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Qg=−(Vd−Vref−Vth−Vs)/Ccc ・・・ (1)
で表されるだけの負電荷が蓄積されたとき、初めてVs1=Vd−VrefおよびVg=Vth+Vccとなる。
Vs1=Vd−Vref+Vsh+Vsig
となり、増幅トランジスタ34aのゲート電圧は、
Vg=(Vd−Vref+Vsh+Vsig)−(Vd−Vref−Vth−Vs)
=Vsh+Vsig+Vth+Vs ・・・ (2)
となる。すると増幅トランジスタ34aのドレインとソース間には、
10 撮像領域
11 無感度画素(熱的無感度画素)
111〜115 無感度画素
11A 赤外線反射画素
12 赤外線検出画素
1211〜1245 有感度画素(赤外線検出画素)
160〜164 行選択線
181〜185 垂直信号線(信号線)
30 読み出し回路
321〜325 サンプル部
341〜345 アンプ部
361〜365 列選択スイッチ(列選択トランジスタ)
38 水平信号線
40 行選択回路
42 列選択回路
44 バッファ
50 信号処理回路
52 AD変換部
54 平均値計算部
56 ラインメモリ
58 減算部
100 半導体基板
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- 半導体基板と、
前記半導体基板に設けられ、複数の画素がマトリクス状に配列された撮像領域であって、前記複数の画素は、少なくとも1行に配列される複数の参照画素と、残りの行に配列され入射赤外線を検出する複数の赤外線検出画素とを有し、各参照画素は第1熱電変換素子を有し、各赤外線検出画素は前記入射赤外線を吸収して熱に変換する赤外線吸収膜と、この赤外線吸収膜によって変換された熱を電気信号に変換する第2熱電変換素子と、を有する熱電変換部を備えている、撮像領域と、
前記撮像領域内に前記複数の画素の行に対応して設けられ、それぞれが対応する行の画素の前記第1熱電変換素子または前記第2熱電変換素子の一端に接続されて前記対応する行の画素を選択する、複数の行選択線と、
前記撮像領域内に前記複数の画素の列に対応して設けられ、それぞれが対応する列の画素の前記第1熱電変換素子および前記第2熱電変換素子の他端に接続されて前記対応する列の画素からの電気信号を読み出すための複数の信号線と、
信号線に対応して設けられ、それぞれが対応する信号線から送られてくる、同一行の画素の電気信号をサンプリングし、ホールドする複数のサンプル部であって、各サンプル部はサンプリングトランジスタおよび結合容量を有し、前記参照画素からの電気信号のサンプリングは前記参照画素からの電気信号を前記サンプリングトランジスタによってサンプリングして前記結合容量にホールドすることによって行い、前記赤外線検出画素からの電気信号のサンプリングは前記参照画素からの電気信号を前記結合容量にホールドした状態で前記赤外線検出画素からの電気信号を前記結合容量にホールドすることによって行う、複数のサンプル部と、
前記複数のサンプル部に対応して設けられ、それぞれが、対応するサンプル部によってホールドされた電気信号を増幅して出力する複数の増幅部と、
前記複数の増幅部の出力を順次読み出す読み出し部と、
前記読み出し部によって読み出された電気信号をAD変換するAD変換部と、
前記AD変換部によって変換された前記複数の参照画素からの電気信号の平均値を画素列毎に計算し、記憶するメモリ部と、
前記AD変換部によって変換された前記複数の赤外線検出画素からの電気信号を前記メモリ部に記憶された前記平均値との差を、画素列毎に演算する減算部と、
を備える赤外線撮像装置。 - 前記メモリ部は、ラインメモリを含む請求項1記載の赤外線撮像装置。
- 前記半導体基板の表面部分には、前記複数の赤外線検出画素に対応してマトリクス状に配列された複数の凹部が形成され、前記赤外線検出画素のぞれぞれは、前記熱電変換部を対応する凹部の上方に支持する第1および第2支持構造部を更に有し、前記第1支持構造部は一端が対応する赤外線検出画素の熱電変換素子の一端に接続され、他端が対応する赤外線検出画素が接続する行選択線に接続される第1接続配線を有し、前記第2支持構造部は一端が対応する赤外線検出画素の熱電変換素子の他端に接続され、他端が対応する赤外線検出画素が接続する信号線に接続される第2接続配線を有する請求項1または2記載の赤外線撮像装置。
- 前記参照画素は、前記入射赤外線の熱に感度を有しない熱的無感度画素である請求項1乃至3のいずれか1項に記載の赤外線撮像装置。
- 前記参照画素は、前記第1熱電変換素子を覆うように形成され前記入射赤外線を反射する赤外線反射膜を有している光学的無感度画素であり、前記参照画素の下方の前記半導体基板の表面部分に凹部が形成されている請求項1乃至3のいずれか1項に記載の赤外線撮像装置。
- 前記第1および第2熱電変換素子は直列に接続されたダイオードである請求項1乃至5のいずれか1項に記載の赤外線撮像素子。
- 前記第1および第2熱電変換素子は直列に接続された抵抗体である請求項1乃至5のいずれか1項に記載の赤外線撮像素子。
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