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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8063962 | Solid-state imaging apparatus and operation for controlling the output of image signals to allow time for an external circuit to process the image signals A solid-state imaging apparatus including: an imaging section having pixels arranged into a matrix; a conversion section for digitizing pixel signals; a block memory section formed of a first line memory corresponding to at least N lines (N being an integral number ... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8023023 | Image sensing apparatus including charge transfer operation and control method therefor An image sensing apparatus capable of reducing degradation of a signal-to-noise ratio property occurring when a driving frequency of an image sensing element is high, depending on a state of an operation mode. An information table is stored in a memory section, whic... | 09/20/2011 |
| 7973844 | Solid state image pickup device The present invention relates to a solid-state image pickup apparatus which allows, when being applied as an element of a solid-state image pickup array, to reduce a non-sensitive region between the adjacent devices, and can thus obtain more accurate imaging results... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7952634 | Image sensing apparatus, imaging system, and image sensing apparatus driving method An image sensing apparatus includes a pixel array including an optical black region and effective pixel region, and a scanning unit which scans the pixel array. The scanning unit includes a first shift register which scans the optical black region by a shift operati... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7929035 | Ultra low noise CMOS imager A column buffer for use with a pixel cell array includes an amplifier coupled to three read-out circuits in parallel providing a signal corresponding to accumulated photon-generated charge in a pixel cell plus noise, a reset level plus noise, and a pedestal level, r... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7893979 | Solid-state imager apparatus which carries out both progressive scanning and interlace scanning in one frame by an arbitrary combination, and a camera using the solid-state imager apparatus In an XY address type solid-state imager apparatus comprising a solid-state imager having a plurality of pixels two-dimensionally arranged, and horizontal and vertical scanning circuits to read signals of the pixels, the scanning circuits each have a progressive sca... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7760260 | Solid state imaging apparatus, method for driving the same and camera using the same A solid state imaging apparatus which includes a plurality of pixels two-dimensionally arranged in the vertical direction and the horizontal direction and every two vertically or horizontally adjacent ones of the plurality of pixels have color filters of different c... | 07/20/2010 |
| 7710480 | Scanning circuit of image sensor A scanning circuit of an image sensor using light sensor circuits each representing a unit pixel and producing a sensor signal corresponding to a current flowing in a photoelectric converting element, in which pixel signals are saturated by previously turning on the... | 05/04/2010 |
| 7623174 | Imaging device for multi-resolution video data For a first region being a portion of a storage section (202), a read-out pulse produced by a progressive scanning shift register (206) is used to perform a progressive read-out operation of reading out signals from all rows of image-storing pixels ( | 11/24/2009 |
| 7486321 | Image sensor, image reading device, and method for setting resolution An image sensor includes a plurality of photoelectric converting elements, each of which is provided with an electric charge output port, and a group of channel selection switches that turn on and off between the electric charge output port and a common signal line.... | 02/03/2009 |
| 7474346 | Image processing device and method for reading image signal from a matrix type solid state image-pickup element An image processing device is provided. The image processing device includes a first shift register connected to a line for reading out an image signal that selects a line where a signal in response to carriers accumulated in an accumulation state for generating car... | 01/06/2009 |
| 7440018 | Driving method of solid-state imaging apparatus and solid-state imaging apparatus A solid-state imaging apparatus, comprising: a semiconductor substrate defining a two-dimensional surface; a multiplicity of photo electric conversion elements arranged in a plurality of rows and in a plurality of lines in a light receiving region of the semiconduct... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7440017 | Photoelectric conversion apparatus and photoelectric conversion system having the apparatus In order to provide a photoelectric conversion apparatus, which is an apparatus excellent in reading speed, high S/N, high tone level, and low cost, the photoelectric conversion apparatus has a photoelectric conversion circuit section comprising a plurality of photo... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7382407 | High intrascene dynamic range NTSC and PAL imager The invention provides a new method and apparatus for NTSC and PAL image sensors which employs fusion of adjacent row pixel charge samples to generate image data for a row. A variety of fusion schemes are possible for fusing the pixel signals from the adjacent rows.... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7368696 | Generation and storage of column offsets for a column parallel image sensor The plural signal chains of an imaging device are calibrated in the digital domain. The pixel array of the imaging device includes a row of calibration pixels. The column circuitry, prior to reading a row of pixels, reads the row of calibration pixels in order to ob... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7359567 | Signal processing apparatus for eliminating ringing signal and method thereof, record medium, and program Image quality degrading components can be eliminated from a contour correction signal of high frequency region that is used for contour correction. A filtering section extracts a high frequency region signal from a signal inputted from a VLPF. A mask generating sect... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7352400 | Solid-state image pickup apparatus having a differential output An image pickup apparatus including: a plurality of photoelectric conversion elements for photoelectrically converting light from an object, a first output line to which signals from the plurality of photoelectric conversion elements are successively outputted, a pl... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7349019 | Solid-state imaging device, camera, power supply device and method thereof With the use of the MOS-type solid-state imaging device, it is possible, by extending the period during which the VDD voltage rises from Low level to High level, that the gate voltage of the resetting unit does not fluctuate to have a positive electric potential due... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7324146 | Image processing device, image processing method and solid-state image-pickup device An image processing device and method are provided. In a method of reading an image signal from a solid-state image-pickup element where a plurality of unit pixels including a transistor for detecting a light signal and a photo diode are arranged in a matrix, shift ... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7310252 | Closed-loop high voltage booster A voltage boosting circuit with a closed-loop control mechanism and a controllable slew rate. A tracking capacitor and a control current form the closed-loop and are used to adjust the slew rate of the boosting circuit. The closed-loop control and adjustable slew ra... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7298405 | Image sensing apparatus having photoelectric conversion elements and a scanning circuit An image sensing apparatus which reduces noise generated by shift operation and power consumption is disclosed. The shift register of a horizontal scanning circuit is divided into a plurality of partial shift registers. Shift clock control circuits control supply of... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7274361 | Display control device with multipurpose output driver A display control device includes a controller, a scaling engine, a timing controller, a selector and an interface circuit. The controller is for providing a mode-control signal. The scaling engine is for producing a first interface signal. The timing controller is ... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7262801 | Image processing apparatus having multiple resolutions There is provided an image processing apparatus comprising: a sensor including a plurality of pixels each including a light receiving element, and a scanning circuit for reading out signals in time sequence from the plurality of pixels; and a drive circuit which sup... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7242428 | Image sensor using multiple array readout lines In one embodiment, an image sensor includes an area pixel array, column readout lines, and array readout lines, wherein the area pixel array includes columns of pixels, each including pixels of a first type, each column readout line is selectively coupled to outputs... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7242429 | Method for cancellation of the effect of charge feedthrough on CMOS pixel output A method for determining a pixel output value of an imager; the imager having a plurality of pixels, a reset switch associated with each pixel and a select switch associated with each pixel; due to incident illumination upon a pixel of the imager after a reset perio... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7227206 | Solid-state image sensor, production method for solid-state image sensor, and camera using solid-state image sensor A solid-state image sensor includes, in each pixel, a p-type well provided on a semiconductor substrate, a photodiode provided in the p-type well, a transfer gate for transferring photocharges accumulated in the photodiode, and an n-type diffusion region for receivi... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7227570 | Solid-state image pickup device and signal processing method therefor The invention makes it possible to perform effective A/D conversion on pixel signals read from a pixel array part, to achieve a reduction in power consumption and reductions in the size and the price of an image pickup device as well as simplification of the constru... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7224390 | CMOS image sensor with voltage control circuit A CMOS image sensor that reduces kTC noise in a wide band. A pixel circuit corresponding to one pixel includes a photoelectric conversion element for carrying out the photoelectric conversion of incident light, a reset transistor for resetting a cathode of the photo... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7221397 | Photoelectric conversion apparatus which avoids certain shading effects In order to solve the problem in which voltages Vsig1 read in units of rows have differences to cause vertical shading, thereby degrading image quality, and the problem in which the dynamic ranges of source follower circuits are different in units of rows because fi... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7218166 | Current stabilization circuit, current stabilization method, and solid-state imaging apparatus A circuit for stabilizing an electric current includes a constant voltage supplying circuit configured to supply a constant voltage, and a current generating circuit coupled to the constant voltage supplying circuit to generate an electric current based on a predete... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7199827 | Amplified solid-state image pickup device and image pickup system using the same An image pickup area including a plurality of pixels arranged in a two-dimensional matrix pattern, each pixel being an amplified MOS image sensor, is divided into a block A including odd-numbered columns of pixels and a block B including even-numbered columns of pix... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7173445 | Sensor for inspection instrument and inspection instrument Disclosed is an inspection sensor and inspection apparatus capable of accurately inspecting the shape of a conductive pattern. A sensor element 12a includes an MOSFET, and an aluminum electrode (AL) serving as a passive element 80. The passive e... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7139025 | Active pixel sensor with mixed analog and digital signal integration An active pixel sensor includes mixed analog and digital signal integration on the same substrate. The analog part of the array forms the active pixel sensor, and the digital part of the array does digital integration of the signal. ... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7129978 | Method and architecture for an improved CMOS color image sensor According to the principles of this invention, an improved CMOS image sensor is disclosed. The improved CMOS image sensor comprises a pair of controllable column and row decoders, a signal conditioning circuit and a pixel processor in addition to an array of photo s... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7129977 | High-speed image pickup method and controller for image pickup device A high-speed image pickup method and controller of an image pickup device are provided. The method includes applying a vertical transmission signal to a vertical transmission register in the form of a field transmission signal, thereby simultaneously transmitting ch... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7126158 | Image pickup apparatus, radiation image pickup apparatus and radiation image pickup system An image pickup apparatus or a radiation image pickup apparatus according to the present invention includes: a plurality of pixels which are two-dimensionally arranged on a substrate, each of the plurality of pixels including a set of a semiconductor conversion elem... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7088860 | Dynamically reconfigurable signal processing circuit, pattern recognition apparatus, and image processing apparatus A plurality of signal processing functions are achieved with the same arithmetic processing circuit by controlling wiring arrangements or signal modulation in accordance with a predetermined arrangement control signal that is output based on circuit arrangement info... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7087880 | Photosensitive device and method for controlling same The present invention relates to a photosensitive device comprising a matrix of photosensitive pixels, in particular of the type produced by techniques for depositing semiconductor materials. The invention relates more particularly (but not exclusively) to the drivi... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7078668 | Photoelectric conversion apparatus A photoelectric conversion apparatus includes a photoelectric conversion element and a logarithmic conversion unit for converting a signal from the photoelectric conversion element to a logarithmically compressed voltage by means of a diode characteristic of p-n jun... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7071453 | Solid-state imaging devices with improved dynamic range The disclosure is a solid-state imaging device, including a photosensor for collecting charge created by incident photons, a comparator for comparing a digital voltage value corresponding to the collected charge, to a predetermined value, and generating a comparison... | 07/04/2006 |
