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| 20120182453 | SOLID-STATE IMAGE CAPTURING ELEMENT, IMAGE CAPTURING DEVICE AND SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD - The solid-state image sensor | 07-19-2012 |
| 20110279716 | COMPOSITE IMAGING ELEMENT AND IMAGING DEVICE EQUIPPED WITH SAME - A composite imaging element is provided that includes a first imaging element and a second imaging element. The first imaging element has a plurality of first opto-electrical conversion parts, a first light receiving surface, and a first circuit part. The first opto-electrical conversion parts are configured to receive light with a first basic color and a second basic color different from the first basic color. The first opto-electrical conversion parts are also configured to convert light received by the first opto-electrical conversion parts into a first electrical signal. The first light receiving surface is formed by the first opto-electrical conversion parts. The first circuit part transmits the first electrical signal. The second imaging element has a plurality of second opto-electrical conversion parts and a second circuit part. The second opto-electrical conversion parts receive light emitted from the first opto-electrical conversion parts. | 11-17-2011 |
| 20110164156 | IMAGE PICKUP DEVICE AND SOLID-STATE IMAGE PICKUP ELEMENT - A solid-state image sensor according to the present invention includes: a semiconductor layer | 07-07-2011 |
| 20110205408 | PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION LAYER STACK TYPE SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE - A solid-state imaging device as defined herein, in which each of the signal reading circuits for reading the detection signals of the first-color pixels includes three transistors which are a reset transistor, a row selection transistor, and an output transistor; and each of the signal reading circuits for reading the detection signals of the second-color pixels and each of the signal reading circuits for reading the detection signals of the third-color pixels include four transistors which are a read transistor, a reset transistor, a row selection transistor, and an output transistor. | 08-25-2011 |
| 20110205409 | COLOR INTERPOLATION - An imager has first and second photosensitive sites and an interpolator located in a semiconductor substrate. The first photosensitive site is configured to receive light having a spectral component, and the second photosensitive site is configured to measure the level of the spectral component in light received by the second photosensitive site. The interpolator is configured to estimate the level of the spectral component in the light received by the first photosensitive site based on the measurement by the second photosensitive site. | 08-25-2011 |
| 20080259190 | NOISE FILTER FOR BAYER PATTERN IMAGE DATA - A method of filtering an image filter is disclosed. The filter is provided for a digital camera including image sensors sensitive to light, a color filter placed over sensitive elements of the sensors and patterned according to a Bayer mosaic pattern layout and an interpolation algorithm joining together the digital information provided by differently colored adjacent pixels in said Bayer pattern. The filter is adaptive and includes a noise level computation block for operating directly on a said Bayer pattern data set of for each color channel thus removing noise while simultaneously preserving picture detail. | 10-23-2008 |
| 20100177222 | SOLID-STATE IMAGE PICKUP DEVICE, ITS ELECTRIC-CHARGE TRANSFER METHOD AND ITS FABRICATION METHOD - The present invention solves a smear problem caused by mixing of a noise signal with signal electric charge being transferred in an operation to transfer the signal charge obtained as a result of a process carried out on a received light beam having a large wavelength. In order to solve the problem, the present invention provides a solid-state image pickup device including a layered structure which includes photosensors and an electric-charge transfer section. The photosensors include a first photosensor ( | 07-15-2010 |
| 20100157116 | SOLID-STATE IMAGE PICKUP DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS USING THE SAME - An embodiment of the invention provides a solid-state image pickup device, including a pixel portion in which a plurality of light receiving areas corresponding to different wavelengths, respectively, are disposed, and transistors used commonly to the plurality of adjacent light receiving areas in the pixel portion, and disposed so as to be brought near to a side of the light receiving area, corresponding to the shorter wavelength, of the plurality of adjacent light receiving areas. | 06-24-2010 |
| 20110032395 | IMAGING UNIT AND IMAGE SENSOR - There is provided an imaging unit: including an image sensor with a number of pixels arranged in a matrix, the pixels having color pixels where color filters are disposed, and white pixels where the color filters are not disposed; a sampling circuit section for sampling pixel signals generated in the image sensor; and a main controller for controlling the image sensor and/or the sampling circuit section to sample the pixel signals generated in the white pixels or the pixel signals generated in the color pixels sequentially in a time-series manner. | 02-10-2011 |
| 20080225142 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE - A solid-state imaging device comprising a plurality of pixel parts each capable of obtaining one color signal, said plurality of pixel parts being arranged in the same plane, wherein each of the pixel parts comprises: a photoelectric conversion element comprising a lower electrode formed on or above a substrate, an upper electrode formed above the lower electrode and a photoelectric conversion film sandwiched between the lower electrode and the upper electrode; and a color filter formed on or above the upper electrode, wherein d | 09-18-2008 |
| 20110115954 | SPARSE COLOR PIXEL ARRAY WITH PIXEL SUBSTITUTES - An image sensor is disclosed for capturing a color image, including a two-dimensional array of pixels having a plurality of minimal repeating units wherein each repeating unit is composed of eight pixels having four panchromatic pixels, three pixels having different color responses, and one substitute pixel. | 05-19-2011 |
| 20110249156 | Image pickup apparatus and camera - In an image pickup apparatus which includes a photoelectric conversion cell group in which, a plurality of photoelectric conversion cells which convert an optical image formed by an optical system to an electrical signal, are arranged two-dimensionally, at least some photoelectric conversion cells from among the plurality of photoelectric conversion cells are formed to output an image signal and a signal for ranging, and areas of a photoelectric conversion regions of photoelectric conversion cells which output the image signal, including the photoelectric conversion cells which output the image signal and the signal for ranging having the same spectral sensitivity of light received, in the photoelectric conversion cell group are substantially same, and the photoelectric conversion cells are arranged such that, for at least two photoelectric conversion cells which are necessary for ranging, a distance between centers of gravity of areas of the photoelectric conversion region of the photoelectric conversion cells which output the image signal and the signal for ranging differs from a distance between centers which is calculated from a pixel pitch. | 10-13-2011 |
| 20090027525 | Techniques For Reducing Color Artifacts In Digital Images - A technique for reducing artifacts in a digital image, in accordance with one embodiment, includes receiving a stream of raw filter pixel data representing the image. The raw filter pixel data is interpolating to produce red, green-on-red row, green-on-blue row and blue pixel data for each pixel. An artifact in one or more given pixels is reduced as a function of a difference between the green-on-red row and green-on-blue row pixel data of each of the given pixels to generate adjusted interpolated pixel data. | 01-29-2009 |
| 20120033113 | Quantum Photonic Imagers and Methods of Fabrication Thereof - Emissive quantum photonic imagers comprised of a spatial array of digitally addressable multicolor pixels. Each pixel is a vertical stack of multiple semiconductor laser diodes, each of which can generate laser light of a different color. Within each multicolor pixel, the light generated from the stack of diodes is emitted perpendicular to the plane of the imager device via a plurality of vertical waveguides that are coupled to the optical confinement regions of each of the multiple laser diodes comprising the imager device. Each of the laser diodes comprising a single pixel is individually addressable, enabling each pixel to simultaneously emit any combination of the colors associated with the laser diodes at any required on/off duty cycle for each color. Each individual multicolor pixel can simultaneously emit the required colors and brightness values by controlling the on/off duty cycles of their respective laser diodes. | 02-09-2012 |
| 20110261237 | Variable exposure for color image sensor - A method of capturing an image of a scene using an image capture device having an array of pixels, wherein the array of pixels includes pixels of different colors, includes, for a first duration, capturing a first portion of the scene with a first plurality of the pixels of a first color, and for a second duration, capturing a second portion of the scene with a second plurality of the pixels of a second color. The first and second durations are different and the first and second durations are chosen, at least in part, to improve the signal to noise ratio of the image capture device. | 10-27-2011 |
| 20120147229 | TWO-BY-TWO PIXEL STRUCTURE IN AN IMAGING SYSTEM-ON-CHIP - The claimed subject matter provides systems and/or methods that facilitate mitigating an impact resulting from mismatch between signal chains in a CMOS imaging System-on-Chip (iSoC) sensor. Two-by-two pixel structures can be a basic building block upon which a pixel array is constructed. Further, each two-by-two pixel structure can be associated with a read bus that carries a sampled signal to a top end and a bottom end of a chip. Moreover, multiplexers at either end of the chip can select a subset of the read buses from which to receive a subset of the sampled signals. Accordingly, pixels in a first color plane can be read, processed, etc. on the same side of the chip (e.g., utilizing a common signal chain), while pixels in at least one second color plane can be read, processed, etc. on the other side of the chip (e.g., employing a differing signal chain). | 06-14-2012 |
| 20100066875 | IMAGING DEVICE FOR ADDING SIGNALS INCLUDING SAME COLOR COMPONENT - An imaging device includes a plurality of photoelectric converting units arrayed in the horizontal and vertical directions, and an adder for adding signals including the same color component from the a plurality of photoelectric converting units such that the centers of gravity of the signals after addition are at the same pitch for respective signals. | 03-18-2010 |
| 20100214454 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - Disclosed herein is a solid-state imaging device including a plurality of pixel units configured to be disposed in an imaging area in such a way that a plurality of pixels corresponding to different colors are treated as one unit, wherein the amount of shift of a position of each of the pixels in the pixel unit is so set as to differ depending on distance from a center of the imaging area to the pixel unit and a color. | 08-26-2010 |
| 20110149125 | Photographing Apparatus and Method - A photographing apparatus includes a lens array and a photoelectric conversion unit. The lens array includes a plurality of lenses that are regularly arranged on a single plane. The photoelectric conversion unit includes a plurality of photoelectric conversion areas, each including a plurality of pixels. The plurality of photoelectric conversion areas are installed on a single plane. Each photoelectric conversion area corresponds to an irradiation range of light passing through a respective one of the plurality of lenses of the lens array. The photoelectric conversion unit includes a first mode and at least one second mode. In the first mode, data is continuously read out from all pixels included in the plurality of photoelectric conversion areas. In the at least one second mode, a subset of fewer than all pixels of each of the plurality of photoelectric conversion areas are selected and used to generate a color image. The selected pixels of each of the plurality of photoelectric conversion areas are at relatively the same positions with respect to each respective lens of the lens array. Data is continuously read out from the selected pixels. | 06-23-2011 |
| 20110317046 | MISSING PIXEL ARRAY - 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 photodiodes, such as for collecting and amplifying signals from the photodiodes. A 4-way sharing arrangement is shown, with four active pixel regions aligned in a column and the shared electrical components in a pixel region, the pixel region being shaped and sized similarly to the active pixel regions, in an adjacent column. | 12-29-2011 |
| 20120008022 | Solid-state imaging device and camera system - A solid-state imaging device includes: a pixel section in which a plurality of pixels converting optical signals into electric signals and accumulating the electric signals in accordance with an exposure period are arranged in a matrix shape; and a pixel driving section that is able to drive the pixel section to perform reset thereof and accumulate and output the electric signals, wherein the pixel driving section includes a vertical reading function of alternately reading pixel columns for which addition is vertically performed and pixel columns for which the addition is not performed, and a column reading function of changing the addition and normal reading whenever reading each single row in response to scanning of the vertical reading circuit, and the pixel driving section performs pseudo thinning-out reading addition equivalent to thinning-out by reading all pixels without thinning out pixels in a reading target row. | 01-12-2012 |
| 20120154648 | SIMULTANEOUS GLOBAL SHUTTER AND CORRELATED DOUBLE SAMPLING READ OUT IN MULTIPLE PHOTOSENSOR PIXELS - An apparatus controls operation of an array of color multiple sensor pixel image sensors to provide a global shuttering for one half of the color multiple sensor pixel image sensors and a rolling shuttering for all color multiple sensor pixel image sensors of the array. The apparatus includes a row control circuit and a column clamp, sample, and hold circuit. The row control circuit generates the necessary reset control signals, transfer gating signals, and row selecting signals for providing the global shuttering and the rolling shuttering color multiple sensor pixel image sensors. The column clamp, sample and hold circuit generates an output signal representative of a number of photons impinging upon each color multiple sensor pixel image sensor of the row of selected color multiple sensor pixel image sensors. The control apparatus further includes an analog to digital converter which converts the read out signal to a digital image signal. | 06-21-2012 |
| 20120133807 | IMAGE CAPTURE DEVICE - An image capture apparatus comprises an image sensor array including a plurality of image sensors arranged in a two-dimensional (2-D) array and an analog-to-digital converter (ADC) array including a plurality of ADCs arranged in a 2-D array. The image sensor array is divided into a plurality of sub-arrays, each of which includes at least two image sensors. The image sensor array is vertically stacked on the ADC array. Each ADC corresponds to one sub-array of image sensors and is coupled to process signals output by the image sensors in the corresponding sub-array. | 05-31-2012 |
| 20090027526 | IMAGE SENSOR - An image sensor includes a pixel array arranged with a plurality of pixel units configured for converting optical image information to electrical signals. Each pixel unit is divided into a plurality of first sensing portions and second sensing portions. Each second sensing portion has different effective sensing area for sensing lights from effective sensing area of each first sensing portion. | 01-29-2009 |
| 20100328503 | IMAGING APPARATUS - An imaging apparatus capable of performing phase difference detection while allowing light to enter an imaging device is provided. | 12-30-2010 |
| 20080297633 | IMAGING DEVICE - An imaging device comprises: an imaging element that comprises (i) at least three types of color detection photoelectric conversion elements that detect different color components of light and (ii) brightness detection photoelectric conversion elements that detect brightness components of light; a level adjustment section that adjust levels of color signals acquired respectively from at least said three types of color detection photoelectric conversion elements and levels of brightness signals acquired from the brightness detection photoelectric conversion elements; a composite signal generation section that generates, from ones of the color signals undergone level adjustment, at least three different color signals in correspondence with each of the color detection photoelectric conversion elements and subjects at least said three color signals to weighting and addition, so as to generate composite signals respectively corresponding to the color detection photoelectric conversion elements; and a brightness signal correction section that corrects one of the brightness signals having undergone level adjustment, through use of corresponding one(s) of the composite signals. | 12-04-2008 |
| 20120268630 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE, IMAGING METHOD AND IMAGING APPARATUS - A solid-state imaging device includes: a pixel array unit having plural pixels arranged in a row direction and a column direction; a weighted addition unit performing weighted addition on pixel signals read out from the plural pixels as analog signals; an A/D converter performing A/D conversion of the pixel signals on which weighted addition is performed; and a computing unit computing the A/D converted pixel signals. | 10-25-2012 |
| 20110273598 | SOLID-STATE IMAGE SENSOR AND CAMERA - A solid-state image sensor comprises a pixel array in which a plurality of pixels are two-dimensionally arranged, and a plurality of column signal processing circuits which read out signals from the pixel array via a plurality of column signal lines arranged in correspondence with respective columns of the pixel array, wherein signals of the pixels of different colors in the pixel array are read out by the plurality of column signal processing circuits during a single period, and wherein at least the column signal processing circuits which process signals of the pixels of different colors, of the plurality of column signal processing circuits, are driven via conductive lines which are separated from each other in a region where at least the column signal processing circuits which process signals of the pixels of different colors are arranged. | 11-10-2011 |
| 20110273597 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - Provided is a solid-state imaging device including an imaging area where a plurality of unit pixels are disposed to capture a color image, wherein each of the unit pixels includes: a plurality of photoelectric conversion portions; a plurality of transfer gates, each of which is disposed in each of the photoelectric conversion portions to transfer signal charges from the photoelectric conversion portion; and a floating diffusion to which the signal charges are transferred from the plurality of the photoelectric conversion portions by the plurality of the transfer gates, wherein the plurality of the photoelectric conversion portions receive light of the same color to generate the signal charges, and wherein the signal charges transferred from the plurality of the photoelectric conversion portions to the floating diffusion are added to be output as an electrical signal. | 11-10-2011 |
| 20130016258 | DETERMINATION OF OPTIMAL DIAMETERS FOR NANOWIRES - Methods of optimizing the diameters of nanowire photodiode light sensors. The method includes comparing the response of nanowire photodiode pixels having predetermined diameters with standard spectral response curves and determining the difference between the spectral response of the photodiode pixels and the standard spectral response curves. Also included are nanowire photodiode light sensors with optimized nanowire diameters and methods of scene reconstruction. | 01-17-2013 |
