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公开(公告)号:US12197106B2
公开(公告)日:2025-01-14
申请号:US18224677
申请日:2023-07-21
Applicant: NIKON CORPORATION
Inventor: Hiroaki Takahara
Abstract: An image sensor includes: a first pixel having a first photoelectric conversion unit that photoelectrically converts light having entered therein, and a first light blocking unit that blocks a part of light about to enter the first photoelectric conversion unit; and a second pixel having a second photoelectric conversion unit that photoelectrically converts light having entered therein and a second light blocking unit that blocks a part of light about to enter the second photoelectric conversion unit, wherein: the first photoelectric conversion unit and the first light blocking unit are set apart from each other by a distance different from a distance setting apart the second photoelectric conversion unit and the second light blocking unit.
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公开(公告)号:US12133007B2
公开(公告)日:2024-10-29
申请号:US18327781
申请日:2023-06-01
Applicant: Sony Group Corporation
Inventor: Sozo Yokogawa , Isao Hirota
IPC: H04N25/704 , G02B7/34 , G02B7/38 , H01L27/146 , H04N23/10 , H04N23/67 , H04N25/13 , H04N25/702
CPC classification number: H04N25/704 , G02B7/34 , G02B7/38 , H01L27/14605 , H01L27/14621 , H01L27/14623 , H01L27/14627 , H04N23/10 , H04N23/67 , H04N25/134 , H04N25/702 , H01L27/1463
Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a solid-state image pickup device and an electronic apparatus by which a phase-difference detection pixel that avoids defects such as lowering of sensitivity to incident light and lowering of phase-difference detection accuracy can be realized. A solid-state image pickup device as a first aspect of the present disclosure is a solid-state image pickup device in which a normal pixel that generates a pixel signal of an image and a phase-difference detection pixel that generates a pixel signal used in calculation of a phase-difference signal for controlling an image-surface phase difference AF function are arranged in a mixed manner, in which, in the phase-difference detection pixel, a shared on-chip lens for condensing incident light to a photoelectric converter that generates a pixel signal used in calculation of the phase-difference signal is formed for every plurality of adjacent phase-difference detection pixels. The present disclosure is applicable to a backside illumination CMOS image sensor and an electronic apparatus equipped with the same.
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公开(公告)号:US12078867B2
公开(公告)日:2024-09-03
申请号:US18210274
申请日:2023-06-15
Applicant: NIKON CORPORATION
Inventor: Yuki Kita , Akira Kinoshita
Abstract: A focus detection device includes: an imaging unit having a first pixel and a second pixel each of which receives light transmitted through an optical system and outputs signal used for focus detection; an input unit to which first information regarding a position on an image plane and an exit pupil distance of the optical system is input; a selection unit that selects a first focus detection based on the signal having been output from the first pixel or a second focus detection based on the signal having been output from the second pixel, based on the first information having been input to the input unit; and a focus detection unit that performs the first focus detection or the second focus detection based on a selection by the selection unit.
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公开(公告)号:US12044899B2
公开(公告)日:2024-07-23
申请号:US18313376
申请日:2023-05-08
Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
Inventor: Akihiro Uchida
IPC: H04N5/225 , G02B7/09 , G02B7/34 , G02B7/36 , G03B13/36 , H04N23/10 , H04N23/55 , H04N23/667 , H04N23/67 , H04N25/704 , H04N5/232
CPC classification number: G02B7/09 , G02B7/346 , G02B7/36 , G03B13/36 , H04N23/10 , H04N23/55 , H04N23/667 , H04N23/67 , H04N23/672 , H04N23/673 , H04N23/675 , H04N25/704
Abstract: An imaging device and a focusing control method are provided. The imaging device includes: an imaging element, having pixels including phase-difference detecting pixels and imaging a subject through an imaging optical system including a focus lens; and a focusing controller, selectively performing focusing control using a phase difference AF method or focusing control using a contrast AF method in a mode in which focusing control for focusing on a main subject by driving the focus lens is continuously performed multiple times. The focusing controller performs the focusing control using the contrast AF method in a case where a state in which a degree of reliability of the focusing control using the phase difference AF method is equal to or less than a threshold value persists N times (N=2 or more), while the focusing control using the phase difference AF method is continuously performed.
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公开(公告)号:US20240176101A1
公开(公告)日:2024-05-30
申请号:US18431822
申请日:2024-02-02
Applicant: SHENZHEN CUTTYLIGHT TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
Inventor: Simin FAN
IPC: G02B7/34
CPC classification number: G02B7/34
Abstract: Disclosed is an automatic focusing system. The illumination system is configured to generate two illumination beams directed toward the characteristic signal generation system. The characteristic signal generation system includes two transparent gratings with regular periods. The two illumination beams respectively pass through the two transparent gratings to form two transparent grating image beams which are directed to the TIR prism and the objective lens at different angles. The two transparent grating image beam after passing through the objective lens interfere on an object surface to form a moiré fringe image which is captured by the imaging system. The processor is configured to determine a defocus direction and a defocus amount according to a position of the moiré fringe image captured by the imaging system and further to determine an adjustment amount of a position of an objective lens according to the defocus direction and the defocus amount.
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公开(公告)号:US11930282B2
公开(公告)日:2024-03-12
申请号:US18175621
申请日:2023-02-28
Applicant: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
Inventor: Shinichi Ohtsubo , Takeshi Akabane
IPC: H04N23/80 , G02B7/28 , G02B7/34 , G02B7/36 , G03B13/36 , H04N23/10 , H04N23/67 , H04N23/75 , H04N25/13 , H04N25/704
CPC classification number: H04N23/80 , G02B7/285 , G02B7/34 , G02B7/36 , G03B13/36 , H04N23/10 , H04N23/672 , H04N23/673 , H04N23/75 , H04N25/704 , H04N25/134
Abstract: Provided is a control device that includes a calculation unit that calculates, on a basis of a result of capturing a subject image passed through a focus lens by using an imaging element including a plurality of phase difference detection regions, a focus position of each of the phase difference detection regions and a determination unit that determines a position of the focus lens on a basis of an average value of the focus positions of the phase difference detection regions calculated by the calculation unit and falling within a predetermined range from the focus position on an infinity side or macro side.
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公开(公告)号:US11843860B2
公开(公告)日:2023-12-12
申请号:US18049601
申请日:2022-10-25
Applicant: QUALCOMM Incorporated
Inventor: Nan Cui , Zuguang Xiao , Wenbin Wang
CPC classification number: H04N23/672 , G02B7/34
Abstract: Apparatus and methods employing a PDAF optical system are disclosed herein. An example apparatus includes an image sensor comprising a plurality of pixels. The plurality of pixels include a set of pixels configurable to be imaging pixels or focus pixels. The image sensor is configured to generate image data of a scene based on received light at the plurality of pixels. The example apparatus also includes a processor coupled to the image sensor. The processor may be configured to receive first image data of a first frame of the scene, determine at least one region of interest or region of non-interest of the first frame, select, based on the determined at least one region of interest or region of non-interest, a subset of the set of pixels to be focus pixels, and cause the selected subset of the set of pixels to operate as focus pixels.
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公开(公告)号:US11774707B2
公开(公告)日:2023-10-03
申请号:US17136787
申请日:2020-12-29
Applicant: NIKON CORPORATION
Inventor: Yuki Kita
IPC: G02B7/34 , H01L27/146 , G03B13/36 , H04N23/67 , H04N25/13 , H04N25/70 , H04N25/77 , H04N25/704 , H10K19/00 , H10K39/32
CPC classification number: G02B7/34 , G03B13/36 , H01L27/146 , H01L27/14667 , H04N23/672 , H04N25/13 , H04N25/70 , H04N25/704 , H04N25/77 , H10K19/00 , H10K39/32
Abstract: An image sensor includes: a photoelectric conversion film that performs photoelectric conversion on light having entered therein; at least two electrodes, including a first electrode and a second electrode, disposed at a surface of the photoelectric conversion film; and at least two electrodes, including a third electrode and a fourth electrode, disposed at another surface of the photoelectric conversion film.
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公开(公告)号:US11728357B2
公开(公告)日:2023-08-15
申请号:US16732003
申请日:2019-12-31
Applicant: SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
Inventor: Isao Hirota
IPC: H01L27/146 , G02B7/38 , G02B7/34 , H04N23/67 , H04N25/704 , G02B13/00 , G03B13/36
CPC classification number: H01L27/14609 , G02B7/34 , G02B7/38 , G02B13/0085 , H01L27/14607 , H01L27/14625 , H01L27/14627 , H01L27/14645 , H01L27/14665 , H04N23/672 , H04N23/673 , H04N25/704 , G03B13/36
Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a solid-state imaging device and electronic equipment that enable improvement of image quality of a captured image. In the solid-state imaging device, two or more photoelectric conversion layers including a photoelectric converter and a charge detector are laminated. The solid-state imaging device is configured to include a state in which light having entered one pixel of a first photoelectric conversion layer closer to an optical lens is received by the photoelectric converter of a plurality of pixels of the second photoelectric conversion layer farther from the optical lens. The technology of the present disclosure can be applied to, for example, a solid-state imaging device that performs imaging.
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公开(公告)号:US20230209214A1
公开(公告)日:2023-06-29
申请号:US18175621
申请日:2023-02-28
Applicant: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
Inventor: SHINICHI OHTSUBO , TAKESHI AKABANE
IPC: H04N23/80 , G02B7/34 , G03B13/36 , G02B7/36 , G02B7/28 , H04N23/10 , H04N23/75 , H04N23/67 , H04N25/704
CPC classification number: H04N23/80 , G02B7/34 , G03B13/36 , G02B7/36 , G02B7/285 , H04N23/10 , H04N23/75 , H04N23/672 , H04N23/673 , H04N25/704 , H04N25/134
Abstract: Provided is a control device that includes a calculation unit that calculates, on a basis of a result of capturing a subject image passed through a focus lens by using an imaging element including a plurality of phase difference detection regions, a focus position of each of the phase difference detection regions and a determination unit that determines a position of the focus lens on a basis of an average value of the focus positions of the phase difference detection regions calculated by the calculation unit and falling within a predetermined range from the focus position on an infinity side or macro side.
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