to a potential of the other of the semiconductor regions. When the first source turns to a first potential and the one of the semiconductor regions becomes zero-biased or reverse-biased relative to the other semiconductor regions, the first pn junction is controlled not to be biased by a deep forward voltage by supplying a first gate potential to the first insulated gate, even when either of the semiconductor regions is exposed to light.

摘要翻译： 光电转换器包括由至少两个不同导电类型的半导体区组成的第一pn结，以及包括与半导体区之一连接的第一源的第一场效应晶体管，第一漏极，第一绝缘栅极和 导电型沟道，与半导体区域中的一个相同。 第一漏极被提供有第二电位，在该第二电位处，第一pn结相对于另一个半导体区域的电位变为零偏置或反向偏置。 当第一源极变为第一电位并且半导体区域中的一个相对于其它半导体区域变为零偏置或反向偏置时，通过提供第一源极的第一电位，第一pn结被控制为不被深的正向电压偏置， 即使当半导体区域中的任一个暴露于光时，第一绝缘栅极的栅极电位。

公开(公告)号：US09142579B2

公开(公告)日：2015-09-22

申请号：US13811623

申请日：2011-07-22

申请人： Yutaka Hayashi ,  Yasushi Nagamune ,  Toshitaka Ota

发明人： Yutaka Hayashi ,  Yasushi Nagamune ,  Toshitaka Ota

IPC分类号： H01J40/14 ,  H01L27/146 ,  H01L27/144 ,  H01L31/103 ,  H04N5/361 ,  H01L31/101

CPC分类号： H01L27/14609 ,  H01L27/1446 ,  H01L31/101 ,  H01L31/103 ,  H04N5/361

摘要： In order to achieve a photoelectric conversion cell and an array of high sensitivity and high dynamic range, there is a need for a photoelectric conversion cell and an array in which combination of an amplified photoelectric conversion element and a selection element are resistant to external noise, and the combination is resistant to effects from address selection pulse noise at array readout time. In the present invention, in order to solve the problem, a photoelectric conversion cell has been configured with a combination of an amplified photoelectric conversion element (100) and a selection element (10 and the like) which are resistant to external noise, and various means of solution of the combination are provided which are resistant to the effects of address selection pulse noise at array readout time. As a result, a dynamic range of 6 to 7 orders of magnitude for light detection has become possible.

摘要翻译： 为了实现光电转换单元和高灵敏度和高动态范围的阵列，需要一种光电转换单元和阵列，其中放大的光电转换元件和选择元件的组合抵抗外部噪声， 并且该组合抵抗阵列读出时的地址选择脉冲噪声的影响。 在本发明中，为了解决上述问题，光电转换单元已经被配置成具有耐外部噪声的放大光电转换元件（100）和选择元件（10等）的组合，并且各种 提供了组合的解决方案，其抵抗阵列读出时间的地址选择脉冲噪声的影响。 结果，光检测的动态范围为6〜7个数量级成为可能。

公开(公告)号：US09571770B2

公开(公告)日：2017-02-14

申请号：US13745197

申请日：2013-01-18

申请人： Yutaka Hayashi ,  Toshitaka Ota ,  Yasushi Nagamune ,  Hirofumi Watanabe ,  Kazuhiro Yoneda ,  Katsuhiko Aisu ,  Takaaki Negoro

发明人： Yutaka Hayashi ,  Toshitaka Ota ,  Yasushi Nagamune ,  Hirofumi Watanabe ,  Kazuhiro Yoneda ,  Katsuhiko Aisu ,  Takaaki Negoro

IPC分类号： H04N5/378 ,  H01L27/144

CPC分类号： H04N5/378 ,  H01L27/144

摘要： A sense circuit includes a differential amplifier circuit including an inverting input section, a non-inverting input section and an output section, an electrical capacitor connected between the inverting input section and the output section, and a field effect transistor including a source, a drain, and a gate. One of the source and the drain is connected to the inverting input section, and the other of the source and the drain is connected to the output section. A reference potential is supplied to the non-inverting input section, and an output section of a photoelectric conversion cell having an added switching function is connected to the inverting input section.

摘要翻译： 感测电路包括差分放大器电路，其包括反相输入部分，非反相输入部分和输出部分，连接在反相输入部分和输出部分之间的电容器，以及场效应晶体管，其包括源极，漏极 ，和一个门。 源极和漏极之一连接到反相输入部分，源极和漏极中的另一个连接到输出部分。 参考电位被提供给非反相输入部分，并且具有增加的开关功能的光电转换单元的输出部分连接到反相输入部分。

公开(公告)号：US09362328B2

公开(公告)日：2016-06-07

申请号：US13793445

申请日：2013-03-11

申请人： Takaaki Negoro ,  Hirofumi Watanabe ,  Yutaka Hayashi ,  Toshitaka Ota ,  Yasushi Nagamune

发明人： Takaaki Negoro ,  Hirofumi Watanabe ,  Yutaka Hayashi ,  Toshitaka Ota ,  Yasushi Nagamune

IPC分类号： H01L27/146 ,  H01L29/73 ,  H01L31/11 ,  H01L29/739

CPC分类号： H01L27/14681 ,  H01L27/14683 ,  H01L29/73 ,  H01L29/739 ,  H01L31/1105

摘要： The invention relates to a semiconductor device having a vertical transistor bipolar structure of emitter, base, and collector formed in this order from a semiconductor substrate surface in a depth direction. The semiconductor device includes an electrode embedded from the semiconductor substrate surface into the inside and insulated by an oxide film. In the surface of the substrate, a first-conductivity-type first semiconductor region, a second-conductivity-type second semiconductor region, and a first-conductivity-type third semiconductor region are arranged, from the surface side, inside a semiconductor device region surrounded by the electrode and along the electrode with the oxide film interposed therebetween, the second semiconductor region located below the first semiconductor region, the third semiconductor region located below the second semiconductor region. The electrode is insulated from the first to third semiconductor regions, and current gain is variable through application of voltage to the electrode.

摘要翻译： 本发明涉及一种半导体器件，其具有从半导体衬底表面沿深度方向依次形成的发射极，基极和集电极的垂直晶体管双极结构。 半导体器件包括从半导体衬底表面嵌入内部并由氧化物膜绝缘的电极。 在基板的表面中，从第一导电型第一半导体区域，第二导电型第二半导体区域和第一导电型第三半导体区域的表面侧配置在半导体器件区域 被电极围绕并且沿着电极，氧化膜插入其间，位于第一半导体区域下方的第二半导体区域，位于第二半导体区域下方的第三半导体区域。 电极与第一至第三半导体区域绝缘​​，电流增益可通过向电极施加电压而变化。

公开(公告)号：US20130187030A1

公开(公告)日：2013-07-25

申请号：US13745197

申请日：2013-01-18

申请人： Yutaka Hayashi ,  Toshitaka Ota ,  Yasushi Nagamune ,  Hirofumi Watanabe ,  Kazuhiro Yoneda ,  Katsuhiko Aisu ,  Takaaki Negoro

发明人： Yutaka Hayashi ,  Toshitaka Ota ,  Yasushi Nagamune ,  Hirofumi Watanabe ,  Kazuhiro Yoneda ,  Katsuhiko Aisu ,  Takaaki Negoro

IPC分类号： H01L27/144

CPC分类号： H04N5/378 ,  H01L27/144

摘要： A sense circuit includes a differential amplifier circuit including an inverting input section, a non-inverting input section and an output section, an electrical capacitor connected between the inverting input section and the output section, and a field effect transistor including a source, a drain, and a gate. One of the source and the drain is connected to the inverting input section, and the other of the source and the drain is connected to the output section. A reference potential is supplied to the non-inverting input section, and an output section of a photoelectric conversion cell having an added switching function is connected to the inverting input section.

摘要翻译： 感测电路包括差分放大器电路，其包括反相输入部分，非反相输入部分和输出部分，连接在反相输入部分和输出部分之间的电容器，以及场效应晶体管，其包括源极，漏极 ，和一个门。 源极和漏极之一连接到反相输入部分，源极和漏极中的另一个连接到输出部分。 参考电位被提供给非反相输入部分，并且具有增加的开关功能的光电转换单元的输出部分连接到反相输入部分。

公开(公告)号：US20130119240A1

公开(公告)日：2013-05-16

申请号：US13811623

申请日：2011-07-22

申请人： Yutaka Hayashi ,  Yasushi Nagamune ,  Toshitaka Ota

发明人： Yutaka Hayashi ,  Yasushi Nagamune ,  Toshitaka Ota

IPC分类号： H01L27/146 ,  H01L31/101

CPC分类号： H01L27/14609 ,  H01L27/1446 ,  H01L31/101 ,  H01L31/103 ,  H04N5/361

摘要： In order to achieve a photovoltaic cell and an array of high sensitivity and high dynamic range, there is a need for a photovoltaic cell and an array which are combined so that an amplified photovoltaic element and a selection element are resistant to external noise, and so that the combination is resistant to effects from address selection pulse noise at array readout time. In the present invention, in order to solve the problem, a photovoltaic cell has been configured with a combination of an amplified photovoltaic element (100) and a selection element (10 and the like) which are resistant to external noise, and various means of solution of the combination are provided which are resistant to the effects of address selection pulse noise at array readout time. As a result, a dynamic range of 6 to 7 orders of magnitude for light detection has become possible.

摘要翻译： 为了实现光电池和高灵敏度和高动态范围的阵列，需要组合光伏电池和阵列，使得放大的光电元件和选择元件抵抗外部噪声，因此 该组合在阵列读出时间内抵抗来自地址选择脉冲噪声的影响。 在本发明中，为了解决这个问题，光电池已经被配置为具有抵抗外部噪声的放大光电元件（100）和选择元件（10等）的组合， 提供了组合的解决方案，其在阵列读出时间内抵抗地址选择脉冲噪声的影响。 结果，光检测的动态范围为6〜7个数量级成为可能。

公开(公告)号：US20070234751A1

公开(公告)日：2007-10-11

申请号：US11730896

申请日：2007-04-04

申请人： Yasushi Nagamune

发明人： Yasushi Nagamune

IPC分类号： F25B9/00 ,  F25D19/00

CPC分类号： F25D19/006

摘要： A sample cooling apparatus capable of cooling and holding samples or wafers at a cryogenic temperature with no vibration or drift with respect to a measurement reference surface is disclosed. In the sample cooling apparatus, a sample holder is arranged in a vacuum vessel mounted on a housing having a table for forming a measurement reference surface to be supported by a thermal insulator. A frame is disposed within the housing to be supported by a first buffer. A refrigerating machine is disposed in the frame to be supported by a second buffer and has a head directed to the vacuum vessel. The cooling head of the refrigerating machine is connected to the sample holder by way of a flexible thermal conduction member.

摘要翻译： 公开了能够在低温下冷却和保持样品或晶片而不会相对测量基准表面发生振动或漂移的样品冷却装置。 在样品冷却装置中，样本保持器布置在安装在壳体上的真空容器中，该壳体具有用于形成要由绝热体支撑的测量基准表面的工作台。 框架设置在壳体内以由第一缓冲器支撑。 制冷机设置在框架中，由第二缓冲器支撑并具有朝向真空容器的头部。 冷冻机的冷却头通过柔性导热部件连接到样品架上。

公开(公告)号：US08836795B2

公开(公告)日：2014-09-16

申请号：US13359977

申请日：2012-01-27

申请人： Yasushi Nagamune

发明人： Yasushi Nagamune

IPC分类号： H04N5/33 ,  H04N9/04 ,  H04N5/225

CPC分类号： H04N5/33 ,  G01J3/2803 ,  G01J3/32 ,  G01J3/36 ,  G01J3/51 ,  G01J2003/2806 ,  G01J2003/2813 ,  H04N5/2256 ,  H04N5/332 ,  H04N9/045

摘要： Disclosed is an image capturing device provided with an irradiation unit, an image capturing unit, and a color representation setting unit. The irradiation unit irradiates a subject with infrared rays having different wavelength intensity distributions, the image capturing unit captures images of the subject by the respective infrared rays being reflected by the subject and forming image information indicating the respective images, and the color representation setting unit sets color representation information for representing the respective images, which are indicated by the formed image information, by different plain colors. Also disclosed is an image capturing method for separating infrared rays from a subject into infrared rays having different wavelength intensity distributions, capturing images of the subject by the respective infrared rays having different wavelength intensity distributions, forming image information indicating the respective images, and representing the respective images, which are indicated by the formed image information, by different plain colors.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种具有照射单元，图像捕获单元和颜色表示设置单元的图像捕获设备。 照射单元用具有不同波长强度分布的红外线照射对象，图像拍摄单元通过由被摄体反射的各个红外线捕获被摄体的图像，并形成指示各个图像的图像信息，并且颜色表示设置单元设置 用于表示由形成的图像信息指示的各个图像的颜色表示信息。 还公开了一种用于将来自被摄体的红外线分离成具有不同波长强度分布的红外线的图像捕获方法，通过具有不同波长强度分布的各个红外线捕获被摄体的图像，形成指示各个图像的图像信息，并且表示 由形成的图像信息指示的各种图像通过不同的平原颜色。