Patent application number | Description | Published |
20080302952 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE, COLOR FILTER, CAMERA, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE COLOR FILTER - There is provided a solid-state imaging device including a substrate of which surface is provided with a pixel area where a plurality of pixels arranged, each pixel including a photoelectric converting element to receive light from a subject image and perform photoelectric conversion on the received light to generate signal charge, and a surrounding area that is positioned around the pixel area and that includes a surrounding circuit to process the signal charge generated by the photoelectric converting elements. The solid-state imaging device includes a color filter facing the substrate so as to receive the light from the subject image in a surface corresponding to the surface of the substrate and to allow the light to transmit therethrough onto the surface of the substrate. The color filter includes a first colored layer and a second colored layer. | 12-11-2008 |
20100230583 | SOLID STATE IMAGE PICKUP DEVICE, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME, IMAGE PICKUP DEVICE, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A solid state image pickup device includes a pixel section defined by unit pixels arrayed in line and row directions of a semiconductor substrate. Each of the unit pixels includes a photoelectric transducer that is formed on the semiconductor substrate and converts incident light into a signal charge, a waveguide that is formed above the photoelectric transducer and guides the incident light to the photoelectric transducer, and a microlens that is formed above the waveguide and guides the incident light to an end of light incident side of the waveguide. The waveguide has a columnar body with a constant cross section from the end of light incident side to an end of light exit side, and is arranged such that a center of rays of the incident light incident from the microlens on the end of light incident side of the waveguide is aligned with a central axis of the waveguide. | 09-16-2010 |
20130182156 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - There is provided a solid-state imaging device which includes a focus detection pixel that has a light shielding film, which is formed on a light receiving surface of a photoelectric conversion portion and shields light in a part of the light receiving surface, performs pupil division and photoelectric conversion of a received light flux and acquires a phase difference detection signal, where the light shielding film is formed avoiding a gate electrode of a reading gate portion to read a signal charge from the photoelectric conversion portion. | 07-18-2013 |
20130194471 | SOLID-STATE IMAGE SENSOR AND CAMERA SYSTEM - Provided is a solid-state image sensor including a pixel array portion formed from a two-dimensional array of ordinary imaging pixels each having a photoelectric conversion unit and configured to output an electric signal obtained through photoelectric conversion as a pixel signal, and focus detection pixels for detecting focus. The focus detection pixels include at least a first focus detection pixel and a second focus detection pixel each having a photoelectric conversion unit and configured to transfer and output an electric signal obtained through photoelectric conversion to an output node. The first focus detection pixel and the second focus detection pixel share the output node. The first focus detection pixel includes a first photoelectric conversion unit, and a first transfer gate for reading out an electron generated through photoelectric conversion in the first photoelectric conversion unit to the shared output node. | 08-01-2013 |
20130264468 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING APPARATUS AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - Disclosed herein is a solid-state imaging apparatus including: a semiconductor base; a photodiode created on the semiconductor base and used for carrying out photoelectric conversion; a pixel section provided with pixels each having the photodiode; a first wire created by being electrically connected to the semiconductor base for the pixel section through a contact section and being extended in a first direction to the outside of the pixel section; a second wire made from a wiring layer different from the first wire and created by being extended in a second direction different from the first direction to the outside of the pixel section; and a contact section for electrically connecting the first and second wires to each other. | 10-10-2013 |
20140151531 | SOLID-STATE IMAGE PICKUP DEVICE AND METHOD OF DRIVING THE SAME - Imaging sensors, imaging apparatuses, and methods of driving an image sensor are provided. An image sensor can include a semiconductor substrate with a photoelectric conversion element and a charge-conversion element. The sensor can further include a capacitance switch. A charge accumulation element is located adjacent the photoelectric conversion element. At least a portion of the charge accumulation element overlaps a charge accumulation region of the photoelectric conversion element. The charge accumulation element is selectively connected to the charge-voltage conversion element by the capacitance switch. | 06-05-2014 |
20150077612 | IMAGING APPARATUS, IMAGING METHOD, MANUFACTURING APPARATUS, MANUFACTURING METHOD, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - There is provided an imaging apparatus that includes a photoelectric conversion section, a retention section, and first and second gates. The photoelectric conversion section is configured to convert a received light into charge. The retention section is configured to retain the charge provided by the photoelectric conversion section. The first and second gates are provided between the photoelectric conversion section and the retention section, the first and second gates being turned ON for transferring the charge from the photoelectric conversion section to the retention section, and the second gate being turned OFF after the first gate is turned OFF. | 03-19-2015 |