公开(公告)号：US20190238769A1

公开(公告)日：2019-08-01

申请号：US16383013

申请日：2019-04-12

申请人： PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.

发明人： Naoki SHIMASAKI ,  Masashi MURAKAMI

IPC分类号： H04N5/363 ,  H04N5/3745 ,  H04N5/378

CPC分类号： H04N5/363 ,  H04N5/37455 ,  H04N5/37457 ,  H04N5/378

摘要： An imaging device includes a photoelectric converter that generates signal charge; a charge storage node that stores the signal charge; a capacitive element connected to the charge storage node; and a first transistor connected to the charge storage node via the capacitive element, wherein switching between on-state and off-state of the first transistor causes an amount of saturated charge in the charge storage node to change.

公开(公告)号：US20190147560A1

公开(公告)日：2019-05-16

申请号：US15814803

申请日：2017-11-16

申请人： THE BOEING COMPANY

发明人： Gary A. Ray ,  Bentley E. Northon

IPC分类号： G06T1/00 ,  H01L27/148

CPC分类号： G06T1/0007 ,  G01J1/44 ,  H01L27/148 ,  H04N5/341 ,  H04N5/37455

摘要： A method and apparatus for frameless random-access image sensing. Instructions identifying a pixel detector in an array of pixel detectors and integration instructions for the pixel detector may be received by an image detector controller. Integration by the pixel detector may be controlled as defined by the integration instructions to generate pixel data by the pixel detector. The pixel data may be read from the pixel detector.

公开(公告)号：US20190109599A1

公开(公告)日：2019-04-11

申请号：US16194844

申请日：2018-11-19

申请人： TECH IDEA CO., LTD.

发明人： Akira Matsuzawa ,  Masaya Nohara

IPC分类号： H03M1/12 ,  H03M1/34 ,  H03L7/081

CPC分类号： H03M1/121 ,  H03L7/0812 ,  H03L7/0816 ,  H03M1/123 ,  H03M1/1295 ,  H03M1/34 ,  H03M1/56 ,  H04N5/37455 ,  H04N5/378

摘要： A time domain A/D converter group includes a plurality of individual A/D converters, each of the individual A/D converters is connected to a reference signal generation circuit to generate a first reference signal for sweeping in a full scale range and a second reference signal for repeating plurality of times to sweep in a limited voltage range, and each of the individual A/D converters includes a reference voltage selection circuit for switching the first reference signal or the second reference signal, a comparator for comparing an input signal with the first reference signal or the second reference signal, for generating a comparison output signal, an internal A/D converter for performing an A/D conversion using the comparison output signal from the comparator, and an accumulation adder-subtractor for outputting an average signal of A/D conversion values obtained from the A/D conversion when the second reference signal is selected.

公开(公告)号：US20190082129A1

公开(公告)日：2019-03-14

申请号：US15743100

申请日：2016-06-03

申请人： SONY CORPORATION

发明人： AKIHIKO KATO ,  YUSUKE OIKE

IPC分类号： H04N5/361 ,  H04N5/378 ,  H04N5/3745

CPC分类号： H04N5/361 ,  H04N5/36963 ,  H04N5/37455 ,  H04N5/378 ,  H04N9/04561

摘要： The number of correction pixels necessary for removal of noise is reduced. A solid-state image pickup apparatus includes a pixel array unit in which image signal generation pixels for generating analog image signals in response to light irradiated thereupon and correction signal generation pixels for generating analog correction signals for correcting the image signals are arranged in a matrix pattern. A conversion unit performs first conversion that is conversion from the analog image signals generated by the image signal generation pixels arranged in a row in the matrix pattern into digital image signals. The conversion unit further performs second conversion, which is conversion performed at substantially the same time with the first conversion, from the analog correction signals generated by the correction signal generation pixels arranged in a plurality of rows in the matrix pattern into digital correction signals. A correction unit performs correction of the digital image signals with the digital correction signals generated in the plurality of rows.

公开(公告)号：US20190068910A1

公开(公告)日：2019-02-28

申请号：US16112210

申请日：2018-08-24

申请人： CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA

发明人： Hiroaki Taniguchi ,  Noriyuki Shikina

IPC分类号： H04N5/3745 ,  H04N5/341 ,  H04N5/232

CPC分类号： H04N5/37455 ,  H04N5/232 ,  H04N5/23212 ,  H04N5/232122 ,  H04N5/341 ,  H04N5/347 ,  H04N5/3745 ,  H04N5/37457 ,  H04N5/378

摘要： A solid-state imaging device in which a signal from a first photoelectric conversion portion of one pixel, signals from the first photoelectric conversion portion and a second photoelectric conversion portion of the one pixel, and a noise signal from the one pixel are converted into a first digital signal, a second digital signal, and a third digital signal, respectively. As signals of pixels in a first pixel row, the first, the second, and the third digital signals are input from a memory unit to output signal lines. As signals of pixels in a second pixel row adjacent to the first pixel row of a pixel unit in the row direction, the second and the third digital signals are input from the memory unit to the output signal lines while the first digital signal is not output.

公开(公告)号：US20190058483A1

公开(公告)日：2019-02-21

申请号：US15996987

申请日：2018-06-04

申请人： SK hynix Inc.

发明人： Hyeon-June KIM

IPC分类号： H03M1/14 ,  H04N5/378 ,  H04N5/3745 ,  H03M1/56

CPC分类号： H03M1/14 ,  H03M1/0607 ,  H03M1/123 ,  H03M1/145 ,  H03M1/56 ,  H04N5/37455 ,  H04N5/378

摘要： A comparator includes a first comparison block suitable for sampling a pixel signal, comparing a sampled pixel signal with a coarse ramping voltage, outputting a first comparison signal, sampling a coarse step voltage and outputting a residue voltage as a difference voltage between the sampled pixel signal and a sampled coarse step voltage; and a second comparison block suitable for comparing a fine ramping voltage with the residue voltage of the first comparison block and outputting a second comparison signal.

公开(公告)号：US20190045098A1

公开(公告)日：2019-02-07

申请号：US16077648

申请日：2017-01-11

申请人： SONY CORPORATION

发明人： KOUSUKE KAMINO

IPC分类号： H04N5/232 ,  H04N5/345 ,  H04N5/3745 ,  H04N5/378

CPC分类号： H04N5/232 ,  G06T1/00 ,  H04N5/341 ,  H04N5/345 ,  H04N5/374 ,  H04N5/37455 ,  H04N5/378

摘要： An imaging control unit of the disclosure includes a first converter that performs analog-digital conversion operation in a first conversion period on the basis of a pixel signal supplied from a first pixel included in a first region of an imaging section, a second converter that performs the analog-digital conversion operation in a second conversion period on a basis of a pixel signal supplied from a second pixel included in a second region that is different from the first region, of the imaging section, and a controller that controls a time length of the first conversion period to become shorter than a time length of the second conversion period.

公开(公告)号：US20190007636A1

公开(公告)日：2019-01-03

申请号：US15921788

申请日：2018-03-15

申请人： Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

发明人： Moo Young KIM ,  KYOUNGMIN KOH ,  KYUIL KIM

IPC分类号： H04N5/378 ,  H04N5/367 ,  H04N5/357 ,  H04N5/3745

CPC分类号： H04N5/378 ,  H04N5/3575 ,  H04N5/361 ,  H04N5/3658 ,  H04N5/3675 ,  H04N5/36963 ,  H04N5/37455 ,  H04N9/045

摘要： An electronic device includes an image signal processor and a memory. The image signal processor receives a signal of a first code value that corresponds to an active pixel included in an active area, calculates a correction value based on a second code value associated with a first area and a third code value associated with a second area, and calculates an output code value based on the first code value and the correction value. The first area and the second area are different from the active area. The correction value includes a component of the third code value in proportion to a distance between the active pixel and the first area and includes a component of the second code value in proportion to a distance between the active pixel and the second area.

公开(公告)号：US20180352200A1

公开(公告)日：2018-12-06

申请号：US16041128

申请日：2018-07-20

申请人： SONY CORPORATION

发明人： Shizunori MATSUMOTO

IPC分类号： H04N9/04 ,  H04N5/369 ,  H01L27/146 ,  H04N5/357 ,  H04N5/3745 ,  H04N5/378

CPC分类号： H04N9/045 ,  H01L27/14614 ,  H01L27/14621 ,  H01L27/14645 ,  H04N5/357 ,  H04N5/3575 ,  H04N5/3692 ,  H04N5/37455 ,  H04N5/378

摘要： Provided is a solid-state imaging device including: a pixel section configured to include a plurality of pixels arranged in a matrix form, the plurality of pixels performing photoelectric conversion; column signal lines configured to transmit pixel signals output from the pixels in units of columns; an AD converting section configured to include a comparator that compares a reference signal serving as a ramp wave with the pixel signals transmitted via the column signal line and convert a reference level and a signal level of the pixel signals into digital signals independently based on a comparison result of the comparator; a switch configured to be connected with the column signal lines; and a control section configured to turn on the switch only during a certain period of time in a period of time in which the comparator is reset and cause the column signal lines to be short-circuited.

公开(公告)号：US20180343411A1

公开(公告)日：2018-11-29

申请号：US16055509

申请日：2018-08-06

申请人： SONY CORPORATION

发明人： Keiji MABUCHI

IPC分类号： H04N5/3745 ,  H04N5/63 ,  H04N5/378 ,  H04N5/374 ,  H04N5/376

CPC分类号： H04N5/37455 ,  H04N5/3742 ,  H04N5/37457 ,  H04N5/3765 ,  H04N5/378 ,  H04N5/379 ,  H04N5/63

摘要： An imaging device includes a pixel region in which light sensing pixels are grouped into pixel-units that each include multiple pixels, each column including pixels from at least two of the pixel-units. Each of the pixel-units is connected, via a corresponding readout line, to a corresponding readout unit configured to perform analog-to-digital conversion on pixel signals output thereto. A scanning unit that extends in a column direction is configured to select pixels for readout by applying row scanning pulses to scan lines connected to rows. A scanning unit that extends in a row direction for applying readout-enabling scan pulses to lines connected to columns is omitted. Those pixels that are selected for readout by one of the row scanning pulses are read out independently of any enabling pulses applied to lines connected to columns.