公开(公告)号：US06825879B1

公开(公告)日：2004-11-30

申请号：US09249109

申请日：1999-02-12

申请人： Masayuki Furumiya

发明人： Masayuki Furumiya

IPC分类号： H04N5335

CPC分类号： H01L27/14812 ,  H01L27/14831

摘要： In a solid-state image sensing device, photoelectric conversion elements are two-dimensionally arrayed in a matrix on a semiconductor substrate. A transfer gate portion is arranged adjacent to each photoelectric conversion element to read signal charges stored in the photoelectric conversion element. A vertical CCD is arranged adjacent to the transfer gate portion to transfer the signal charges read from the photoelectric conversion element in a vertical direction. A horizontal CCD transfers the signal charges transferred from the vertical CCD in a horizontal direction. A charge detection portion detects the signal charges transferred from the horizontal CCD and outputs them. Four vertical transfer electrodes are formed adjacent to each other on the vertical CCD in a vertical transfer direction of the signal charges. The vertical transfer electrodes include first and second transfer electrodes adjacent to each other in the vertical transfer direction. The first vertical transfer electrode has a larger length than that of the second vertical transfer electrode and serves as a transfer electrode for controlling the transfer gate portion. A driving method therefor is also disclosed.

摘要翻译： 在固体摄像装置中，将光电转换元件二维地排列在半导体衬底上的矩阵中。 传输门部分布置成与每个光电转换元件相邻以读取存储在光电转换元件中的信号电荷。 垂直CCD被布置成与传输门部分相邻，以在垂直方向上传送从光电转换元件读取的信号电荷。 水平CCD在水平方向上传送从垂直CCD传送的信号电荷。 电荷检测部分检测从水平CCD传送的信号电荷并输出它们。 在垂直CCD上沿信号电荷的垂直传送方向形成四个垂直传输电极。 垂直传输电极包括在垂直传送方向上彼此相邻的第一和第二传输电极。 第一垂直传输电极的长度比第二垂直传输电极的长度大，用作用于控制传输栅极部分的传输电极。 还公开了其驱动方法。

公开(公告)号：US06806904B1

公开(公告)日：2004-10-19

申请号：US09639876

申请日：2000-08-17

申请人： Yong Gwan Kim

发明人： Yong Gwan Kim

IPC分类号： H04N5335

CPC分类号： H01L27/14843 ,  H01L27/14621 ,  H01L27/14627 ,  H01L27/14812 ,  H04N5/372 ,  H04N5/3728

摘要： A solid-state image pickup device in which many photoelectric converters are arranged in a shifted-pixel layout includes a vertical charge transfer path whose width is larger in a region in which an isolation area is disposed on both sides of the transfer path than in a region in which the isolation area is arranged on only one side thereof. This prevents an event in which the transfer efficiency and the saturation output of charge in the vertical charge transfer path are locally changed by the narrow channel effect.

摘要翻译： 其中许多光电转换器以偏移像素布局布置的固态图像拾取装置包括垂直电荷传输路径，其宽度在传输路径的两侧设置隔离区域的区域中的宽度大于 其中隔离区域仅布置在其一侧上的区域。 这防止了通过窄通道效应局部地改变垂直电荷传输路径中的电荷的传输效率和饱和输出的事件。

公开(公告)号：US06781628B1

公开(公告)日：2004-08-24

申请号：US09199300

申请日：1998-11-25

申请人： Satoshi Yoshihara ,  Masahide Hirama

发明人： Satoshi Yoshihara ,  Masahide Hirama

IPC分类号： H04N5335

CPC分类号： H04N5/3692

摘要： A solid-state image pickup device includes image pickup means having at least two sensor arrays disposed so as to be adjacent to each other, and horizontal charge transfer means having at least two horizontal registers which are disposed so as to be adjacent to the image pickup means and provided in association with the at least two sensor arrays respectively. A method of driving the solid-state image pickup device transfers the charges picked up at the respective pixels of the sensor arrays to the corresponding horizontal registers. After all the charges picked up at the respective pixels of the sensor arrays are transferred to the horizontal registers, the charges are successively transferred in the horizontal direction.

摘要翻译： 固态图像拾取装置包括具有彼此相邻布置的至少两个传感器阵列的图像拾取装置，以及具有至少两个水平寄存器的水平电荷转移装置，其被设置为与图像拾取器相邻 意味着并且分别与至少两个传感器阵列相关联地提供。 驱动固态图像拾取装置的方法将在传感器阵列的各个像素拾取的电荷传送到相应的水平寄存器。 在传感器阵列的各个像素拾取的所有电荷被传送到水平寄存器之后，电荷在水平方向依次传送。

公开(公告)号：US06774940B1

公开(公告)日：2004-08-10

申请号：US09520321

申请日：2000-03-07

申请人： Kazuo Ogura ,  Haruhisa Takayanagi ,  Hiroyuki Kuriko ,  Kenji Yoshizawa ,  Kazuhiro Narushima ,  Satoshi Tokunaga

发明人： Kazuo Ogura ,  Haruhisa Takayanagi ,  Hiroyuki Kuriko ,  Kenji Yoshizawa ,  Kazuhiro Narushima ,  Satoshi Tokunaga

IPC分类号： H04N5335

CPC分类号： H04N1/2137 ,  H04N1/0044 ,  H04N1/2112

摘要： A picture number of an image to be displayed on a liquid crystal display is compared with index data contained in an index section of a work memory to produce a display signal to be delivered to the liquid crystal display by using compressed or non-compressed data which has been left in a data section of the work memory when it is determined that the compared data coincided with each other. In this condition, both of a procedure for reading out the compressed data from an image recording section and a procedure for expanding the compressed data become unnecessary in case of utilizing non-compressed data, while only a procedure for reading the compressed data from the image recording section becomes unnecessary, though a procedure for expanding the compressed data is required in case of utilizing compressed data, so that it becomes possible to remarkably increase a speed in a procedure configured to display image, whereby instantaneous reproduction of image can be improved in either cases of compressed or non-compressed data.

摘要翻译： 将要显示在液晶显示器上的图像的图像编号与包含在工作存储器的索引部分中的索引数据进行比较，以通过使用压缩或非压缩数据产生要传送到液晶显示器的显示信号， 当确定比较的数据彼此一致时，已经将其留在工作存储器的数据部分中。 在这种情况下，在使用非压缩数据的情况下，在图像记录部分中读出压缩数据的过程和用于扩展压缩数据的过程都是不必要的，而只有从图像读取压缩数据的过程 记录部分变得不必要，尽管在利用压缩数据的情况下需要扩展压缩数据的过程，从而可以显着增加配置为显示图像的过程中的速度，从而可以提高图像的即时再现 压缩或非压缩数据的情况。

公开(公告)号：US06771314B1

公开(公告)日：2004-08-03

申请号：US09052867

申请日：1998-03-31

申请人： Edward J. Bawolek ,  Zong-Fu Li

发明人： Edward J. Bawolek ,  Zong-Fu Li

IPC分类号： H04N5335

CPC分类号： H04N9/045

摘要： A color imaging device comprised of a plurality of light selective elements. The light selective elements include a first light selective element selective to light having a wavelength corresponding to the Orange region of the spectrum, a second light selective element selective to light having a wavelength corresponding to the Green region of the spectrum, and a third light selective element sensitive to light having a wavelength corresponding to the Blue region of the spectrum.

摘要翻译： 一种由多个光选择元件组成的彩色成像装置。 光选择元件包括对具有对应于光谱的橙色区域的波长的光选择性的第一光选择性元件，对具有对应于光谱的绿色区域的波长的光选择性的第二光选择性元件和第三光选择性 对具有对应于光谱的蓝色区域的波长的光敏感的元件。

公开(公告)号：US06724425B1

公开(公告)日：2004-04-20

申请号：US09596270

申请日：2000-06-16

申请人： Sang Ho Moon ,  In Kyou Choi

发明人： Sang Ho Moon ,  In Kyou Choi

IPC分类号： H04N5335

CPC分类号： H04N5/2254 ,  H01L27/14621 ,  H01L27/14623 ,  H01L27/14627 ,  H01L27/14632 ,  H01L27/14685 ,  H01L27/14687 ,  H01L27/14806

摘要： Solid state image sensor suitable for enhancing sensitivity of charge coupled devices (CCDs) using phase shift of light, and method for fabricating the same, the solid state image sensor including a plurality of photodiodes for generating image charges from incident lights, a plurality of charge coupled devices provided between the photodiodes for transmitting the image charges in one direction, a first flat layer formed on an entire surface of the photodiodes and the charge coupled devices, a plurality of color filter layers formed on the first flat layer to be in correspondence to the photodiodes, a plurality of black layers formed on the first flat layer between the color filter layers, a plurality of phase shift layers selectively formed on the color filter layers to be in correspondence to the photodiodes alternately, a second flat layer formed on an entire surface including the phase shift layers, and a plurality of microlenses formed on the second flat layer to be in correspondence to the photodiodes.

摘要翻译： 适用于增强使用相移的电荷耦合器件（CCD）的灵敏度的固态图像传感器及其制造方法，该固态图像传感器包括用于从入射光产生图像电荷的多个光电二极管，多个电荷 设置在用于在一个方向上传送图像电荷的光电二极管之间的耦合器件，形成在光电二极管的整个表面上的第一平坦层和电荷耦合器件，形成在第一平坦层上的多个滤色器层，以对应于 所述光电二极管，形成在所述滤色器层之间的所述第一平坦层上的多个黑色层，选择性地形成在所述滤色器层上交替地对应于所述光电二极管的多个相移层，形成在整个上的第二平坦层 包括相移层的表面和形成在第二平坦层上的多个微透镜相对应 光电二极管。

公开(公告)号：US06721009B1

公开(公告)日：2004-04-13

申请号：US08556427

申请日：1995-11-09

申请人： Tetsuya Iizuka

发明人： Tetsuya Iizuka

IPC分类号： H04N5335

CPC分类号： H04N5/37213 ,  H04N5/3454 ,  H04N5/3728

摘要： An aspect ratio variable solid state imaging device capable of reducing the frequency of a drive pulse of a horizontal register required for discharging signal charges in unnecessary portions at a small aspect ratio or of reducing a discharge period for signal charges in unnecessary portions in each horizontal period. In the mode of a small aspect ratio, in the horizontal blanking period, signal charges in the right side unnecessary portion on one line is mixed with signal charges in the right side unnecessary portion for the next line at the output end section of the horizontal register, and then the mixed signal charges are transferred to be discharged in the horizontal blanking period. In the horizontal transfer period, signal charges in the middle portion is horizontally transferred.

摘要翻译： 一种宽高比可变固态成像装置，其能够降低水平寄存器的驱动脉冲的频率，所述水平寄存器以小的纵横比在不需要的部分放电信号电荷或减少每个水平周期中的不必要部分中的信号电荷的放电周期 。 在小宽高比的模式中，在水平消隐期间，一行的右侧的不必要部分的信号电荷与水平寄存器的输出端部的下一行的右侧的不必要部分的信号电荷混合 ，然后将混合信号电荷转移到水平消隐期间中放电。 在水平传送期间，中间部分的信号电荷被水平传送。

公开(公告)号：US06704050B1

公开(公告)日：2004-03-09

申请号：US09298158

申请日：1999-04-23

申请人： William D. Washkurak ,  Robert Daniel McGrath ,  Joao Pedro Carreira

发明人： William D. Washkurak ,  Robert Daniel McGrath ,  Joao Pedro Carreira

IPC分类号： H04N5335

CPC分类号： H04N5/378 ,  H04N5/374

摘要： An image sensing device comprising active pixels is disclosed, each pixel having a charge accumulation region for collecting charges generated by a photosensitive element such as a photodiode. A linear voltage to current converter, current mirrors, and a differential amplifier generate an output signal and minimize fixed pattern noise and improve the signal to noise ratio. Image quality is improved by reducing pixel blooming and image smearing through an improved method for resetting the pixels with a bias voltage reference which is less than Vdd. Active circuitry and physical device layout reduce the effects of IR voltage drops along the bus lines in a massive pixel array.

摘要翻译： 公开了包括有源像素的图像感测装置，每个像素具有用于收集由诸如光电二极管的光敏元件产生的电荷的电荷累积区域。 线性电压到电流转换器，电流镜和差分放大器产生输出信号并最小化固定模式噪声并提高信噪比。 通过使用小于Vdd的偏置电压基准来复位像素的改进方法，通过减少像素开花和图像污染来改善图像质量。 有源电路和物理器件布局减少了沿着总线线路的大量像素阵列的IR电压降的影响。

公开(公告)号：US06693670B1

公开(公告)日：2004-02-17

申请号：US09629703

申请日：2000-07-31

申请人： Moshe Stark

发明人： Moshe Stark

IPC分类号： H04N5335

CPC分类号： H04N5/37457 ,  H04N5/343 ,  H04N5/347

摘要： A multi-cell cluster which includes a plurality of light-detecting unit cells and a single charge-integration and readout circuitry. Typically, each of the cells produces charge representative of the detected light. The circuit may be shared by the plurality of unit cells, and used to read-out the charge in real-time. The cluster may also Include a switch associated with each unit cell, such that each switch connects its associated unit cell to the circuit. The switch may also be controlled in a time-multiplexing manner. Each unit cell may include a photodetector, a photodiode, or a photogate. The circuit may include a shared storage device, a shared reset circuit, or a readout circuit. Typically, the shared storage device may be for accumulating the charge in the focal plane. The here-above described apparatus facilitates either static or dynamic, either local or global image resolution/sensitivity tradeoffs.

摘要翻译： 一种多小区群集，其包括多个光检测单元单元和单个电荷积分和读出电路。 通常，每个电池产生代表检测到的光的电荷。 电路可以由多个单位单元共享，并用于实时读出电荷。 集群还可以包括与每个单元电池相关联的开关，使得每个开关将其相关联的单位电池连接到电路。 也可以以时间复用方式来控制开关。 每个单位单元可以包括光电检测器，光电二极管或光栅。 电路可以包括共享存储设备，共享复位电路或读出电路。 通常，共享存储设备可以用于在焦平面中累积电荷。 本文所述的装置有利于静态或动态，局部或全局图像分辨/灵敏度折衷。

公开(公告)号：US06686960B2

公开(公告)日：2004-02-03

申请号：US09251792

申请日：1999-02-17

申请人： Tetsuya Iizuka

发明人： Tetsuya Iizuka

IPC分类号： H04N5335

CPC分类号： H04N9/045 ,  H04N5/347 ,  H04N5/3728

摘要： Systems and methods allow driving a solid-state image pickup apparatus at high-speed operation by reducing a number of different samples in the horizontal and vertical directions. In an exemplary embodiment, three or more odd-numbered pixels are incorporated into a single block and signal charges from same color outputs are added within transfer registers such that an average center of the pixels coincides with a pixel at a center of the block. Three transfer electrodes are preferably provided for a column of a vertical transfer register in a part of the vertical transfer register on a side of the horizontal transfer register. The three transfer electrodes may be formed from one layer of three different gate electrode layers. The vertical registers may be arranged in a three column cycle. Preferably, an imaging device employing this structure has a switching mode of operation between a mode in which mixed charges that result from adding signal charges of predetermined pixels from one block are output and a normal mode for outputting all pixel information.

摘要翻译： 系统和方法允许通过减少水平和垂直方向上不同样本的数量来驱动高速操作的固态图像拾取装置。 在示例性实施例中，将三个或更多个奇数像素并入到单个块中，并且来自相同颜色输出的信号电荷被添加到传送寄存器内，使得像素的平均中心与块的中心处的像素重合。 优选地，在水平传送寄存器一侧的垂直传送寄存器的一部分中，为垂直传送寄存器的列提供三个传送电极。 三个转移电极可以由一层三个不同的栅电极层形成。 垂直寄存器可以以三列周期布置。 优选地，采用这种结构的成像装置具有在输出来自一个块的预定像素的信号电荷相加的混合电荷的模式和用于输出所有像素信息的正常模式之间的操作模式。