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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8068158 | Solid state imaging device capable of parallel reading of data from a plurality of pixel cells A solid state imaging device has a pixel region composed of a matrix of pixel cells each including a photodiode and a charge storage portion. First and second output signal lines are in parallel and adjacent to both the charge storage portions of a first pixel cell ... | 11/29/2011 |
| RE42974 | CMOS active pixel sensor type imaging system on a chip A single chip camera which includes an intergrated integrated image acquisition portion and control portion and which has double sampling/noise reduction capabilities thereon. Part of the intergrated integrated structure reduces the noise that is picked up during im... | 11/29/2011 |
| 8068157 | Image sensor with wide operating range An image sensor includes a photoelectric converter, a source-follower transistor, and a selection transistor. The photoelectric converter generates electric charge in response to received light, and the electric charge varies a voltage of a detection node. The sourc... | 11/29/2011 |
| 8063967 | Solid-state image sensor and imaging system Each pixel includes a photo-electric converter, transfer switch, charge-voltage conversion node, amplifier, and control switch. A solid-state image sensor includes a voltage controller which controls the voltage of the charge-voltage conversion node of each pixel vi... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8063963 | Imaging device having a pixel structure with high dynamic range read-out signal A method obtains a read-out signal of a pixel having at least a photosensitive element with a charge storage node. The method includes the steps of acquiring charge carriers, converted from impinging radiation on the photosensitive element, on the charge storage nod... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8063964 | Dual sensitivity image sensor A dual sensitivity image sensor provides a standard mode and a high-sensitivity mode of operation via iSoC integration. In addition to boosting sensitivity, the high sensitivity mode also reduces temporal noise thereby optimally boosting the Signal-to-Noise Ratio (S... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8063965 | Apparatus and method for eliminating artifacts in active pixel sensor (APS) imagers An active pixel sensor (APS) that includes circuitry to eliminate artifacts in digital images. The APS includes a comparator for comparing a signal level from a pixel to an adjusted saturation voltage to determine if the pixel is saturated. If the pixel is saturated... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8063966 | Solid-state image pickup device A solid-state image pickup device includes a voltage supply circuit configured to supply a voltage to load MOS transistors provided to vertical output lines and columnar signal-processing circuits. The voltage supply circuit includes a first amplifier circuit config... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8059179 | Solid state image capturing apparatus and camera apparatus A solid state image capturing apparatus is disclosed. A pixel array section has unit pixels containing photoelectric conversion elements, the unit pixels being two-dimensionally arranged in a matrix, and column signal wires correspondingly to columns of the matrix o... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8059178 | CMOS imager flush reset A complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) imager flush reset circuit is provided. The flush reset circuit has an interface to receive first (e.g., VDD) and second (e.g., ground) reference voltages. The flush reset circuit has a solitary (flush) sig... | 11/15/2011 |
| RE42918 | Single substrate camera device with CMOS image sensor Single substrate device is formed to have an image acquisition device and a controller. The controller on the substrate controls the system operation. ... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8054360 | Device and method for providing a reference signal A device that includes a pixel array and a sample and hold circuit configured to provide sampled current to the pixel array wherein the sample and hold circuit includes a first transistor, a capacitor and a pair of current mirrors. The pair of current minors are con... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8054362 | Increasing readout speed in CMOS APS sensors through block readout A method and associated architecture for dividing column readout circuitry in an active pixel sensor in a manner which reduces the parasitic capacitance on the readout line. In a preferred implementation, column readout circuits are grouped in blocks and provided wi... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8054361 | Increasing readout speed in CMOS aps sensors through block readout A method and associated architecture for dividing column readout circuitry in an active pixel sensor in a manner which reduces the parasitic capacitance on the readout line. In a preferred implementation, column readout circuits are grouped in blocks and provided wi... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8054359 | Image sensor with sensing transistor having two gates and method of operating the same Provided is an image sensor including a sensing transistor having two gates and a method of operating the image sensor. The image sensor may include a photoelectric conversion device, a sensing transistor which may have a first gate connected to a floating diffusion... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8049802 | CMOS camera adapted for forming images of moving scenes A camera for forming an image of a scene that moves relative to the camera and the method of forming that image are disclosed. The camera includes an imaging array having a plurality of CMOS pixel sensors having a plurality of columns and rows, an imaging system, an... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8045031 | Image sensor and readout method The invention relates to an image sensor, in particular a CMOS image sensor, for electronic cameras, having a plurality of light sensitive pixels arranged in rows and columns and a number of output amplifiers. The image sensor is made such that the order in which th... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8045032 | Solid-state imaging device having a voltage clipping circuit to prevent image defects and driving method thereof It is an object of the present invention to provide a solid-state imaging device capable of prevent image defects from appearing in an outputted image while suppressing increase in a layout area with a simple circuit structure and is an MOS solid-state imaging devic... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8045034 | Solid-state imaging apparatus A solid-state imaging apparatus comprises first accumulation units, of which number is n, holding a digital value of n-bits output from a counter, second accumulation units, of which number is n, holding the digital value of n-bits transferred from the first accumul... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8045033 | Solid-state image sensing device A solid-state image sensing device has a plurality of pixels, a read-out circuit for reading out electric signals obtained by the photoelectric conversion element, and a signal processing unit for performing signal processing for the electric signal read out from th... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8045029 | CMOS image sensor for high speed signal processing A CMOS image sensor includes: a plurality of CDS/PGAs (correlating double sampling/programmable gain amplifiers) for processing output signals of pixels corresponding to same colors on different paths; and an offset difference removing part for removing offset diffe... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8045030 | Imaging device, and control method for solid imaging element An imaging device capable of suppressing the complexity of a constitution and reducing the dispersion of brightness sensitivities of individual solid imaging elements to the temperature includes a solid imaging element, a temperature sensor for detecting the tempera... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8035717 | Solid-state image pickup device and camera system A solid-state image pickup device and a camera system in which: (1) counters are organized into a counter group and a memory group on a column-by-column basis; (2) in each column, the individual counters are cascade-connected between individual bits; (3) switches ar... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8035716 | Wide aperture image sensor pixel An image sensor includes a unit cell of four pixels. The unit cell includes four photosensitive regions that collect charge in response to light; four transfer transistors that respectively pass the charge from each of the four photosensitive regions to one common c... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8031248 | Solid state imaging element having horizontal scanning circuit for providing reset signals Since the great number of elements constituting a unit pixel having an amplification function would hinder reduction of pixel size, unit pixel n,m arranged in a matrix form is comprised of a photodiode, a transfer switch for transferring charges stored in the photod... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8031249 | Missing pixel architecture 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 p... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8031250 | Solid-state imaging device and method of driving the same A solid-state imaging device includes a pixel array section which includes a plurality of pixels arranged in a two-dimensional manner, and a vertical scanning circuit which successively performs selection and scanning for a plurality of rows of the pixel array secti... | 10/04/2011 |
| RE42739 | Imager output signal processing The method and apparatus for processing pixel output signals from column lines in an imager having an array of pixels in rows and columns uses a sigma-delta type analog-to-digital converter to convert the output signals on each column line to digital signals and fee... | 09/27/2011 |
| 8026969 | Pixel for boosting pixel reset voltage A pixel cell in which a capacitance is coupled between a storage node and a row select transistor. The pixel cell utilizes a readout timing sequence between operation of a reset transistor and a row select transistor to boost a reset voltage. ... | 09/27/2011 |
| 8026968 | Method and apparatus providing dynamic boosted control signal for a pixel A method and apparatus that generates boosted control signals for a transistor in a target pixel circuit. At least one modified pixel circuit is provided with a transistor layout that approximates a layout of the target pixel circuit. In the modified pixel circuit, ... | 09/27/2011 |
| 8023024 | Solid-state imaging element having image signal overflow path Since the great number of elements constituting a unit pixel having an amplification function would hinder reduction of pixel size, unit pixel n,m arranged in a matrix form is comprised of a photodiode, a transfer switch for transferring charges stored in the photod... | 09/20/2011 |
| 8023027 | Solid-state imaging device and imaging apparatus utilizing a dynamic bias current for reduced power consumption A solid-state imaging device includes: a sensor unit; a vertical scanning unit and a horizontal scanning unit; column amplifier units provided at respective vertical signal lines corresponding to columns in the sensor unit and amplifying signal charges read out to t... | 09/20/2011 |
| 8023026 | Solid-state imaging apparatus for overcoming effects of power fluctuations A solid-state imaging apparatus includes: a pixel section having two-dimensionally arranged pixels, each having a photoelectric conversion means, a memory means, a transfer means, a first reset means for resetting the memory means, a second reset means for resetting... | 09/20/2011 |
| 8023025 | Photoelectric conversion apparatus and image pickup system using the same A photoelectric conversion apparatus includes photoelectric conversion elements configured to convert incident light to electric carriers, amplifier sections configured to read signals based on the electric carriers generated in the photoelectric conversion elements... | 09/20/2011 |
| 8018516 | Solid-state image sensor and signal processing method of same A signal processing method of a solid-state image sensor includes comparing a high-sensitivity-pixel output signal and a first threshold value to determine whether or not the high-sensitivity-pixel output signal reaches a level of a saturated-high-sensitivity-pixel ... | 09/13/2011 |
| 8018515 | Solid-state image pickup device There is provided a solid-state imaging device with an improved linearity as well as dynamic range. Each pixel portion Pm,n in the solid-state imaging device includes: a buried photodiode PD for generating charges of an amount corresponding to the intensi... | 09/13/2011 |
| 8013920 | Imaging system for creating an image of an object An imaging system provides a serial video signal that is indicative of the intensity of the light. The imaging system has an array of pixel image sensors arranged in rows and columns. A control circuit is in communication with the rows of the array and the plurality... | 09/06/2011 |
| 8013921 | Solid-state imaging device, electronic camera A solid-state imaging device includes a plurality of pixels disposed in a two-dimensional array that individually output analog pixel signals corresponding to amounts of light received thereat, a vertical scanning circuit that selects a pixel row, vertical signal li... | 09/06/2011 |
| 8013919 | CMOS image sensor with increased dynamic range based on multiple exposure periods of varying lengths A method of increasing the dynamic range of a captured image using a pixel array having a plurality of rows includes reading first pixel information corresponding to a long integration period from each pixel of a first row, reading second pixel information correspon... | 09/06/2011 |
| 8013918 | Image capturing apparatus including an image sensor having three photoelectric conversion characteristics with each corresponding to a range of luminance intensity There is described an image capturing apparatus, which makes it possible to unify the gradation characteristics all over the captured image into the same characteristic. The image capturing apparatus includes an image sensor that is provided with a first photoelectr... | 09/06/2011 |
