| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 348306000 | Charge injection device (CID) | 7 |
| 20090219425 | IMAGING APPARATUS AND IMAGE SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD - An imaging apparatus includes an imaging device, an imaging device deriving unit and a signal processing unit. Pixels of the imaging device include a first pixel group and a second pixel group. The imaging device driving unit exposes the first pixel group during a first exposure period, exposes the second pixel group during a second exposure period, and reads first image data captured by the first pixel group and second image data captured by the second pixel group separately. The signal processing unit performs image processing for the first and second image data. A first shooting mode and a second shooting mode are provided. In the first shooting mode, the signal processing unit performs the image processing for the first and second image data separately to generate two pieces of subject image data. In the second shooting mode, the signal processing unit combines the first and second image data. | 09-03-2009 |
| 20100194951 | IMAGE SENSING MICROELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH ASYNCHRONOUS ANALOG-TO-DIGITAL CONVERTER - An analog/digital converter device associated with a detector of an image sensor, including: a comparator capable of receiving the analog signal and delivering a two-states output signal, able to adopt, depending on the analog signal, a first stable state or a second state, a charge injector capable of changing the analog signal by injection of at least one quantity of charges into the capacitor, and a mechanism for commanding the charge injector, capable of receiving the two-state signals and capable of triggering, depending on the two-state signals, plural injections of charges between at least two successive changes in state of the signal, from the first state to the second state and from the second state to the first state. | 08-05-2010 |
| 20100231769 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE, IMAGING APPARATUS, AND DRIVING METHOD OF SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE - A solid-state imaging device includes: a plurality of pixel portions each comprising a photoelectric conversion portion disposed in a semiconductor substrate; and a light shield layer disposed over the semiconductor substrate and having openings which are located over parts of the photoelectric conversion portions, respectively, each of the pixel portions further includes: a transistor comprising a gate electrode, a channel region, and a charge storage portion which is located between the semiconductor substrate and the gate electrode and stores charge generated in the photoelectric conversion portion, the channel region and the charge storage portion are covered with the light shield layer, and the photoelectric conversion portion extends to under the channel region of the transistor. | 09-16-2010 |
| 20100289935 | IMAGE SENSOR - An image sensor according to the present invention includes a charge forming portion forming charges by photoelectric conversion and a charge transfer region including a charge increasing region for increasing the amount of charges. The image sensor is so formed as to increase dark current generated in at least part of the charge forming portion and the charge transfer region in the charge increasing region for calculating an increasing ratio for the charges on the basis of an output value resulting from a charge signal of the increased dark current. | 11-18-2010 |
| 20110128427 | FOCUS APPARATUS OF IMAGE MEASURING SYSTEM - A focus apparatus comprises a first illuminator for emitting light onto an object, an optical apparatus, an image capture apparatus for receiving an image of the object through the optical apparatus, and converting the image into electronic signals, a spectroscope, a coaxial light apparatus and a patterned light apparatus. The coaxial light apparatus and the patterned light apparatus are perpendicularly mounted to a spectroscope. The coaxial light apparatus is perpendicular to the patterned light apparatus. The spectroscope refracts patterned light from the patterned light apparatus and coaxial light from the coaxial light apparatus to the optical apparatus. | 06-02-2011 |
| 20110187908 | HIGH-SPEED CHARGE-TRANSFER PHOTODIODE, A LOCK-IN PIXEL, AND A SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE - The present invention provides a high-speed charge-transfer photodiode encompassing a first conductivity type semiconductor layer ( | 08-04-2011 |
| 20140362268 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING APPARATUS - A solid-state imaging apparatus allows precise observation and analysis of ultra-high-speed phenomena at a frame rate more than 100 Mega frames per second, which has been targeted in advanced science and engineering. The solid-state imaging apparatus comprises pixels arranged in M columns and N rows. Each pixel includes a first layer for photoelectric conversion and a second layer having m charge collection devices, where m is equal to or greater than 3, for collecting and storing charges generated light incident on a substantially whole area of the pixel, and a readout device for reading out the charges, where m charge collection devices are locally placed in an area around a center of the pixel. The second layer further includes a second storage device for storing the charges collected and stored by each of the collection devices. | 12-11-2014 |
