JPH03166875A - Drive method for solid-state image pickup element - Google Patents
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Abstract
Description
【発明の詳細な説明】
産業上の利用分野
本発明は、高感度撮影可能な固体撮像素子の駆動方法に
関するものである。DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a method of driving a solid-state image sensor capable of taking high-sensitivity images.
従来の技術
近年の家庭用カメラ一体型ＶＴＲの普及にともない、カ
メラ一体型ＶＴＲの高感度化が激化している。カメラ一
体型ＶＴＲの高感度化のため固体撮像素子自体のＳ／Ｎ
の向上が図られている。2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, with the spread of household camera-integrated VTRs, the sensitivity of camera-integrated VTRs has become increasingly high. The S/N of the solid-state image sensor itself to increase the sensitivity of camera-integrated VTRs
Improvements are being made.
また、フィールドメモリを利用して、複数フィールドに
わたる露光を行い高感度化か図られている。In addition, high sensitivity is being achieved by using field memory to perform exposure over multiple fields.
発明が解決しようとする課題
現在のカメラ一体＝ｖＴＲにおいては、最低彼写体照度
数ＩＸ程度のものが市販されているが、現在の固体撮像
素子、例えばインターライン転送方式固体撮像素子の出
力Ｓ／Ｎ特性を飛躍的に向上させるには限度がある。Problems to be Solved by the Invention In the current integrated camera (vTR), a minimum illuminance number IX is commercially available, but the output S of current solid-state image sensors, such as interline transfer type solid-state image sensors, is There is a limit to dramatically improving the /N characteristics.
また、フィールドメモリを利用した場合にも、部品点数
・コストがかかり、出力映像の不自然さを考えるとその
フィールド数にも限度がある。Further, even when a field memory is used, the number of parts and costs are increased, and the number of fields is also limited considering the unnaturalness of the output image.
本発明は上記欠点に鑑み、水平転送部で複数ライン分の
信号電荷を合成することで高感度化を図る固体撮像装置
の駆動方法を提供することを目的とする。SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In view of the above drawbacks, it is an object of the present invention to provide a method for driving a solid-state imaging device that increases sensitivity by combining signal charges for a plurality of lines in a horizontal transfer section.
課題を解決するための手段
この目的を達成するために本発明の固定撮像装置の駆動
方法は、被写体照度が不十分な場合にカラーフィルタア
レイを用いて、各光電変換単位配列要素中で列方向に隣
り合う光電変換素子で光電変換された信号電荷を垂直転
送部で混合して光電変換単位配列要素出力となし、さら
に水平転送部を動作させずに垂直転送部よりＮ（Ｎ：実
数）ライン分の光電変換単位配列要素出力を水平転送部
ヘ転送し、水平転送部で第１，第２，第３，第４の光電
変換単位要素出力間に相対的な時間のずれを付与して、
第１と第２の光電変換単位配列要素出力の合成及び第３
と第４の光電変換単位配列要素出力の合成を行った後、
水平転送部上の信号電荷を信号電荷検出部へ転送するよ
う構成されている。Means for Solving the Problem In order to achieve this object, the driving method of a fixed imaging device of the present invention uses a color filter array when the subject illuminance is insufficient, and in each photoelectric conversion unit array element, The signal charges photoelectrically converted by adjacent photoelectric conversion elements are mixed in the vertical transfer section to form a photoelectric conversion unit array element output, and then transferred to N (N: real number) lines from the vertical transfer section without operating the horizontal transfer section. Transferring the photoelectric conversion unit array element outputs of minutes to the horizontal transfer section, and imparting a relative time difference between the first, second, third, and fourth photoelectric conversion unit element outputs in the horizontal transfer section,
Combining the outputs of the first and second photoelectric conversion unit array elements and the third
After combining the output of the fourth photoelectric conversion unit array element,
The signal charge on the horizontal transfer section is configured to be transferred to the signal charge detection section.
作用
この構成により、等価的に２ＸＮ画素混合となるので、
２画素混合によるフィールド蓄積カラー化方式に比べ、
Ｎ倍の高感度特性を有する固体撮像装置を実現できる。Effect: With this configuration, it is equivalent to 2XN pixel mixture, so
Compared to the field accumulation colorization method using two-pixel mixing,
A solid-state imaging device having N times higher sensitivity characteristics can be realized.
実施例
以下、本発明の一実施例について、図面を参照しながら
説明する。EXAMPLE Hereinafter, an example of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
第１図は、本発明で用いる固体撮像装置の構成を示す概
要図である。FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing the configuration of a solid-state imaging device used in the present invention.
固体撮像装置は、光電変換部１、垂直転送部２、水平転
送部３、信号電荷検出部４よりなるインターライントラ
ンスファーＣＣＤである。The solid-state imaging device is an interline transfer CCD including a photoelectric conversion section 1, a vertical transfer section 2, a horizontal transfer section 3, and a signal charge detection section 4.
なお、各光電変換部上に配置されたカラーフィルタの配
列は、２列４行の単位配列の第一列が、イエロー（Ｙｅ
），マゼンダ（Ｍｇ）， イエロー（Ｙｅ）， グリ
ーン（Ｇ）の順で、第２列がンアン（Ｃｙ）， グリー
ン（Ｇ），シアン（Ｃｙ），マゼンダ（ Ｍ ｇ ．）
の順であり、各色フィルタは、受光素子と１．１で対応
する。Note that in the array of color filters arranged on each photoelectric conversion unit, the first column of the unit array of 2 columns and 4 rows is yellow (Yellow).
), magenta (Mg), yellow (Ye), green (G), and the second column is Cy, green (G), cyan (Cy), magenta (Mg.)
In this order, each color filter corresponds to the light receiving element by 1.1.
以下、上記色フィルタを用いた高感度動作について、第
２図の固体撮像装置の駆動タイミング図を用いて説明す
る。High-sensitivity operation using the color filter described above will be described below with reference to the driving timing diagram of the solid-state imaging device shown in FIG. 2.
第２図において（ａ＋は複合帰線消去信号、（ｂｌは垂
直転送部の電荷転送用電極に印加する４相クロツクのう
ちの■１クロック、ｆｃｌは色差信号識別信号（ここで
は論理レベルＨのとき２ （Ｃｙ−Ｙｅ）、Ｌのとき２
（Ｇ−Ｍｇ） ） 、ｆｄ）は水平転送部に印加する
２相クロックのうちのＨ１クロック、ｔｅｌは固体撮像
素子出力信号、ｆｆｌはテレビジョン信号の電圧波形を
示している。In FIG. 2, (a+ is a composite blanking signal, (bl is one clock of the four-phase clock applied to the charge transfer electrode of the vertical transfer section, and fcl is a color difference signal identification signal (here, logic level H). When 2 (Cy-Ye), when L 2
(G-Mg) ), fd) is the H1 clock of the two-phase clocks applied to the horizontal transfer section, tel is the solid-state image sensor output signal, and ffl is the voltage waveform of the television signal.
垂直消去期間５中に、光電変換部１に蓄積されタ電荷を
チャージパルス６によって垂直転送部２ヘ転送する。こ
のとき、光電変換部１で列方向に隣り合う光電変換素子
で蓄積された信号電荷を垂直転送部２で混合する。During the vertical erase period 5, the charges accumulated in the photoelectric conversion section 1 are transferred to the vertical transfer section 2 by a charge pulse 6. At this time, signal charges accumulated in photoelectric conversion elements adjacent in the column direction in the photoelectric conversion section 1 are mixed in the vertical transfer section 2.
次に、２水平走査期間に１回水平帰線消去期間７（垂直
帰線消去期間５）中に垂直転送バルス８を２個印加する
ことによって、垂直転送部２上の信号電荷を水平転送部
３に２ライン、つまり、４画素分の信号電荷を転送する
。Next, by applying two vertical transfer pulses 8 during the horizontal blanking period 7 (vertical blanking period 5) once every two horizontal scanning periods, the signal charge on the vertical transfer section 2 is transferred to the horizontal transfer section. 3, signal charges for two lines, that is, four pixels, are transferred.
次に、前記２水平走査期間に水平転送部３上の信号電荷
を１水平走査期間で１回分転送できる周波数の水平転送
パルス９を水平転送部３に印加し、信号電荷検出部４よ
り出力する。ただし、このとき、第ｎ＋３ラインと第ｎ
＋４ラインを転送する間に、水平転送部３を１列分余計
に動作させ、第３ライン目が他の３ラインより１列分ず
れを生した後信号電荷の合成を行う。Next, during the two horizontal scanning periods, a horizontal transfer pulse 9 having a frequency that allows signal charges on the horizontal transfer section 3 to be transferred once in one horizontal scanning period is applied to the horizontal transfer section 3, and is output from the signal charge detection section 4. . However, at this time, the n+3rd line and the nth
While transferring the +4 line, the horizontal transfer unit 3 is operated for one additional column, and after the third line is shifted by one column from the other three lines, signal charges are combined.
このようにして得られた信号を信号処理すると、
輝度信号Ｙ＝２Ｙｅ＋２Ｇ＋２Ｍｇ＋２Ｃｙ一２ （２
Ｒ＋３Ｇ＋２Ｂ）
色差信号Ｃ １ ＝ ２ Ｙ ｅ ＋ Ｇ ＋ Ｍ ｇ
−（２Ｃｙ＋Ｇ十Ｍｇ）
＝２ （Ｙｅ−Ｃｙ）
Ｃ２＝Ｙｅ十〇ｙ千２Ｍｇ
− （Ｙ ｅ 十Ｃ ｙ ＋２ Ｇ）
＝２ （Ｍｇ−Ｇ）
となり、輝度信号は通常動作（Ｙ＝２Ｒ＋３Ｇ＋２Ｂ）
の２倍の高感度化が達或できる。When the signal obtained in this way is processed, the luminance signal Y=2Ye+2G+2Mg+2Cy-2 (2
R+3G+2B) Color difference signal C 1 = 2 Y e + G + M g
-(2Cy+G0Mg) =2 (Ye-Cy) C2=Ye10y10002Mg - (Ye10Cy+2G) =2 (Mg-G) The brightness signal is in normal operation (Y=2R+3G+2B)
It is possible to achieve twice the sensitivity.
このとき、前後ラインの信号を基に遅延線などの記憶装
置を利用して１ラインおきに補間処理を行い、テレビジ
ョン信号を得る。At this time, interpolation processing is performed every other line using a storage device such as a delay line based on the signals of the front and rear lines to obtain a television signal.
なお、上記実施例においては、第ｎ＋３ライン出力にｌ
列分遅延を付与しているが、４つの出力信号のうち１つ
の出力信号に相対的な時間のずれを生じるものであれば
同様な結果が得られる。Note that in the above embodiment, l is connected to the n+3 line output.
Although a column delay is given, a similar result can be obtained if a relative time shift occurs in one of the four output signals.
また、水平転送部における合成ライン数を上記実施例で
は、２ラインとしたが輝度信号だけの感度向上を考える
と、２ライン以上であれば何ラインでも構わないが、合
成ライン数が増えるほど、垂直解像度は低くなる。した
がって合成ライン数は、感度重視か垂直解像度重視かで
可変である。Further, in the above embodiment, the number of lines to be synthesized in the horizontal transfer section was set to 2 lines, but considering the improvement in sensitivity of only the luminance signal, any number of lines may be used as long as it is 2 or more lines, but as the number of lines to synthesize increases, Vertical resolution will be lower. Therefore, the number of lines to be synthesized is variable depending on whether sensitivity or vertical resolution is emphasized.
また、固体撮像装置についても、上記実施例においては
インターラインＣＯＤを使用したが、蓄積部を有するＣ
ＣＤや、ＭＯＳ型等でもよい。Also, regarding the solid-state imaging device, although the interline COD was used in the above embodiment,
A CD, MOS type, etc. may be used.
発明の効果
本発明の固体撮像装置の駆動方法によれば、等価的に２
ＸＮ画素混合を達戊することにより、２画素混合による
フィールド蓄積カラー化方式に比べ、Ｎ倍の高感度特性
を有する固体撮像装置を実現できる。Effects of the Invention According to the method for driving a solid-state imaging device of the present invention, equivalently 2
By achieving XN pixel mixing, it is possible to realize a solid-state imaging device that has N times higher sensitivity than a field storage colorization method using two-pixel mixing.
したがって、その実用的効果はきわめて大である。Therefore, its practical effects are extremely large.
第１図は本発明の実施例における固体撮像装置の構成図
、第２図は本発明の固体撮像素子の駆動方法を説明する
ための駆動タイミング図である。
１・・・・・・光電変換部、２・・・・・・垂直転送部
、３・・・・・・水平転送部、４・・・・・・電荷検出
部、５・・・・・・垂直消去期間、６・・・・・・チャ
ージパルス、７・・・・・・水平帰線消去期間、８・・
・・・・垂直転送パルス、９・・・・・・水平転送パル
ス。FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of a solid-state imaging device according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a drive timing diagram for explaining a method of driving a solid-state imaging device of the present invention. 1...Photoelectric conversion unit, 2...Vertical transfer unit, 3...Horizontal transfer unit, 4...Charge detection unit, 5...・Vertical blanking period, 6...Charge pulse, 7...Horizontal blanking period, 8...
...Vertical transfer pulse, 9...Horizontal transfer pulse.
Claims (9)
変換部、前記光電変換部に蓄積される信号電荷を垂直方
向に転送する垂直転送部、前記垂直転送部から転送され
る一水平ライン分の信号電荷を水平方向に転送する水平
転送部、前記水平転送部からの信号電荷を信号電圧また
は信号電流に変換して出力する信号電荷検出部を備えた
固体撮像装置を駆動するに際して、前記水平転送部を動
作させずに前記垂直転送部よりＮ（Ｎ：実数）ライン分
の信号電荷を前記水平転送部へ転送した後、前記水平転
送部上の信号電荷を前記信号電荷検出部へ転送すること
を特徴とする固体撮像装置の駆動方法。(1) A photoelectric conversion section in which a plurality of photoelectric conversion elements are arranged two-dimensionally, a vertical transfer section that vertically transfers signal charges accumulated in the photoelectric conversion section, and one horizontal transfer section that transfers signal charges from the vertical transfer section. When driving a solid-state imaging device including a horizontal transfer section that horizontally transfers a line's worth of signal charges, and a signal charge detection section that converts the signal charges from the horizontal transfer section into a signal voltage or signal current and outputs the signal charge, After transferring signal charges for N (N: real number) lines from the vertical transfer unit to the horizontal transfer unit without operating the horizontal transfer unit, the signal charges on the horizontal transfer unit are transferred to the signal charge detection unit. A method for driving a solid-state imaging device characterized by transferring data.
変換部、前記光電変換部に蓄積される信号電荷を垂直方
向に転送する垂直転送部、前記垂直転送部から転送され
る一水平ライン分の信号電荷を水平方向に転送する水平
転送部、前記水平転送部からの信号電荷を信号電圧また
は信号電流に変換して出力する信号電荷検出部を備えた
固体撮像装置を駆動するに際して、前記水平転送部を動
作させずに前記垂直転送部よりＮ（Ｎ：実数）ライン分
の信号電荷を前記水平転送部へ転送した後、前記水平転
送部上の信号電荷を前記信号電荷検出部へ転送し、Ｎラ
インごとに出力される出力電圧または出力電流間のＮ−
１ラインを記憶装置により補間することを特徴とする固
体撮像装置の駆動方法。(2) A photoelectric conversion section in which a plurality of photoelectric conversion elements are arranged two-dimensionally, a vertical transfer section that vertically transfers signal charges accumulated in the photoelectric conversion section, and one horizontal transfer section that transfers signal charges from the vertical transfer section. When driving a solid-state imaging device including a horizontal transfer section that horizontally transfers a line's worth of signal charges, and a signal charge detection section that converts the signal charges from the horizontal transfer section into a signal voltage or signal current and outputs the signal charge, After transferring signal charges for N (N: real number) lines from the vertical transfer unit to the horizontal transfer unit without operating the horizontal transfer unit, the signal charges on the horizontal transfer unit are transferred to the signal charge detection unit. N- between the output voltages or output currents transferred and output every N lines
A method for driving a solid-state imaging device, characterized in that one line is interpolated by a storage device.
荷を前記電荷検出部へ転送することを特徴とする請求項
（１）または（２）記載の固体撮像装置の駆動方法。(3) The method for driving a solid-state imaging device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the signal charge on the horizontal transfer section is transferred to the charge detection section once every N horizontal scanning periods.
Ｍｇ）及びグリーン（Ｇ）の４個のフィルタ要素を２列
２行に配列して形成した第１、第２、第３及び第４の単
位配列要素を列方向に配置して、２列８行の単位配列を
形成してなるカラーフィルタアレイと、前記各フィルタ
要素と個々の光電変換素子が対向配置された２列２行構
成の第１、第２、第３及び第４の光電変換単位配列要素
からなる２列８行の光電変換要素アレイとからなる固体
撮像装置を駆動するに際して、前記各光電変換単位配列
要素中の列方向に隣り合う光電変換素子で光電変換され
た信号電荷を垂直転送部で混合して光電変換単位配列要
素出力となし、さらに水平転送部を動作させずに前記垂
直転送部よりＮ（Ｎ：実数）ライン分の前記光電変換単
位配列要素出力を前記水平転送部へ転送し、そのとき前
記水平転送部で第１、第２、第３、第４の各光電変換単
位要素出力間に相対的な時間のずれを付与して、前記第
１と第２の光電変換単位配列要素出力の合成及び前記第
３と第４の光電変換単位配列要素出力の合成を行った後
、前記水平転送部上の信号電荷を信号電荷検出部へ転送
することを特徴とする固体撮像装置の駆動方法。(4) Cyan (Cy), Yellow (Ye), Magenta (
The first, second, third, and fourth unit array elements formed by arranging four filter elements of Mg) and green (G) in 2 columns and 2 rows are arranged in the column direction to form 2 columns and 8 A color filter array formed in a unit array of rows, and first, second, third, and fourth photoelectric conversion units having a two-column, two-row configuration in which each of the filter elements and each photoelectric conversion element are arranged facing each other. When driving a solid-state imaging device consisting of a photoelectric conversion element array with two columns and eight rows of array elements, signal charges photoelectrically converted by the photoelectric conversion elements adjacent in the column direction in each of the photoelectric conversion unit array elements are vertically converted. The output of the photoelectric conversion unit array element is mixed in the transfer section, and the output of the photoelectric conversion unit array element of N (N: real number) lines is transferred from the vertical transfer section to the horizontal transfer section without operating the horizontal transfer section. At that time, the horizontal transfer section imparts a relative time difference between the outputs of the first, second, third, and fourth photoelectric conversion unit elements, and the first and second photoelectric conversion unit elements are transferred to After combining the outputs of the conversion unit array elements and the outputs of the third and fourth photoelectric conversion unit array elements, the signal charge on the horizontal transfer section is transferred to the signal charge detection section. How to drive an imaging device.
かイエロー（Ｙｅ）、マゼンダ（Ｍｇ）、第２列がシア
ン（Ｃｙ）、グリーン（Ｇ）の順で配列され、第２の単
位配列の第１列がイエロー（Ｙｅ）、グリーン（Ｇ）、
第２列がシアン（Ｃｙ）、マゼンダ（Ｍｇ）、第３の単
位配列の第１列がイエロー（Ｙｅ）、マゼンダ（Ｍｇ）
、第２列がシアン（Ｃｙ）、グリーン（Ｇ）、第４の単
位配列の第１列がイエロー（Ｙｅ）、グリーン（Ｇ）、
第２列がシアン（Ｃｙ）、マゼンダ（Ｍｇ）であること
を特徴とする請求項（４）記載の固体撮像装置の駆動方
法。(5) The first column of the first unit array of the color filter array is yellow (Ye) and magenta (Mg), and the second column is cyan (Cy) and green (G), and the second unit The first column of the array is yellow (Ye), green (G),
The second column is cyan (Cy) and magenta (Mg), and the first column of the third unit array is yellow (Ye) and magenta (Mg).
, the second column is cyan (Cy), green (G), the first column of the fourth unit array is yellow (Ye), green (G),
5. The method of driving a solid-state imaging device according to claim 4, wherein the second column is cyan (Cy) and magenta (Mg).
がイエロー（Ｙｅ）、マゼンダ（Ｍｇ）、第２列がシア
ン（Ｃｙ）、グリーン（Ｇ）の順で配列され、第２の単
位配列の第１列がシアン（Ｃｙ）、マゼンダ（Ｍｇ）、
第２列がイエロー（Ｙｅ）、グリーン（Ｇ）、第３の単
位配列の第１列がイエロー（Ｙｅ）、マゼンダ（Ｍｇ）
、第２列がシアン（Ｃｙ）、グリーン（Ｇ）、第４の単
位配列の第１列がシアン（Ｃｙ）、マゼンダ（Ｍｇ）、
第２列がイエロー（Ｙｅ）、グリーン（Ｇ）であること
を特徴とする請求項（４）記載の固体撮像装置の駆動方
法。(6) The first column of the first unit array of the color filter array is yellow (Ye) and magenta (Mg), and the second column is cyan (Cy) and green (G), and the second unit The first column of the array is cyan (Cy), magenta (Mg),
The second column is yellow (Ye), green (G), the first column of the third unit array is yellow (Ye), magenta (Mg)
, the second column is cyan (Cy), green (G), the first column of the fourth unit array is cyan (Cy), magenta (Mg),
5. The method of driving a solid-state imaging device according to claim 4, wherein the second column is yellow (Ye) and green (G).
び、第３と第４の光電変換単位配列要素出力の合成に際
して、いずれか１つの光電変換単位要素出力に列方向に
奇数列分の時間のずれを付与して合成することを特徴と
する請求項（４）記載の固体撮像装置の駆動方法。(7) When combining the outputs of the first and second photoelectric conversion unit array elements and the outputs of the third and fourth photoelectric conversion unit array elements, the output of any one photoelectric conversion unit array element is arranged in an odd number of columns in the column direction. 5. The method of driving a solid-state imaging device according to claim 4, wherein the combination is performed with a time shift of minutes.
び、第３と第４の光電変換単位配列要素出力の合成に際
して、いずれか３つの光電変換単位要素出力に列方向に
奇数列分の時間のずれを付与して合成することを特徴と
する請求項（４）記載の固体撮像装置の駆動方法。(8) When combining the first and second photoelectric conversion unit array element outputs and combining the third and fourth photoelectric conversion unit array element outputs, any three photoelectric conversion unit array element outputs are arranged in an odd number column in the column direction. 5. The method of driving a solid-state imaging device according to claim 4, wherein the combination is performed with a time shift of minutes.
換単位配列要素出力を水平転送部へ転送し、そのとき前
記水平転送部で第１、第２、第３、第４の光電変換単位
要素出力間に相対的な時間のずれを付与して、前記第１
と第２の光電変換単位配列要素出力の合成及び前記第３
と第４の光電変換単位配列要素出力の合成を行った後、
前記水平転送部上の信号電荷をＮラインに１回信号電荷
検出部へ転送することを特徴とする請求項（４）記載の
固体撮像装置の駆動方法。(9) Transfer the photoelectric conversion unit array element output for N (N: real number) lines from the vertical transfer section to the horizontal transfer section, and at this time, the horizontal transfer section transfers the first, second, third, and fourth photoelectric conversion unit array element outputs. A relative time difference is given between the conversion unit element outputs, and the first
and the second photoelectric conversion unit array element output and the third photoelectric conversion unit array element output.
After combining the output of the fourth photoelectric conversion unit array element,
5. The method for driving a solid-state imaging device according to claim 4, wherein the signal charge on the horizontal transfer section is transferred to the signal charge detection section once every N lines.
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