公开(公告)号：US20040262494A1

公开(公告)日：2004-12-30

申请号：US10873110

申请日：2004-06-23

Applicant: Trecenti Technologies, Inc.

Inventor： Yuichi Egawa ,  Akira Fukami

IPC: H01L021/00 ,  H01L027/00 ,  H04N003/14

CPC classification number: H01L27/14687 ,  H01L27/14603 ,  H01L27/14609 ,  H01L27/148

Abstract: This invention provides a solid-state imaging device which enables its cell area to be reduced while maintaining a light receiving area. First, a plurality of isolation areas are formed in a semiconductor substrate. Then, p-type well is formed by implanting p-type impurity into the interior organization of an active area surrounded by the isolation areas. Next, by using ion implantation method, a charge accumulating area, which is a n-type semiconductor area, is formed deep in the p-type well. Consequently, photo diode is formed in a deep portion apart from the surface of the semiconductor substrate. After that, an electric transferring MIS transistor is formed above and apart from the charge accumulating area, so that the photo diode and the MIS transistor are formed in a vertical structure.

Abstract translation: 本发明提供了一种固态成像装置，其能够在保持光接收面积的同时减小其单元面积。 首先，在半导体衬底中形成多个隔离区。 然后，通过将p型杂质注入到由隔离区包围的有源区域的内部组织中形成p型阱。 接下来，通过使用离子注入法，在p型阱中深深地形成作为n型半导体区域的电荷蓄积区域。 因此，光电二极管形成在远离半导体衬底的表面的深部分中。 之后，在电荷累积区域上方形成电转移MIS晶体管，使得光电二极管和MIS晶体管形成为垂直结构。

公开(公告)号：US20040246384A1

公开(公告)日：2004-12-09

申请号：US10856959

申请日：2004-05-28

Inventor： Tatsuya Kita

IPC: H04N003/14 ,  H01L031/036

CPC classification number: G09G3/3611 ,  G02F2001/133612 ,  G09G3/3406 ,  G09G3/3696 ,  G09G2320/02 ,  G09G2330/02

Abstract: In a configuration including a liquid crystal panel, a gate driver for driving a gate line of the liquid crystal panel, a data driver for driving a data line of the liquid crystal panel, a cold cathode tube used as a light source of a back light part for illuminating the liquid crystal panel from the back, a boosting circuit for driving and lighting the cold cathode tube, and a first DC power source part for generating a first DC output used as an operating power source of the data driver and also used as an operating power source of the boosting circuit, a regulator circuit for eliminating a noise component caused by the boosting circuit is inserted into a path of the first DC output ranging from the first DC power source part to the data driver.

Abstract translation: 在液晶面板的驱动用液晶面板的栅极驱动器，驱动液晶面板的数据线的数据驱动器，作为背光的光源的冷阴极管 用于从背面照射液晶面板的部分，用于驱动和点亮冷阴极管的升压电路，以及用于产生用作数据驱动器的工作电源的第一DC输出的第一DC电源部，并且还用作 升压电路的工作电源，用于消除由升压电路引起的噪声分量的调节器电路插入到从第一直流电源部分到数据驱动器的第一直流输出的路径中。

公开(公告)号：US20040239791A1

公开(公告)日：2004-12-02

申请号：US10481973

申请日：2004-07-19

Inventor： Keiji Mabuchi

IPC: H04N003/14 ,  H04N005/335 ,  H04N001/46

CPC classification number: H04N5/35527 ,  H04N5/35509 ,  H04N5/3559 ,  H04N5/357 ,  H04N5/3575 ,  H04N5/359 ,  H04N5/3591 ,  H04N5/3742

Abstract: A solid-state image sensing apparatus with a wide dynamic range, and a high performance, and further, a small size, and a low cost and its driving method are provided. A timing generator, before it supplies a reset pulse (134) to a reset gate (128), has a sample hold circuit (2) held an output voltage of a buffer circuit (130). In this reset stage, in case that the amount of incident light to a photo diode (122) is large, electric charges which the photo diode (122) generated overflow from the photo diode (122) and flow into an FD part (123), and further, overflow also in the FD part (124) and flow out to an electric source Vdd. At this time, a voltage of the FD part (124) is determined by a size of a current due to electric charges which flow out to the electric source, but since a current flowing in a channel is small and the reset gate (128) operates in a sub-threshold region, a voltage of the FD part (124) becomes a value which corresponded to logarithm of a current value. Thus, a voltage which the sample hold circuit (2) holds becomes a value which corresponded to logarithm of the amount of light.

Abstract translation: 提供了具有宽动态范围，高性能，进一步小尺寸，低成本及其驱动方法的固态摄像装置。 定时发生器在将复位脉冲（134）提供给复位门（128）之前具有保持缓冲电路（130）的输出电压的采样保持电路（2）。 在该复位阶段，在对光电二极管（122）的入射光量大的情况下，光电二极管（122）产生从光电二极管（122）溢出并流入FD部分（123）的电荷， ，并且还在FD部分（124）中溢出并流出到电源Vdd。 此时，FD部分（124）的电压由流过电源的电荷引起的电流的大小决定，但由于在通道中流动的电流小，并且复位门（128） 在子阈值区域中工作，FD部分（124）的电压变为对应于当前值的对数的值。 因此，采样保持电路（2）的电压成为与光量的对数对应的值。

公开(公告)号：US20040239790A1

公开(公告)日：2004-12-02

申请号：US10658728

申请日：2003-09-09

Applicant: MINOLTA CO., LTD.

Inventor： Toshihisa Maeda ,  Ryuichi Kitaoka

IPC: H04N005/217 ,  H04N005/202 ,  H04N003/14 ,  H04N005/335

CPC classification number: H04N5/23245 ,  H04N5/235 ,  H04N5/2352

Abstract: The present invention provides an image capturing apparatus capable of realizing both improved operability and higher picture quality. In the case where a sports mode which is mainly selected when the subject is a moving subject is set, at the time of image capturing, by electrically connecting a first terminal and a second terminal of a switch to each other to set a state where a base current of a transistor does not flow, a substrate voltage is not switched. On the other hand, in the case where the normal image capturing mode is set which is mainly selected when the subject is stationary, the first terminal and a third terminal of the switch are electrically connected to each other, and a signal is supplied to the base side of the transistor through a resistor, thereby setting so that an emitter current of the transistor flows and switching the substrate voltage.

Abstract translation: 本发明提供一种能够实现改善的可操作性和更高图像质量的图像捕获设备。 在主体是移动被摄体时主要选择的运动模式被设定的情况下，在拍摄时，通过将开关的第一端子和第二端子彼此电连接来设定状态， 晶体管的基极电流不流动，基板电压不切换。 另一方面，在被摄体静止时主要选择的正常摄像模式被设定的情况下，开关的第一端子和第三端子彼此电连接，并且信号被提供给 通过电阻器对晶体管的基极侧进行设置，从而使得晶体管的发射极电流流过并切换衬底电压。

公开(公告)号：US20040212699A1

公开(公告)日：2004-10-28

申请号：US10847354

申请日：2004-05-18

Inventor： Claus Molgaard

IPC: H04N003/14

CPC classification number: G03B17/00 ,  H04N1/3878 ,  H04N1/4092 ,  H04N5/23258 ,  H04N5/23267 ,  H04N5/23293

Abstract: A digital camera system has integrated accelerometers for determining static and dynamic accelerations of the digital camera system. Data relating to static and dynamic accelerations are stored with recorded image data for further processing, such as for correcting image data for roll, pitch and vibrations and for displaying recorded images with a predetermined orientation using information about, e.g., roll. Data may also be used on-the-fly for smear suppression caused by vibrations.

公开(公告)号：US20040169732A1

公开(公告)日：2004-09-02

申请号：US10481086

申请日：2003-12-17

Inventor： Sebastien Weitbruch ,  Cedric Thebault ,  Axel Goetzke

IPC: H04N005/228 ,  H04N003/14

CPC classification number: G09G3/2003 ,  G09G3/2022 ,  G09G3/22 ,  G09G3/2944 ,  G09G2320/0242 ,  G09G2320/0257 ,  G09G2320/0261 ,  G09G2320/106

Abstract: The luminous elements of the three colours red, green and blue of a plasma video display have different time responses. Therefore, a coloured trail/edge appears behind and in front of the edges of a moving object. In order to reduce the disturbing character of such coloured trails/edges, correcting the video data for blue and red phosphor elements to compensate for the different time responses discolour them. Then only a discoloured trail/edge appears which is less disturbing.

Abstract translation: 等离子体视频显示器的红色，绿色和蓝色的三种颜色的发光元件具有不同的时间响应。 因此，在运动物体的边缘的后面和前面出现着色的轨迹/边缘。 为了减少这些色迹/边缘的干扰特性，校正蓝色和红色荧光体元件的视频数据，以补偿不同的时间响应。 然后只会出现一个变色的小径/边缘，这不太令人不安。

公开(公告)号：US20040080648A1

公开(公告)日：2004-04-29

申请号：US10661494

申请日：2003-09-15

Inventor： Howard E. Rhodes

IPC: H04N003/14

CPC classification number: H01L27/14603 ,  H01L27/14609 ,  H01L27/14641 ,  H01L27/14643 ,  H04N5/376

Abstract: An imaging device formed as a CMOS semiconductor integrated circuit having two adjacent pixels in a row connected to a common column line. By having adjacent pixels of a row share column lines, the CMOS imager circuit eliminates half the column lines of a traditional imager allowing the fabrication of a smaller imager. The imaging device also may be fabricated to have a diagonal active area to facilitate contact of two adjacent pixels with the single column line and allow linear row select lines, reset lines and column lines.

Abstract translation: 一种成像装置，其形成为具有连接到公共列线的行中的两个相邻像素的CMOS半导体集成电路。 通过使行的相邻像素共享列线，CMOS成像器电路消除了允许制造较小成像器的传统成像器的一半列线。 成像装置还可以被制造成具有对角线有源区域以促进两个相邻像素与单列线的接触，并允许线性行选择线，复位线和列线。

公开(公告)号：US20040080639A1

公开(公告)日：2004-04-29

申请号：US10470102

申请日：2003-10-28

Inventor： Kenichi Ishiga

IPC: H04N003/14

CPC classification number: H04N9/045 ,  H04N2209/046

Abstract: An image processing method for converting a first image that is expressed in a calorimetric system made up of a plurality of color components and comprises a plurality of pixels each having color information corresponding to one of the color components into a second image that comprises a plurality of pixels each having at least a common type of color information, includes: a color judgment step that includes a color difference information generation step in which color difference information is generated for a processing target pixel in the second image by using color information in the first image through one of at least three different methods and a color evaluation step in which a color evaluation is individually executed for each of processing target pixels in the second image by using the color difference information; and an image conversion step in which the first image is converted to the second image based upon results of the color evaluation executed in the color judgment step.

Abstract translation: 一种图像处理方法，用于转换在由多个颜色分量组成的量热系统中表达的第一图像，并且包括多个像素，每个像素具有与其中一个颜色分量对应的颜色信息，形成为包括多个颜色分量的第二图像 每个具有至少一种共同类型的颜色信息的像素包括：颜色判断步骤，包括色差信息生成步骤，其中通过使用第一图像中的颜色信息为第二图像中的处理目标像素生成色差信息 通过使用色差信息，通过至少三种不同的方法中的一种和颜色评估步骤，其中通过使用色差信息对第二图像中的每个处理目标像素分别执行颜色评估; 以及图像转换步骤，其中基于在颜色判断步骤中执行的颜色评估的结果将第一图像转换为第二图像。

公开(公告)号：US20040017494A1

公开(公告)日：2004-01-29

申请号：US10206743

申请日：2002-07-26

Applicant: Xerox Corporation

Inventor： Jeng Ping Lu ,  Koenraad F. Van Schuylenbergh

IPC: H04N003/14 ,  H04N005/335

CPC classification number: H04N5/378 ,  H04N5/3742 ,  H04N5/37455

Abstract: An imager circuit includes an array of pixels, each pixel including a sensor (photodiode) connected to an input terminal of a comparator. The comparators of each pixel row have output terminals connected to a latch. A counter generates a sequence of digital values that are transmitted to a digital-to-analog converter (DAC) and to the latch of each row. The DAC generates a ramp voltage that is transmitted to a second input terminal of each pixel's comparator. The comparators of a selected pixel column are enabled to generate output signals when the ramp voltage equals each pixel's voltage, causing the associated latches to capture the current digital values. The comparators are formed such that each pixel row shares a cascode mirror circuit that detects differential currents in data line pairs connected to each pixel in that row.

Abstract translation: 成像器电路包括像素阵列，每个像素包括连接到比较器的输入端的传感器（光电二极管）。 每个像素行的比较器具有连接到锁存器的输出端子。 计数器产生被发送到数模转换器（DAC）和每行的锁存器的数字值序列。 DAC产生斜波电压，该斜坡电压被传输到每个像素的比较器的第二输入端。 当斜坡电压等于每个像素的电压时，所选像素列的比较器被使能以产生输出信号，导致相关联的锁存器捕获当前的数字值。 比较器形成为使得每个像素行共享一个共源共栅反射镜电路，其检测连接到该行中的每个像素的数据线对中的差分电流。

公开(公告)号：US20040012698A1

公开(公告)日：2004-01-22

申请号：US10085048

申请日：2002-03-01

Inventor： Yasuo Suda ,  Ryo Yamasaki

IPC: H04N003/14 ,  H04N005/335

CPC classification number: H01L27/14687 ,  H01L27/14618 ,  H01L27/14623 ,  H01L27/14625 ,  H01L27/14627 ,  H01L2224/48091 ,  H01L2224/73204 ,  H01L2224/92125 ,  H04N5/2253 ,  H04N5/2254 ,  H04N5/3415 ,  H01L2924/00014

Abstract: The invention provides an image pickup module comprising a semiconductor chip including a photosensor array, and an optical element for guiding light to the photosensor array, wherein the optical element includes a imaging unit and a light shielding layer, and adhesive is formed in a position between the semiconductor chip and the optical element but excluding the position of the light shielding layer in the incident direction of light, and the optical element and the semiconductor chip are fixed across the adhesive. The invention also provides an image pickup module comprising an optical element provided on a semiconductor chip, wherein the optical element includes a first lens and a second lens which is provided corresponding to the first lens.

Abstract translation: 本发明提供了一种图像拾取模块，包括：包括光电传感器阵列的半导体芯片和用于将光导向光电传感器阵列的光学元件，其中所述光学元件包括成像单元和遮光层，并且粘合剂形成在 半导体芯片和光学元件，但不包括光入射方向上的遮光层的位置，并且光​​学元件和半导体芯片固定在粘合剂上。 本发明还提供了一种包括设置在半导体芯片上的光学元件的图像拾取模块，其中光学元件包括第一透镜和对应于第一透镜设置的第二透镜。