公开(公告)号：US20150381916A1

公开(公告)日：2015-12-31

申请号：US14845742

申请日：2015-09-04

Applicant: Sony Corporation

Inventor： Yoshiharu Kudoh ,  Hiroaki Ebihara

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

CPC classification number: H04N5/37457 ,  H04N5/3742 ,  H04N5/37452 ,  H04N5/37455 ,  H04N5/3765 ,  H04N5/378 ,  H04N5/63

Abstract: A solid-state imaging device including a photoelectric conversion portion photoelectrically converting incident light into signal charge and accumulate the signal charge, a plurality of signal lines including a transfer signal line to which a transfer signal for reading the signal charge accumulated in the photoelectric conversion portion to a floating diffusion region is input, a driver circuit inputting a plurality of desired signals into the plurality of signal lines including the transfer signal line, and a terminal circuit connected to a side opposite to a side of the transfer signal line where the driver circuit is connected and to which a control signal for securing the transfer signal line at a constant voltage is input before a desired signal of the plurality of desired signals with respect to a signal line adjacent to the transfer signal line of the plurality of signal lines is input to the signal line adjacent to the transfer signal line.

Abstract translation: 一种固态成像装置，包括将入射光光电转换为信号电荷并累积信号电荷的光电转换部分，包括传输信号线的多条信号线，向所述传输信号线传输用于读取在光电转换部分中累积的信号电荷的传送信号 输入到浮动扩散区域的驱动器电路，将多个期望信号输入到包括传输信号线的多条信号线中的驱动器电路，以及连接到传输信号线侧的与驱动电路 在多个信号线相对于与多条信号线的传输信号线相邻的信号线被输入的期望信号被输入之前，输入用于将传输信号线固定在恒定电压的控制信号 到与传输信号线相邻的信号线。

公开(公告)号：US09157794B2

公开(公告)日：2015-10-13

申请号：US14051636

申请日：2013-10-11

Applicant: Sony Corporation

Inventor： Kazuhide Namba ,  Youji Sakioka ,  Hiroaki Ebihara ,  Daisuke Yoshioka ,  Ryota Moriwaka

IPC: H01L27/00 ,  G01J1/42 ,  H04N5/235 ,  G03B7/091 ,  H04N5/355

CPC classification number: H04N5/2353 ,  G01J1/0204 ,  G01J1/4214 ,  G01J1/4228 ,  G01J1/44 ,  G01J2001/0257 ,  G01J2001/4426 ,  G03B7/091 ,  H01L27/14621 ,  H01L27/14627 ,  H01L27/1463 ,  H01L27/14636 ,  H01L27/1464 ,  H01L27/14645 ,  H04N5/2256 ,  H04N5/2355 ,  H04N5/35581 ,  H04N5/374 ,  H04N5/37455 ,  H04N5/3765

Abstract: An imaging device includes an exposure control unit, a determination unit, and an illuminance calculation unit. The exposure control unit is configured to control a plurality of exposure times. The determination unit is configured to determine whether or not saturation occurs using at least one data item of a plurality of data items obtained during the plurality of exposure times. The illuminance calculation unit is configured to calculate, if the determination unit determines that the saturation occurs, an illuminance using a data item different from the at least one data item used in the determination.

Abstract translation: 成像装置包括曝光控制单元，确定单元和照度计算单元。 曝光控制单元被配置为控制多个曝光时间。 确定单元被配置为使用在多个曝光时间期间获得的多个数据项中的至少一个数据项来确定是否发生饱和。 照度计算单元被配置为如果确定单元确定饱和发生，则使用与确定中使用的至少一个数据项不同的数据项来计算照度。

公开(公告)号：US20130308008A1

公开(公告)日：2013-11-21

申请号：US13948850

申请日：2013-07-23

Applicant: Sony Corporation

Inventor： Eiichi Funatsu ,  Hiroaki Ebihara ,  Yoshiharu Kudoh

IPC: H04N5/374

CPC classification number: H04N5/3559 ,  H01L27/14603 ,  H01L27/14609 ,  H01L27/14641 ,  H01L27/14656 ,  H04N5/35563 ,  H04N5/374 ,  H04N5/37457 ,  H04N5/378

Abstract: A solid-state image pickup device including a pixel unit in which a plurality of photoelectric conversion elements having different sensitivities are arranged; and a pixel reading unit configured to read and add output signals from the plurality of photoelectric conversion elements in the pixel unit, and to obtain an output signal seemingly from one pixel. The pixel unit includes an absorbing unit configured to absorb overflowing electric charge from a photoelectric conversion element with a high sensitivity.

Abstract translation: 一种固态图像拾取装置，包括其中布置有具有不同灵敏度的多个光电转换元件的像素单元; 以及像素读取单元，被配置为从像素单元中的多个光电转换元件读出并添加输出信号，并且从一个像素看来得到输出信号。 像素单元包括吸收单元，其被配置为以高灵敏度吸收来自光电转换元件的溢出电荷。

公开(公告)号：US20130286265A1

公开(公告)日：2013-10-31

申请号：US13847551

申请日：2013-03-20

Applicant: SONY CORPORATION

Inventor： Satoshi Ogata ,  Rei Yoshikawa ,  Hiroaki Ebihara

IPC: H04N5/335

CPC classification number: H04N5/357 ,  H04N5/335 ,  H04N5/3742 ,  H04N5/3765 ,  H04N5/378

Abstract: A signal processing device includes a control unit that suspends supplying of a signal to an A/D conversion unit which performs A/D conversion, during an A/D conversion period in which the A/D conversion is performed on the signal that depends on an electric charge read from a pixel; and a maintenance unit that maintains a signal value of the signal in a state where the signal is supplied by the control unit to the A/D conversion unit and that supplies the maintained signal value to the A/D conversion unit in a state where the supplying of the signal to the A/D conversion unit is suspended by the control unit.

Abstract translation: 一个信号处理装置包括一个控制单元，该控制单元在A / D转换周期内暂停向执行A / D转换的A / D转换单元提供信号，该A / D转换周期对依赖于 从像素读取的电荷; 以及维护单元，其在由所述控制单元向所述A / D转换单元提供所述信号的状态下维持所述信号的信号值，并且将所述维持信号值提供给所述A / D转换单元，其状态是 控制单元暂停将信号提供给A / D转换单元。