JP2002250860A - 撮像素子、撮像装置及び情報処理装置 - Google Patents

撮像素子、撮像装置及び情報処理装置

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JP2002250860A
JP2002250860A JP2001050906A JP2001050906A JP2002250860A JP 2002250860 A JP2002250860 A JP 2002250860A JP 2001050906 A JP2001050906 A JP 2001050906A JP 2001050906 A JP2001050906 A JP 2001050906A JP 2002250860 A JP2002250860 A JP 2002250860A
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light receiving
image sensor
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imaging device
photographing lens
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Akihiko Nagano
明彦 長野
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Canon Inc
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Canon Inc
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Priority to JP2001050906A priority Critical patent/JP2002250860A/ja
Priority to US10/083,996 priority patent/US7041950B2/en
Priority to CNB021192928A priority patent/CN1235290C/zh
Publication of JP2002250860A publication Critical patent/JP2002250860A/ja
Publication of JP2002250860A5 publication Critical patent/JP2002250860A5/ja
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01J—MEASUREMENT OF INTENSITY, VELOCITY, SPECTRAL CONTENT, POLARISATION, PHASE OR PULSE CHARACTERISTICS OF INFRARED, VISIBLE OR ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT; COLORIMETRY; RADIATION PYROMETRY
    • G01J1/00—Photometry, e.g. photographic exposure meter
    • G01J1/42—Photometry, e.g. photographic exposure meter using electric radiation detectors
    • G01J1/4209—Photoelectric exposure meters for determining the exposure time in recording or reproducing
    • G01J1/4214—Photoelectric exposure meters for determining the exposure time in recording or reproducing specially adapted for view-taking apparatus
    • H—ELECTRICITY
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    • H04N23/00—Cameras or camera modules comprising electronic image sensors; Control thereof
    • H04N23/60—Control of cameras or camera modules
    • H04N23/67—Focus control based on electronic image sensor signals
    • H04N23/672—Focus control based on electronic image sensor signals based on the phase difference signals
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    • H04N25/00—Circuitry of solid-state image sensors [SSIS]; Control thereof
    • H04N25/40—Extracting pixel data from image sensors by controlling scanning circuits, e.g. by modifying the number of pixels sampled or to be sampled
    • H04N25/46—Extracting pixel data from image sensors by controlling scanning circuits, e.g. by modifying the number of pixels sampled or to be sampled by combining or binning pixels
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    • H04N25/67—Noise processing, e.g. detecting, correcting, reducing or removing noise applied to fixed-pattern noise, e.g. non-uniformity of response
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    • H04N25/70—SSIS architectures; Circuits associated therewith
    • H04N25/702—SSIS architectures characterised by non-identical, non-equidistant or non-planar pixel layout
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    • H04N25/00—Circuitry of solid-state image sensors [SSIS]; Control thereof
    • H04N25/70—SSIS architectures; Circuits associated therewith
    • H04N25/703—SSIS architectures incorporating pixels for producing signals other than image signals
    • H04N25/704—Pixels specially adapted for focusing, e.g. phase difference pixel sets
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    • H04N25/76—Addressed sensors, e.g. MOS or CMOS sensors
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
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    • H04N25/00—Circuitry of solid-state image sensors [SSIS]; Control thereof
    • H04N25/70—SSIS architectures; Circuits associated therewith
    • H04N25/76—Addressed sensors, e.g. MOS or CMOS sensors
    • H04N25/77—Pixel circuitry, e.g. memories, A/D converters, pixel amplifiers, shared circuits or shared components
    • H04N25/778—Pixel circuitry, e.g. memories, A/D converters, pixel amplifiers, shared circuits or shared components comprising amplifiers shared between a plurality of pixels, i.e. at least one part of the amplifier must be on the sensor array itself
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H10—SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; ELECTRIC SOLID-STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H10F—INORGANIC SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES SENSITIVE TO INFRARED RADIATION, LIGHT, ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION OF SHORTER WAVELENGTH OR CORPUSCULAR RADIATION
    • H10F39/00—Integrated devices, or assemblies of multiple devices, comprising at least one element covered by group H10F30/00, e.g. radiation detectors comprising photodiode arrays
    • H10F39/80—Constructional details of image sensors
    • H10F39/802—Geometry or disposition of elements in pixels, e.g. address-lines or gate electrodes
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    • H10—SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; ELECTRIC SOLID-STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
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    • H10F39/00—Integrated devices, or assemblies of multiple devices, comprising at least one element covered by group H10F30/00, e.g. radiation detectors comprising photodiode arrays
    • H10F39/10—Integrated devices
    • H10F39/12—Image sensors
    • H10F39/18—Complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor [CMOS] image sensors; Photodiode array image sensors
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H10—SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; ELECTRIC SOLID-STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H10F—INORGANIC SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES SENSITIVE TO INFRARED RADIATION, LIGHT, ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION OF SHORTER WAVELENGTH OR CORPUSCULAR RADIATION
    • H10F39/00—Integrated devices, or assemblies of multiple devices, comprising at least one element covered by group H10F30/00, e.g. radiation detectors comprising photodiode arrays
    • H10F39/80—Constructional details of image sensors
    • H10F39/803—Pixels having integrated switching, control, storage or amplification elements
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H10—SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; ELECTRIC SOLID-STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H10F—INORGANIC SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES SENSITIVE TO INFRARED RADIATION, LIGHT, ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION OF SHORTER WAVELENGTH OR CORPUSCULAR RADIATION
    • H10F39/00—Integrated devices, or assemblies of multiple devices, comprising at least one element covered by group H10F30/00, e.g. radiation detectors comprising photodiode arrays
    • H10F39/80—Constructional details of image sensors
    • H10F39/806—Optical elements or arrangements associated with the image sensors
    • H10F39/8063—Microlenses

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Multimedia (AREA)
  • Signal Processing (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Spectroscopy & Molecular Physics (AREA)
  • Focusing (AREA)
  • Studio Devices (AREA)
  • Automatic Focus Adjustment (AREA)
  • Transforming Light Signals Into Electric Signals (AREA)
  • Solid State Image Pick-Up Elements (AREA)
JP2001050906A 2001-02-26 2001-02-26 撮像素子、撮像装置及び情報処理装置 Pending JP2002250860A (ja)

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JP2001050906A JP2002250860A (ja) 2001-02-26 2001-02-26 撮像素子、撮像装置及び情報処理装置
US10/083,996 US7041950B2 (en) 2001-02-26 2002-02-25 Image sensing element for sensing an image formed by an image sensing lens
CNB021192928A CN1235290C (zh) 2001-02-26 2002-02-26 图像感测元件,图像感测装置和信息处理装置

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