TW200619604A - Photodetection apparatus - Google Patents

Photodetection apparatus

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TW200619604A
TW200619604A TW094128988A TW94128988A TW200619604A TW 200619604 A TW200619604 A TW 200619604A TW 094128988 A TW094128988 A TW 094128988A TW 94128988 A TW94128988 A TW 94128988A TW 200619604 A TW200619604 A TW 200619604A
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Prior art keywords
capacitance section
transistor
electric charge
photodiode
transistors
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TW094128988A
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Yukinobu Sugiyama
Seiichiro Mizuno
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Hamamatsu Photonics Kk
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N3/00—Scanning details of television systems; Combination thereof with generation of supply voltages
    • H04N3/10—Scanning details of television systems; Combination thereof with generation of supply voltages by means not exclusively optical-mechanical
    • H04N3/14—Scanning details of television systems; Combination thereof with generation of supply voltages by means not exclusively optical-mechanical by means of electrically scanned solid-state devices
    • H04N3/15—Scanning details of television systems; Combination thereof with generation of supply voltages by means not exclusively optical-mechanical by means of electrically scanned solid-state devices for picture signal generation
    • H04N3/155—Control of the image-sensor operation, e.g. image processing within the image-sensor
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N25/00—Circuitry of solid-state image sensors [SSIS]; Control thereof
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01L—SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES NOT COVERED BY CLASS H10
    • H01L27/00—Devices consisting of a plurality of semiconductor or other solid-state components formed in or on a common substrate
    • H01L27/14—Devices consisting of a plurality of semiconductor or other solid-state components formed in or on a common substrate including semiconductor components sensitive to infrared radiation, light, electromagnetic radiation of shorter wavelength or corpuscular radiation and specially adapted either for the conversion of the energy of such radiation into electrical energy or for the control of electrical energy by such radiation
    • H01L27/144—Devices controlled by radiation
    • H01L27/146—Imager structures
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N25/00—Circuitry of solid-state image sensors [SSIS]; Control thereof
    • H04N25/50—Control of the SSIS exposure
    • H04N25/57—Control of the dynamic range
    • H04N25/59—Control of the dynamic range by controlling the amount of charge storable in the pixel, e.g. modification of the charge conversion ratio of the floating node capacitance
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • 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
    • H04N25/766—Addressed sensors, e.g. MOS or CMOS sensors comprising control or output lines used for a plurality of functions, e.g. for pixel output, driving, reset or power
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • 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
    • H04N25/771—Pixel circuitry, e.g. memories, A/D converters, pixel amplifiers, shared circuits or shared components comprising storage means other than floating diffusion

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Multimedia (AREA)
  • Signal Processing (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Power Engineering (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Condensed Matter Physics & Semiconductors (AREA)
  • Electromagnetism (AREA)
  • Computer Hardware Design (AREA)
  • Microelectronics & Electronic Packaging (AREA)
  • Computer Vision & Pattern Recognition (AREA)
  • Solid State Image Pick-Up Elements (AREA)
  • Transforming Light Signals Into Electric Signals (AREA)
  • Photometry And Measurement Of Optical Pulse Characteristics (AREA)
  • Light Receiving Elements (AREA)
TW094128988A 2004-08-26 2005-08-24 Photodetection apparatus TW200619604A (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

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JP2004247183A JP4744828B2 (ja) 2004-08-26 2004-08-26 光検出装置

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TW200619604A true TW200619604A (en) 2006-06-16
TWI372240B TWI372240B (zh) 2012-09-11

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US (1) US7679663B2 (zh)
EP (1) EP1783467A1 (zh)
JP (1) JP4744828B2 (zh)
KR (1) KR20070046790A (zh)
CN (1) CN101023330B (zh)
TW (1) TW200619604A (zh)
WO (1) WO2006022163A1 (zh)

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TWI372240B (zh) 2012-09-11
WO2006022163A1 (ja) 2006-03-02
KR20070046790A (ko) 2007-05-03
US20060109361A1 (en) 2006-05-25
CN101023330A (zh) 2007-08-22
US7679663B2 (en) 2010-03-16
JP4744828B2 (ja) 2011-08-10
EP1783467A1 (en) 2007-05-09
JP2006064525A (ja) 2006-03-09
CN101023330B (zh) 2010-09-29

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