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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6693671 | Fast-dump structure for full-frame image sensors with lod antiblooming structures A structure for a fast-dump gate for charge coupled devices that does not require a separate contact to a drain region instead using the existing drain of a lateral overflow drain (LOD) typically used for antiblooming purposes. LOD structures are typicall... | 02/17/2004 |
| 6680222 | Split-gate virtual-phase CCD image sensor with a diffused lateral overflow anti-blooming drain structure and process of making Generally, and in one form of the invention, a monolithic solid state image-sensing device is disclosed. The device utilizes only a single layer of polysilicon deposition in its fabrication process that is split into two or more phases by very narrow gaps... | 01/20/2004 |
| 6674469 | Driving method for solid-state image pickup device A solid-state image pickup device of the frame transfer system is designed to provide two types of image signals. A light receiving section of the solid-state image pickup device adopts a six-phase drive in which second and fifth transfer clocks $c;2 a... | 01/06/2004 |
| 6665013 | Active pixel sensor having intra-pixel charge transfer with analog-to-digital converter An imaging device formed as a monolithic complementary metal oxide semiconductor integrated circuit in an industry standard complementary metal oxide semiconductor process, the integrated circuit including a focal plane array of pixel cells, each one of t... | 12/16/2003 |
| 6638787 | High-frame-rate CCD imaging devices made in low-production runs from otherwise ordinary and inexpensive CCD devices A fast frame-rate imaging device is produced by a attaching a fiberoptic block to an otherwise ordinary and inexpensive CCD. A part of the fiberoptic block is occluded so as to darken a majority of the active imaging photocells. The CCD imaging device is ... | 10/28/2003 |
| 6483132 | Charge coupled device with separate isolation region A charge coupled device including: a substrate; a semiconductor layer overlying the substrate; a semiconductor layer overlying the semiconductor layer; a charge storage layer existing on the semiconductor layer and sandwiched by a pair of isolation region... | 11/19/2002 |
| 5841126 | CMOS active pixel sensor type imaging system on a chip Single substrate device is formed to have an image acquistition device and a controller. The controller on the substrate controls the system operation.... | 11/24/1998 |
| 5796433 | Multiple-frame CCD image sensor with overlying photosensitive layer A multiple-frame image sensor comprising a full-frame CCD sensor of two-story construction having an overlying photosensitive layer that converts input radiation to electric charge and an underlying CCD structure which functions to collect and store the c... | 08/18/1998 |
| 5767507 | Polarization sensitive photodetectors and detector arrays A device for detecting polarization of light comprising a first photodetector tuned to absorb TE polarization, a second photodetector tuned to absorb TM polarization, and a circuit for comparing an output from the first and second photodetector for genera... | 06/16/1998 |
| 5705837 | Solid-state image pick-up device of the charge-coupled device type synchronizing drive signals for a full-frame read-out A solid-state CCD image pick-up device includes optoelectric transducing elements corresponding to pixels vertically and horizontally arrayed in a matrix forming column linear arrays defining a column direction and at least one vertical charge transfer pa... | 01/06/1998 |
| 5703642 | Full depletion mode clocking of solid-state image sensors for improved MTF performance The present invention teaches how to maintain temporally the increased collection region (depletion depth) of detectors within a solid-state image sensor. A novel clocking method is used to control charge transfer within charge coupled devices to reduce c... | 12/30/1997 |
| 5627388 | CCD-solid state image sensor using electron and hole signal charges and method for processing signal thereof A CCD-solid state image sensor includes a sensing area for generating signal charges in response to incident light, a storage area for storing the signal charges from the sensing area, an HCCD (Horizontal Charge Coupled Device) for extracting the signal c... | 05/06/1997 |
| 5536678 | Method of manufacturing a wiring arrangement for a semiconductor device using insulating and etch stop layers An integrated circuit has an interconnection pattern which is recessed in the insulating layer, for example, an oxide layer. A groove is etched in the insulating layer corresponding to the metal pattern by means of a mask which is the inverted image of th... | 07/16/1996 |
| 5410349 | Solid-state image pick-up device of the charge-coupled device type synchronizing drive signals for a full-frame read-out A solid-state CCD image pick-up device includes optoelectric transducing elements corresponding to pixels vertically and horizontally arrayed in a matrix forming column linear arrays defining a column direction and at least one vertical charge transfer pa... | 04/25/1995 |
| 5355165 | Very high frame rate CCD imager Circuits and systems embodying the invention include an image sensor comprising an array of "M" photo sensing elements arranged in "R" rows and "C" columns, where R and C are integers greater than one and R times C is equal to M. Coupled to each one of th... | 10/11/1994 |
| 5308970 | Charge-coupled device with bi-directional readout through dual, merged readout registers A charge-coupled device (CCD) having a light-sensitive image section (40) and two readout registers (42, 44), situated at opposite ends of the image section, the device being arranged so that light-induced pockets of charge in the image section may be rea... | 05/03/1994 |
| 4954900 | Imaging and wide sector searching apparatus A dual mode imaging device is provided which employs a frame transfer charge device. The device comprises an image zone for receiving radiation and generating first output as a function of the amount of radiation received during a predetermined time perio... | 09/04/1990 |
| 4803710 | Storage registers with charge packet accumulation capability, as for solid-state imagers A CCD storage register for storing an area array of picture elements in a solid-state imager comprises a first set of charge transfer channels arranged in a parallel array with intervening spaces. Respective ones of a second set of charge transfer channel... | 02/07/1989 |
| 4615595 | Frame addressed spatial light modulator A frame addressed spatial light modulator with pixels arranged along columns of charge transfer devices, and optical projection and processing systems using such modulators are disclosed. The pixels include electrostatically deflectable flaps supported by... | 10/07/1986 |
