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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120127353 | IMAGE-PICKUP SYSTEM AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING SAME An image-pickup apparatus including a detector comprising a detecting unit and a reading circuit, the detecting unit including pixels, each of which including a conversion element, the reading circuit which includes a connecting unit that is electrically connected to a ... | 05/24/2012 |
| 20120105661 | ROW AND COLUMN JUMPING FOR PIXEL READOUT USING BURST SWITCHING MODE An imaging apparatus is described for obtaining images. The imaging apparatus includes a pixel array, a row decoder, a column decoder, and a trigger circuit. The pixel array integrates electrical signals corresponding to incident light from a scene. The row decoder enab... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120105697 | ARRANGEMENT OF CIRCUITS IN PIXELS, EACH CIRCUIT SHARED BY A PLURALITY OF PIXELS, IN IMAGE SENSING APPRATUS In an image sensing apparatus having a plurality of unit cells, each including a plurality of photoelectric conversion elements and a common circuit shared by the plurality of photoelectric conversion elements, arranged in either one or two dimensions, the plurality of ... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120105696 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE, SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, MANUFACTURING METHODS THEREOF, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS A solid-state imaging device includes an imaging element and a logic element. The imaging element includes a first semiconductor substrate, a first wiring layer, and a first metal layer, in which a pixel region which is a light sensing surface is formed. The logic eleme... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120081587 | Image Sensor An image sensor includes an objective lens arranged on an optical axis; a substrate including a plurality of photoelectric conversion devices; and a micro lens layer including a plurality of micro lenses corresponding to each of the plurality of photoelectric conversion... | 04/05/2012 |
| 20120050593 | PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION APPARATUS AND IMAGE PICKUP SYSTEM A photoelectric conversion apparatus includes signal processing units having a plurality of analog-to-digital converters, a first output unit having a plurality of first output terminals and include first output blocks provided in correspondence with the first output te... | 03/01/2012 |
| 20120038808 | SOLID STATE IMAGING DEVICE A solid state imaging device includes a plurality of pixels, a plurality of vertical signal lines, a plurality of sample hold sections, a horizontal output section, and a horizontal scanning circuit. The horizontal output section is made up of a plurality of first horiz... | 02/16/2012 |
| 20120033119 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE, MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS A solid-state imaging device having a backside illuminated structure, includes: a pixel region in which pixels each having a photoelectric conversion portion and a plurality of pixel transistors are arranged in a two-dimensional matrix; an element isolation region isola... | 02/09/2012 |
| 20120033120 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC CAMERA An object of the present invention is to provide a highly-accurate AF without adding a mechanism of the camera or increasing the power consumption. A solid-state imaging device according to an aspect of the present invention includes: a plurality of photoelectric conver... | 02/09/2012 |
| 20120026372 | Image pickup apparatus An image pickup apparatus in which, a taking lens is installable or fixed, includes
| 02/02/2012 |
| 20120026373 | WIDE DYNAMIC RANGE CMOS IMAGE SENSOR An image sensor with a pixel array that includes at least one pixel. The sensor may also include a circuit that is connected to the pixel and provides a final image pixel value that is a function of a sampled reset output signal generated from the pixel. The final image... | 02/02/2012 |
| 20120013779 | Multispectral imaging for quantitative contrast of functional and structural layers inside optically dense media such as tissue A method for the evaluation of target media parameters in the visible and near infrared is disclosed. The apparatus comprises a light source, an illuminator/collector, optional illumination wavelength selector, an optional light gating processor, an imager, detected wav... | 01/19/2012 |
| 20120013780 | OPTICAL BLACK PIXEL CELL READOUT SYSTEMS AND METHODS This is generally directed to systems and methods for reading optical black pixel cells. For example, in some embodiments, the columns of a pixel array can be shunted together during an optical black pixel readout phase of the imaging system. This may, for example, help... | 01/19/2012 |
| 20120008031 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING APPARATUS AND IMAGING SYSTEM A solid-state imaging apparatus has a pixel array in which a plurality of pixels are arranged to form a plurality of rows and a plurality of columns, and a plurality of column signal lines are arranged, wherein each of the plurality of pixels includes a photoelectric co... | 01/12/2012 |
| 20120008022 | Solid-state imaging device and camera system A solid-state imaging device includes: a pixel section in which a plurality of pixels converting optical signals into electric signals and accumulating the electric signals in accordance with an exposure period are arranged in a matrix shape; and a pixel driving section... | 01/12/2012 |
| 20110317053 | IMAGING DEVICE, SOLID-STATE IMAGING ELEMENT, IMAGE GENERATION METHOD, AND PROGRAM An image capture device includes: an array of pixels 200 including a plurality of pixels 20 which are arranged two-dimensionally on an imaging area; a pixel signal reading section 30 for reading a pixel signal from each pixel 20; and an image... | 12/29/2011 |
| 20110317054 | IMAGING APPARATUS AND IMAGING SYSTEM, AND CONTROL METHOD AND PROGRAM FOR THE SAME An imaging apparatus 100 includes a detector 104 having a plurality of pixels arranged in a matrix and performing an imaging operation of outputting image data according to the radiation or light emitted in a predetermined irradiation field; and a controll... | 12/29/2011 |
| 20110317046 | MISSING PIXEL ARRAY An active pixel sensor (APS) comprises a regular repeating pattern of geometrically similar pixel regions, active pixels of which have photodiodes formed therein. A remainder of the geometrically similar regions has electrical components shared amongst neighboring photo... | 12/29/2011 |
| 20110310281 | IMAGE CAPTURE UNIT AND METHODS Methods of forming a lens array block comprising a plurality of lens barrels are provided, including depositing lens barrel material by electrolysis and etching lens barrels from a block of material. Also provided are means of assembling image capturing units or arrays ... | 12/22/2011 |
| 20110310280 | Image pickup apparatus An image pickup element has a plurality of pixels which are arranged two-dimensionally. The plurality of pixels form at least two pixel sets having a first pixel set and a second pixel set. An exit pupil is assumed, and four divided areas which are separated by two stra... | 12/22/2011 |
| 20110303750 | DIGITAL PICTURE TAKING OPTICAL READER HAVING HYBRID MONOCHROME AND COLOR IMAGE SENSOR ARRAY A portable hand held optical reader having a specially constructed two-dimensional image sensor array is operational in a bar code decoding mode and in a picture taking mode. The specially constructed image sensor array, in one embodiment, is a hybrid monochrome and col... | 12/15/2011 |
| 20110285887 | IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS, IMAGE PICKUP SYSTEM, AND DRIVING METHOD OF IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS In a conventional image pickup apparatus, a plurality of reset methods for resetting a photodiode cannot be set. A row selection unit is provided with a first storage unit for storing an address of a read row, a second storage unit for storing an address of a shutter ro... | 11/24/2011 |
| 20110285888 | IMAGE SENSING DEVICE An image device is provided. The image device includes a photoelectric conversion film current detector, an offset current source, an integrator, and a sampling unit. The photoelectric conversion film current detector is coupled to the photoelectric conversion film thro... | 11/24/2011 |
| 20110279721 | IMAGER ARRAY INTERFACES Architectures for imager arrays configured for use in array cameras in accordance with embodiments of the invention are described. One embodiment of the invention includes a plurality of focal planes, where each focal plane comprises a two dimensional arrangement of pix... | 11/17/2011 |
| 20110273602 | Optical Device and Signal Processor A camera 200 comprises an image pickup element 107 which has imaging pixels performing a photoelectric conversion of an object image formed by a light beam emitted from an image pickup optical system and focus detection pixels performing a photoelectric co... | 11/10/2011 |
| 20110261177 | SAMPLE AND HOLD CIRCUIT A sample and hold circuit includes a plurality of capacitors, a network of switches and a control circuit. The control circuit is operable to control the network of switches so as to sample an incoming signal onto at least some of the plurality of capacitors. In such an... | 10/27/2011 |
| 20110254986 | ANALOG-DIGITAL CONVERTER, IMAGE SENSOR SYSTEM AND CAMERA DEVICE An analog-digital converter includes n comparators arranged in a first direction with a predetermined cell pitch and corresponding respectively to n input voltages, each comparator comparing a voltage value of a reference signal whose voltage value increases or decrease... | 10/20/2011 |
| 20110249156 | Image pickup apparatus and camera In an image pickup apparatus which includes a photoelectric conversion cell group in which, a plurality of photoelectric conversion cells which convert an optical image formed by an optical system to an electrical signal, are arranged two-dimensionally, at least some ph... | 10/13/2011 |
| 20110242381 | Solid-state image pickup apparatus signal processing method for a solid-state image pickup apparatus, and electronic apparatus Disclosed herein is a solid-state image pickup apparatus, including a pixel array section in which a unit pixel including a photoelectric conversion section and a charge detection section for detecting charge generated by photoelectric conversion by the photoelectric co... | 10/06/2011 |
| 20110242351 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE AND IMAGING DEVICE Disclosed herein is a solid-state imaging device including: a plurality of common pixel sections arranged in a matrix form so that pixel signals of a plurality of photoelectric conversion elements arranged in the same row can be output; a plurality of row address lines ... | 10/06/2011 |
| 20110242383 | SOLID-STATE IMAGE PICKUP DEVICE AND METHOD OF DRIVING THE SAME Provided is a solid-state image pickup device that includes: a pixel portion having a plurality of pixels that are arranged in a two-dimensional array and generate pixel signals; a readout row counter that generates row addresses for reading the pixel portion; a first r... | 10/06/2011 |
| 20110228122 | IMAGE PICKUP DEVICE AND IMAGE PICKUP SYSTEM When a conventional circuit is used in an image sensor which employs a pixel sharing technique, selection of pixels is not properly performed, that is, an invalid operation may be performed. To address this problem, a first storage unit which stores an address of a read... | 09/22/2011 |
| 20110211102 | LENS ARRAY A lens array includes: a substrate in which a plurality of through holes are formed; and a plurality of lenses provided in the substrate by filling the plurality of through holes respectively. A protrusion portion that is opaque to an incident light is provided in the t... | 09/01/2011 |
| 20110193983 | SOLID-STATE IMAGE SENSOR, DRIVING METHOD THEREOF, AND IMAGING APPARATUS In an imaging mode for reading a part of a plurality of pixels, signals of same color adjacent pixels are simultaneously read out to capacities, and at least two capacities in a same pixel row are once short-circuited. Further, capacities of a plurality of the pixel row... | 08/11/2011 |
| 20110194006 | SOLID-STATE IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS A solid-state image pickup apparatus includes a storage, first and second common lines, a first block line that is disposed between the storage and the first common line and receives a signal from an odd-numbered column, a second block line that is disposed between the ... | 08/11/2011 |
| 20110187907 | Duty correction circuit, delay locked loop circuit, column a/d converter, solid-state imaging device and camera system A duty correction circuit includes: a C-element including a first input and a second input; and an inverter connected to the second input of the C-element, wherein the C-element obtains an output of a logic “1” when both inputs are the logic “1”, obtains an outp... | 08/04/2011 |
| 20110176044 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE AND METHOD THEREOF A solid-state imaging device and the like are provided. The solid-state imaging device includes a light-collecting element capable of efficiently collecting incident light by improving reproducibility of refractive index distribution at the borders of pixels. Each of th... | 07/21/2011 |
| 20110169990 | CURRENT GENERATION CIRCUIT, AND SINGLE-SLOPE ADC AND CAMERA USING THE SAME A linear relationship is established between a gain control signal and an amplification factor (value in dB). Described is a current generation circuit including a first current output section which outputs a first current, a second current output section which outputs ... | 07/14/2011 |
| 20110164160 | IMAGE PICKUP DEVICE An A/D conversion unit (11) counts and digitizes a clock having a frequency based on a magnitude of an output signal from a pixel (10a) to generate a count value, calculates a difference between a first count value corresponding to the output signal... | 07/07/2011 |
| 20110157418 | IMAGE SENSOR ARRAYS An array of image sensors are connected in a daisy chained arrangement. The sensors in the array are addressed on the basis of the number of pixels each of them processes.... | 06/30/2011 |
