公开(公告)号：US6118483A

公开(公告)日：2000-09-12

申请号：US861075

申请日：1997-05-21

Applicant: Takeharu Etoh

Inventor： Takeharu Etoh

IPC: H04N5/3722 ,  H04N5/3728 ,  H04N5/335

CPC classification number: H04N3/1525 ,  H04N3/1531 ,  H04N3/1537

Abstract: An image sensing apparatus with an image sensor which comprises a plurality of sensors (47) each provided on each of pixel (37) forming a photo-receptive area (36), the sensor generating an electric signal in response to brightness of incident light from a subject; and a plurality of dual-function CCDs (40A-40H) for signal storage and read-out connected to the sensors, respectively, the dual-function CCDs each comprising a plurality of charge storage elements. The dual-function CCDs are of substantially linear shape, elongated over two or more of the pixels, and arranged parallel to each other. During an image sensing process, electric signals generated in the sensors of the pixels are transferred parallel in one direction by the plurality of dual-function CCDs, whereby the electric signals generated in the sensor are stored in the charge storage elements of the dual-function CCDs. During a signal read-out process, the electric signals stored in the charge storage elements of the dual-function CCDs are transferred parallel in the same direction as in the image sensing process, whereby the electric signals are read out of the photo-receptive area.

Abstract translation: 一种具有图像传感器的图像传感器，其包括多个传感器（47），每个传感器设置在形成光接收区域（36）的每个像素（37）上，所述传感器响应于来自 课程; 以及分别连接到传感器的用于信号存储和读出的多个双功能CCD（40A-40H），分别包括多个电荷存储元件的双功能CCD。 双功能CCD具有基本上线性的形状，在两个或更多个像素上延伸并彼此平行布置。 在图像感测过程中，通过多个双功能CCD在像素的传感器中产生的电信号在一个方向上平行地传送，由此在传感器中产生的电信号被存储在双功能的电荷存储元件中 CCDs。 在信号读出处理期间，存储在双功能CCD的电荷存储元件中的电信号在与图像感测处理相同的方向上被并行传送，由此电信号从光接收区域读出 。

公开(公告)号：US5528291A

公开(公告)日：1996-06-18

申请号：US950321

申请日：1992-09-24

Applicant: Kazuya Oda

Inventor： Kazuya Oda

IPC: H04N5/217 ,  H04N5/335 ,  H04N5/353 ,  H04N5/359 ,  H04N5/372 ,  H04N5/3728 ,  H04N5/225

CPC classification number: H04N5/3595 ,  H04N3/1537 ,  H04N5/2175 ,  H04N5/335 ,  H04N5/3728

Abstract: In a monitor mode, the saturated electric charge amount of a plurality of first, second, third, and fourth types of photoelectric conversion elements disposed in matrix form on a semiconductor substrate is set to one half a saturated electric charge amount during a still mode. In the monitor mode, electric charges stored by two of the four types of photoelectric conversion elements are transferred to vertical CCDs, mixed and vertically transferred to a horizontal CCD. In the still mode, electric charges of one of the four types of photoelectric conversion elements at a time for a 1 V period (where V is a vertical scan period) are transferred to vertical CCDs and vertically transferred to the horizontal CCD. Furthermore, in the still mode, initially, the electric charges in the photoelectric conversion elements are cleared out for 4n * V periods, where n is a positive integer. Thereafter, smear electric charges are swept out from the vertical CCDs during a 1 V period.

Abstract translation: 在监视模式中，在静止模式下，在半导体衬底上以矩阵形式设置的多个第一，第二，第三和第四类型的光电转换元件的饱和电荷量被设置为饱和电荷量的一半。 在监视模式中，由四种类型的光电转换元件中的两种存储的电荷被传送到垂直CCD，混合并垂直传送到水平CCD。 在静止模式中，四个类型的光电转换元件中的一个的电荷在1V周期（其中V是垂直扫描周期）一次被传送到垂直CCD并垂直传送到水平CCD。 此外，在静止模式中，最初，光电转换元件中的电荷被清除4n×V周期，其中n是正整数。 此后，在1V期间内，从垂直CCD扫出污迹电荷。

公开(公告)号：US5353057A

公开(公告)日：1994-10-04

申请号：US163600

申请日：1993-12-07

Applicant: Takashi Watanabe

Inventor： Takashi Watanabe

IPC: H01L27/148 ,  H04N5/335 ,  H04N5/341 ,  H04N5/347 ,  H04N5/369 ,  H04N5/3728

CPC classification number: H04N3/1537

Abstract: A method for driving an interline transfer type CCD imager by reading out a signal charge accumulated in one of first and second light receiving pixels to corresponding one of first and second accumulation regions. Part of the signal charge is transferred to the other one of the first and second accumulation regions which is disposed adjacently to the one of the accumulated regions. Another signal charge accumulated in the other one of the first and second light receiving pixels is read out so as to add the other signal charge to the part of the signal charge. Thereafter, the remaining part of the signal charge is transferred to the adjacent other one of the first and second accumulation regions.

Abstract translation: 一种用于通过将在第一和第二光接收像素中的一个中累积的信号电荷读出到第一和第二累积区域中的相应一个来驱动行间转印型CCD成像器的方法。 信号电荷的一部分被传送到与累积区域之一相邻设置的第一和第二累积区域中的另一个。 读出在第一和第二光接收像素中的另一个中累积的另一信号电荷，以便将另一个信号电荷加到信号电荷的一部分。 此后，信号电荷的剩余部分被转移到第一和第二累积区域中相邻的另一个。

公开(公告)号：US5251036A

公开(公告)日：1993-10-05

申请号：US952667

申请日：1992-09-28

Applicant: Yoshiki Kawaoka ,  Kazuya Oda ,  Masahiro Konishi

Inventor： Yoshiki Kawaoka ,  Kazuya Oda ,  Masahiro Konishi

IPC: F02B75/02 ,  H04N1/21 ,  H04N5/232 ,  H04N5/372 ,  H04N3/14 ,  H04N5/335

CPC classification number: H04N1/2137 ,  H04N1/2112 ,  H04N3/1537 ,  F02B2075/025 ,  H04N2101/00

Abstract: A high definition camera for photographing still pictures using a high resolution charge coupled solid-state imaging device. The imaging device includes a plurality of photoelectric conversion elements arranged in rows and columns, wherein each column is divided into repeating sequences of four photoelectric elements, each element corresponding to a pixel and one of four fields. A plurality of vertical charge transfer paths are formed between each column of the photoelectric elements and a horizontal charge transfer path is connected to a terminal portion of each of the vertical charge transfer paths. The horizontal charge transfer path includes first and second horizontal registers. Pixel signals generated at photoelectric elements corresponding to one of four fields are transferred to transfer elements in a field shift period corresponding to the one field. Thereafter, the signals are transferred toward to the horizontal charge transfer path in accordance with drive signals and are then horizontally transferred by the horizontal charge transfer path at every row to read and store the signals for the one field. The signals of the four fields are stored in respective memory areas of a memory. In an embodiment, signals are read by every frame and the signals of two fields, corresponding to one of the first and second horizontal registers, are supplied to an electronic viewfinder for display. A still image of the displayed image is recorded in accordance with signals of four fields upon actuation of a shutter. In an additional embodiment, both of the horizontal registers are operable to output signals during a high resolution mode and only one of the horizontal registers are operable to output signals during a low resolution mode.

Abstract translation: 用于使用高分辨率电荷耦合固态成像装置拍摄静止图像的高分辨率相机。 成像装置包括以行和列排列的多个光电转换元件，其中每列被分成四个光电元件的重复序列，每个元素对应于像素和四个场中的一个。 在每个光电元件列之间形成多个垂直电荷传输路径，并且横向电荷传输路径连接到每个垂直电荷传输路径的端子部分。 水平电荷传输路径包括第一和第二水平寄存器。 在与四个场中的一个相对应的光电元件处产生的像素信号在对应于一个场的场移位周期中传送到传送元件。 此后，根据驱动信号将信号转移到水平电荷传输路径，然后在每一行由水平电荷传输路径水平传输，以读取并存储用于一个场的信号。 四个场的信号被存储在存储器的相应的存储区域中。 在一个实施例中，信号由每帧读取，并且对应于第一和第二水平寄存器之一的两个场的信号被提供给电子取景器以进行显示。 根据快门的动作，根据四个场的信号记录显示图像的静止图像。 在另外的实施例中，两个水平寄存器可操作以在高分辨率模式期间输出信号，并且只有一个水平寄存器可操作以在低分辨率模式期间输出信号。

公开(公告)号：US5148013A

公开(公告)日：1992-09-15

申请号：US725682

申请日：1991-07-03

Applicant: Tetsuo Yamada

Inventor： Tetsuo Yamada

IPC: H01L27/14 ,  H01L27/148 ,  H04N5/335 ,  H04N5/341 ,  H04N5/365 ,  H04N5/369 ,  H04N5/3722

CPC classification number: H04N3/1531 ,  H01L27/14831 ,  H04N3/1537 ,  H04N3/1575

Abstract: There is disclosed a solid-state imaging device comprising: a column direction transfer section arranged in parallel to photosensitive element trains, and capable of transferring, in column directions opposite to each other, signal charges produced in photosensitive elements; row direction transfer sections arranged on the both end sides of the column direction transfer section, respectively, and at least one transfer order conversion section provided between the row direction transfer section on one side and the column direction transfer section. In this solid-state imaging device, there is employed a scheme such that the transfer direction of the transfer in a column direction (first field transfer) of signal charges produced from photosensitive pixels of the odd rows and the transfer direction of the transfer in a column direction (second field transfer) of signal charges produced from photosensitive pixels of the odd rows are caused to be opposite to each other, and that the transfer order is reversed by the transfer order conversion section on one side to output signal charges in a reversed transfer order. Transfer between row direction transfer devices is therefore not required.

公开(公告)号：US5051832A

公开(公告)日：1991-09-24

申请号：US478857

申请日：1990-02-12

Applicant: David L. Losee ,  Bruce C. Burkey ,  Teh-Hsuang Lee

Inventor： David L. Losee ,  Bruce C. Burkey ,  Teh-Hsuang Lee

IPC: H01L27/148 ,  H04N5/343 ,  H04N5/345 ,  H04N5/3728 ,  H04N5/376

CPC classification number: H04N3/1537 ,  H01L27/14831

Abstract: An interline transfer type area image sensor is described which can selectively operate in either an interlaced or non-interlaced read-out mode. The sensor includes a plurality of vertical CCD shift registers. Each shift register has an ion implanted shift transfer barrier or storage regions such that only one layer of gate electrode is required by each voltage clock, and a structure for selectively applying voltages to the clock lines for alternate rows of one or both of the vertical shift register electrodes.

Abstract translation: 描述了可以选择性地以隔行扫描或非隔行扫描模式操作的行间传送类型区域图像传感器。 传感器包括多个垂直CCD移位寄存器。 每个移位寄存器具有离子注入的移位传递势垒或存储区域，使得每个电压时钟仅需要一层栅电极，以及用于选择性地向时钟线施加电压的结构，用于垂直位移中的一个或两者的交替行 寄存电极。

公开(公告)号：US4602289A

公开(公告)日：1986-07-22

申请号：US497130

申请日：1983-05-23

Applicant: Hirokazu Sekine

Inventor： Hirokazu Sekine

IPC: H01L27/148 ,  H04N5/3728 ,  H04N5/376 ,  H04N3/14 ,  H01L29/78

CPC classification number: H04N3/1537 ,  H01L27/14831

Abstract: A solid-state image pick-up device is provided which comprises a first group of photosensitive pixels formed on a semiconductor substrate of one conductivity type and arranged in a first two-dimensional matrix form, each of the pixels of the first group inclined by 45.degree. with respect to a horizontal direction; a second group of photosensitive pixels vertically offset from the first group of photosensitive pixels by a distance corresponding to about half a vertical pixel pitch, horizontally offset from the first group of photosensitive pixels by a distance corresponding to a horizontal dimension of each pixel, and having oblique gaps between obliquely adjacent ones of the pixels arranged in the matrix forms, each pixel of the second group being inclined by 45.degree. with respect to the horizontal direction; and a plurality of vertical registers arranged to extend in the oblique gaps and gaps between vertically adjacent ones of the pixels of each of the columns of the pixels.

Abstract translation: 提供一种固态图像拾取装置，其包括形成在一种导电类型的半导体衬底上并以第一二维矩阵形式布置的第一组感光像素，第一组的每个像素倾斜45 DEG相对于水平方向; 第二组感光像素，垂直偏离第一组感光像素，距离对应于大约一半垂直像素间距的距离，与第一组光敏像素水平偏移一个与每个像素的水平尺寸相对应的距离，并具有 排列成矩阵的倾斜相邻像素之间的倾斜间隙形成，第二组的每个像素相对于水平方向倾斜45°; 以及多个垂直寄存器，其布置成在像素的每个列的垂直相邻像素之间的倾斜间隙和间隙中延伸。

公开(公告)号：US5867212A

公开(公告)日：1999-02-02

申请号：US536460

申请日：1995-09-29

Applicant: Tetsuo Toma ,  Akio Sakoda

Inventor： Tetsuo Toma ,  Akio Sakoda

IPC: H04N5/341 ,  H04N5/361 ,  H04N5/367 ,  H04N5/372 ,  H04N5/335

CPC classification number: H04N3/1537 ,  H04N3/1575

Abstract: A method of driving a solid-state image pickup device includes steps of using vertical charge-coupled devices each having a pixel section and a vacant packet section to fetch all the electric charges stored in photoelectric conversion elements to the pixel sections of the vertical charge-coupled devices, feeding vacant packets into the vertical charge-coupled devices from a horizontal charge-coupled device at every N-th row, thereby dispersing the vacant packets while transferring the electric charges to the lowermost row of the vacant packet section, feeding the vacant packets corresponding to one row to the vertical charge-coupled devices from the horizontal charge-coupled device during only a horizontal blanking period of each horizontal period to thereby cause the vacant packets to be transferred upwardly along the vertical charge-coupled devices by M rows (where M

Abstract translation: 驱动固态图像拾取装置的方法包括以下步骤：使用每个具有像素部分和空闲分组部分的垂直电荷耦合装置，以将存储在光电转换元件中的所有电荷提取到垂直电荷耦合装置的像素部分， 耦合器件，在每个第N行从水平电荷耦合器件将空的数据包馈送到垂直电荷耦合器件中，从而在将电荷转移到空闲分组部分的最下行时分散空闲分组， 在每个水平周期的水平消隐周期期间，水平电荷耦合器件的垂直电荷耦合器件对应于一行的数据包，从而使空闲数据包沿垂直电荷耦合器件向上传送M行（ 其中M

公开(公告)号：US5686742A

公开(公告)日：1997-11-11

申请号：US656470

申请日：1996-05-31

Applicant: Eiichi Takeuchi

Inventor： Eiichi Takeuchi

IPC: H01L27/148 ,  H04N5/335 ,  H04N5/341 ,  H04N5/347 ,  H04N5/355 ,  H04N5/359 ,  H04N5/369 ,  H04N5/3728 ,  H01L29/768

CPC classification number: H04N3/1537 ,  H04N3/1575

Abstract: In a CCD type solid state image pickup device including two-dimensionally arranged photo/electro conversion portions, a plurality of vertical shift registers each connected to one column of the photo/electro conversion portions, and a horizontal transfer portion connected to the vertical shift register, signal charges of every four of each column of the photo/electro conversion portions are mixed within the vertical shift registers or within the vertical transfer portions and the horizontal output register, to create a mixed signal charge. Then, the mixed signal charge corresponding to four of the photo/electro conversion portions is transferred within the horizontal output register. Thus, one scanning line is formed by every four rows of the photo/electro conversion portions.

Abstract translation: 在包括二维布置的光/电转换部分的CCD型固态图像拾取装置中，多个垂直移位寄存器，每个垂直移位寄存器都连接到一列光/电转换部分，以及水平传送部分，连接到垂直移位寄存器 ，在垂直移位寄存器或垂直传送部分和水平输出寄存器内混合光/电转换部分的每列四个信号电荷，以产生混合信号电荷。 然后，对应于四个光/电转换部分的混合信号电荷在水平输出寄存器内传送。 因此，每四行光/电转换部分形成一条扫描线。

公开(公告)号：US5652622A

公开(公告)日：1997-07-29

申请号：US269227

申请日：1994-06-29

Applicant: Jaroslav Hynecek

Inventor： Jaroslav Hynecek

IPC: H01L27/148 ,  H04N5/363 ,  H04N5/372 ,  H04N5/225

CPC classification number: H04N3/1575 ,  H01L27/14831 ,  H04N3/1537

Abstract: Described is a new high performance CCD image sensor technology which can be used to build a versatile image sensor family with the sensors that have high resolution and high pixel density. The described sensor architectures are based on a new charge super sweep concept which was developed to overcome such common problems as blooming and the image smear. The charge super sweep takes place in very narrow vertical channels located between the photosites similar to the Interline Transfer CCD devices. The difference here is that the charge is never stored in these regions for any significant length of time and is swept out using a new resistive gate traveling wave sweeping technique, The charge super sweep approach also allows the fast charge transfer of several lines of data from the photosites located anywhere in the array into the buffer storage during a single horizontal blanking interval.

Abstract translation: 描述了一种新的高性能CCD图像传感器技术，可用于构建具有高分辨率和高像素密度的传感器的通用图像传感器系列。 所描述的传感器架构基于新的充电超扫描概念，其被开发用于克服诸如开花和图像涂片的常见问题。 电荷超扫描发生在位于类似于Interline Transfer CCD器件的光电子之间的非常窄的垂直通道中。 这里的区别在于，在任何相当长的时间内，电荷从不存储在这些区域中，并且使用新的电阻栅极行波扫频技术进行扫描。电荷超扫描方法还允许快速的电荷传输几行数据 在单个水平消隐间隔期间将阵列中的任何位置的照片放入缓冲存储器。