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.

公开(公告)号：US12075169B2

公开(公告)日：2024-08-27

申请号：US18370950

申请日：2023-09-21

申请人： NIKON CORPORATION

发明人： Takashi Seo

IPC分类号： H04N23/75

CPC分类号： H04N23/75

摘要： An image sensor includes: a first and a second pixel, each of which includes a first photoelectric conversion unit that photoelectrically converts light that has passed through a micro lens and generates a first charge, a second photoelectric conversion unit that photoelectrically converts light that has passed through the micro lens and generates a second charge, an accumulation unit that accumulates at least one of the first charge and the second charge, a first transfer unit that transfers the first charge to the accumulation unit, and a second transfer unit that transfers the second charge to the accumulation unit; and a control unit that outputs, to the first transfer unit of the first pixel and to the second transfer unit of the second pixel, a signal that causes the first charge of the first pixel and the second charge of the second pixel to be transferred to their accumulation units.

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.

公开(公告)号：US11792533B2

公开(公告)日：2023-10-17

申请号：US17584491

申请日：2022-01-26

申请人： NIKON CORPORATION

发明人： Takashi Seo

IPC分类号： H04N23/75

CPC分类号： H04N23/75

摘要： An image sensor includes: a first and a second pixel, each of which includes a first photoelectric conversion unit that photoelectrically converts light that has passed through a micro lens and generates a first charge, a second photoelectric conversion unit that photoelectrically converts light that has passed through the micro lens and generates a second charge, an accumulation unit that accumulates at least one of the first charge and the second charge, a first transfer unit that transfers the first charge to the accumulation unit, and a second transfer unit that transfers the second charge to the accumulation unit; and a control unit that outputs, to the first transfer unit of the first pixel and to the second transfer unit of the second pixel, a signal that causes the first charge of the first pixel and the second charge of the second pixel to be transferred to their accumulation units.

公开(公告)号：US11272122B2

公开(公告)日：2022-03-08

申请号：US16500927

申请日：2018-03-30

申请人： NIKON CORPORATION

发明人： Takashi Seo

IPC分类号： H04N5/238

摘要： An image sensor includes: a first pixel and a second pixel, each of which comprises a first photoelectric conversion unit that photoelectrically converts light that has passed through a micro lens and generates a first charge, a second photoelectric conversion unit that photoelectrically converts light that has passed through the micro lens and generates a second charge, an accumulation unit that accumulates at least one of the first charge and the second charge, a first transfer unit that transfers the first charge to the accumulation unit, and a second transfer unit that transfers the second charge to the accumulation unit; and a control unit that outputs, to the first transfer unit of the first pixel and to the second transfer unit of the second pixel, a signal that causes the first charge of the first pixel and the second charge of the second pixel to be transferred to their accumulation units.

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.