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公开(公告)号:US10944924B2
公开(公告)日:2021-03-09
申请号:US15765046
申请日:2016-09-27
申请人: Nikon Corporation
发明人: Osamu Saruwatari , Shutaro Kato , Ryoji Ando , Yojiro Tezuka , Atsushi Komai
摘要: An image sensor includes a first semiconductor substrate provided with a pixel, including a photoelectric conversion unit that photoelectrically converts incident light to generate an electric charge, an accumulation unit that accumulates the electric charge generated by the photoelectric conversion unit, and a transfer unit that transfers the electric charge generated by the photoelectric conversion unit to the accumulation unit, and a second semiconductor substrate provided with a supply unit for the pixel, the supply unit supplying the transfer unit with a transfer signal to transfer the electric charge from the photoelectric conversion unit to the accumulation unit.
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公开(公告)号:US11910113B2
公开(公告)日:2024-02-20
申请号:US17056064
申请日:2019-05-22
申请人: NIKON CORPORATION
发明人: Ryoji Ando , Toru Takagi , Shutaro Kato , Yoshiyuki Watanabe , Takashi Seo
IPC分类号: H04N25/75 , H01L27/146 , H04N25/766 , H04N25/772
CPC分类号: H04N25/75 , H01L27/14612 , H01L27/14623 , H04N25/766 , H04N25/772
摘要: An image sensor includes: a first photoelectric conversion unit that photoelectrically converts light to generate an electric charge; a first output unit that outputs a first signal based on the electric charge generated by the first photoelectric conversion unit; a plurality of second photoelectric conversion units that photoelectrically convert light to generate electric charges; a plurality of second output units that output second signals based on the electric charges generated by the second photoelectric conversion units; an output line to which the first output unit and the plurality of second output units are connected, and from which at least one of the first signal and the second signals is output; a first control line for controlling the output of the first signal from the first output unit; and second control lines for controlling the outputs of the second signals from the plurality of second output units.
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公开(公告)号:US11523082B2
公开(公告)日:2022-12-06
申请号:US16648153
申请日:2018-09-27
申请人: NIKON CORPORATION
发明人: Ryoji Ando , Yoshiyuki Watanabe
IPC分类号: H04N5/378 , H01L27/146 , H04N5/355 , H04N5/3745 , H04N5/353
摘要: An image sensor includes: a photoelectric conversion unit that photoelectrically converts light to generate an electric charge; a holding unit that holds the electric charge generated by the photoelectric conversion unit; an accumulation unit that accumulates the electric charge generated by the photoelectric conversion unit; a first transfer path that transfers the electric charge generated by the photoelectric conversion unit to the accumulation unit; and a second transfer path that transfers the electric charge generated by the photoelectric conversion unit to the accumulation unit via the holding unit.
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公开(公告)号:US10904463B2
公开(公告)日:2021-01-26
申请号:US15765046
申请日:2016-09-27
申请人: Nikon Corporation
发明人: Osamu Saruwatari , Shutaro Kato , Ryoji Ando , Yojiro Tezuka , Atsushi Komai
摘要: An image sensor includes a first semiconductor substrate provided with a pixel, including a photoelectric conversion unit that photoelectrically converts incident light to generate an electric charge, an accumulation unit that accumulates the electric charge generated by the photoelectric conversion unit, and a transfer unit that transfers the electric charge generated by the photoelectric conversion unit to the accumulation unit, and a second semiconductor substrate provided with a supply unit for the pixel, the supply unit supplying the transfer unit with a transfer signal to transfer the electric charge from the photoelectric conversion unit to the accumulation unit.
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公开(公告)号:US10686001B2
公开(公告)日:2020-06-16
申请号:US15765202
申请日:2016-09-26
申请人: NIKON CORPORATION
发明人: Toru Takagi , Satoshi Nakayama , Ryoji Ando , Takashi Seo , Yohei Matsuoka , Yoshiyuki Watanabe
IPC分类号: H01L27/146 , H01L31/0232 , H04N5/374
摘要: An image sensor includes: a photoelectric conversion unit that photoelectrically converts incident light transmitted through a microlens to generate electric charge; an accumulation unit that accumulates the electric charge generated by the photoelectric conversion unit; and a transfer unit that transfers the electric charge generated by the photoelectric conversion unit to the accumulation unit, wherein: the photoelectric conversion unit, the transfer unit, and the accumulation unit are provided along a direction of an optical axis of the microlens.
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公开(公告)号:US11664404B2
公开(公告)日:2023-05-30
申请号:US17128267
申请日:2020-12-21
申请人: NIKON CORPORATION
发明人: Osamu Saruwatari , Shutaro Kato , Ryoji Ando , Yojiro Tezuka , Atsushi Komai
IPC分类号: H01L27/146 , H04N25/53 , H04N25/70 , H04N25/77 , H04N25/766 , H04N25/63 , H04N25/75
CPC分类号: H01L27/14634 , H01L27/1464 , H01L27/14643 , H04N25/53 , H04N25/70 , H04N25/766 , H04N25/77 , H01L27/1469 , H04N25/63 , H04N25/75
摘要: An image sensor includes a first semiconductor substrate provided with a pixel, including a photoelectric conversion unit that photoelectrically converts incident light to generate an electric charge, an accumulation unit that accumulates the electric charge generated by the photoelectric conversion unit, and a transfer unit that transfers the electric charge generated by the photoelectric conversion unit to the accumulation unit, and a second semiconductor substrate provided with a supply unit for the pixel, the supply unit supplying the transfer unit with a transfer signal to transfer the electric charge from the photoelectric conversion unit to the accumulation unit.
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公开(公告)号:US10686004B2
公开(公告)日:2020-06-16
申请号:US16085168
申请日:2017-02-28
申请人: NIKON CORPORATION
发明人: Shutaro Kato , Toru Takagi , Takashi Seo , Ryoji Ando
IPC分类号: H01L27/146 , H04N5/369
摘要: An image sensor having a plurality of pixels along a first direction includes: a first pixel having a first photoelectric conversion unit that generates an electric charge through photoelectric conversion and a reflecting portion disposed at least in a part of an area located in the first direction relative to a center of the first photoelectric conversion unit, which reflects part of light having been transmitted through the first photoelectric conversion unit toward the first photoelectric conversion unit; and a second pixel having a second photoelectric conversion unit that generates an electric charge through photoelectric conversion and a second reflecting portion disposed at least in a part of an area located in a direction opposite from the first direction relative to a center of the second photoelectric conversion unit, which reflects part of light having been transmitted through the second photoelectric conversion unit toward the second photoelectric conversion unit.
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