TW482893B - Infrared pixel sensor and infrared signal correction. - Google Patents
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482893 修正 案號 88103845 五、發明說明(1) 發明範疇 μ 本發明和紅外線通濾光器及像素感/則扣更特別是和一 影像之紅外線通濾光器及紅外線信號修正有關。 發明背景 根據矽技術之影像感測器或裝置通常需要於該光鍵某户 使用一紅外線阻隔元件。此元件之目的是防止紅Μ仏^处 、 1線^:身十 (IR)或光(通常指波長長於780nm之光)進入該影像陣 矽基礎之裝置通常對波長達約1 2 0 0 nm之光感光。若列。 I R進入該陣列,該裝置將回應該I R並產生一於山右允許該 』出景〉億 號。既然影像系統之目的(在本文)是產生一吾你 斤、像中i 之表示,該I R #引入假回應使該影像扭曲。A 」見光 白)影像糸統’該結果可呈現明顯扭曲。例如葉子 (農 色可出現不正常之光。在一彩色影像系統,該、丨R及人膚 使該配色扭曲及產生一色彩不正確且去飽和少…之介入將 防止這些困難之一常用方法是使用離子化上色%' 玻璃上薄膜光塗層以產生一光元件,使可見光(通坡^离或在 380nm至780nm)通過及阻隔該IR。此元件可置於★亥透$广 統中該攝像透鏡前或可併入該影像組件中。此方法之&主要 缺點是成本及會增加糸統複雜性。一離子化上色玻璃元件 成本高容量約$ 1 · 5至$ 2 · 0 〇。薄膜塗層可以較低成本(約 $0.5至$1·〇)實施,但有因角度作用呈現光譜位移之其它 缺點。因此在一影像系統由該影像範圍中心至該邊緣未提 供一致之透射比特性。二種濾光器均因加入必須組裝於該 影像系統之額外零件而增加該系统複雜性。
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其中I R對 ,此想要提供一無i R阻隔濾光器之影像系統 所付之影像信號並無相當之影響。 圖式簡述 圖1說明傳統紅、綠及藍CFA濾光器之透射比 性圖2說明包含紅及藍㈣濾光器之IRit濾光器之透射比特 圖3是一具有紅及藍CF a濾光器沉澱於上一 化橫切面圖。 彳冢素電路簡 電路 圖4為修正該影像信號中之IR信號之差分電路簡化高 階 圖5 - 7說明彩-色感測器陣列之鋪陳模式 9 圖8說明單色感測器陣列之鋪陳模式。 實施例細述 在本發明之實施例中,一影像信號之IR效應實質上由將 像素感測器回應於IR及可見光產生之信號電減去IR像素感 測器產生之信號而降低。該IR像素感測器對入射到包含該 感測器之陣列之該IR感應’及提供和該彩色頻道分開之該 影像IR元件(如RGB)。
可使用目前市面上色彩濾光器陣列(C F A)材料利用這些 材料對I R放射為透明之事實產生該I r感測器。利用簡單重 疊二在光譜可見光無重疊透視比之CFA顏色(如R,B),可產 生一複合渡光器元件阻隔該可見光而只傳送I r。若使用二 慮光為形成該极合渡光為’則該二瀘、光器各有一彼此不交 集之可見光放射通過光譜,因此可見光實質上未透射由該
O:\57\57526.ptc 482893 修正 案號 88103845 五、發明說明(3) 二濾光器組合形成之複合濾光器。若使用不只二個濾光器 則各濾光器有一可見光放射通過光譜使所得之複合濾光器 對可見光貝貝上為不透明。此複合濾光器元件因此為一… ^ ^光态,因用以形成該複合濾光器之各構濾光器 實質上是透明的。 做為一範例,圖1顯示傳統紅、綠及藍CFA(pigmented 渡光器之透射比特性° ;主意,各渡光器對IR實 透明。㈣將紅及飾A濾、光器重疊,該複合IR通 j先為所付之透射比示於圖2,顯示實質上阻隔該可見光 5晉0 =將形成通濾光器之該等構成 通濾光器產生_IR感應像素或⑴象素感測- 像素電路為任何吸收^及=名巧㈣技術達成。一 之電路。例如,該像4:;::::所:r;;信f 且 產生电子電洞對,與其它雷技接徂么 流=%=/示該光二= 圖 ,包含心 素電路310上。可見光範圍之久監UA 330沉澱於像 素電路,實質上受阻 °圖不方向340入射該像 又丨且或防止被傻+ -較佳實施例使用-影像陣列m10吸收。 三種色彩(如RGB)及一括TD 〜 其具有4種像素感測器·· ’人 tS I R 5 J:<^7 Cl 'τΦτ -τ- 此-實施例將提供4個頻道或“市面上之m材質製造。 二1σ唬。一此種實施例示於 LFA 3 2 0及藍CFA 330沉澱於像 482893 _案號 88103845 Pf年〜月丨〆曰 修正 五、發明說明(4) 表I,其中顯示各頻道或像素類型之量測光譜。 表I:四個輸出頻道之光譜 一旦知道該影像信號之I R元件,可將之由該影像中減 去,以得到I R修正彩色輸出。這由圖4所示之高階電路表 示,其中頻道4之IR信號利用MUX 410及差分電路42 0,由 頻道1 - 3之各信號中減去。明顯地,若有三個差分電路執 行各色彩頻道I R信號之減去,則無需M U X 4 1 0。 圖5 - 7顯示彩色影像可能之鋪陳模式,及圖8顯示單色影 像之鋪陳模式,其中W表示對整個可見光譜感應之一像素 感測器。圖5 - 8所示各樣示可視為一晶胞。晶胞在一影像 陣列以完全規則方式重疊。 在圖5_7標示R -G及Β之像素感測器表示分別利用紅、綠 及藍CFA濾光器之像素感測器。在圖5-8標示IR(R + B)之像 素感測器為複合IR通濾光器包含紅及藍CFA濾光器之IR像 素感測器。 該像素感測器彼此不需要實際上之體接觸。形成一像素 感測器之像素電路需要和其它像素電路電隔絕。要知道只 有在一第一及第二像素間無像素感測器時視該第一像素感 測器和該第二像素感測器鄰接。例如,在圖7該左上像素 感測器R和左下像素感測器G、該上像素感測器G及該像素
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五、發明說明(5) β鄰接’但並未和該右下像素感測器G及該IR像素感 測為郝接。二像素感測器可為鄰接,實際上彼此卻無實體 之接觸。 ^ ^ ^ΐ鏡系統之色差,一呈現景像之1 R成份可能無法 ^ ^ 這具際上為在此揭示該實施例之優點,因這表示 "’、=乂问空間頻率將該I R成份取樣。這反映於分別為彩色 及單色影像之圖7及8所表示之鋪陳模式。 々一 f有單色或彩色IR像素感測器之影像陣列,可用於一 為一1R影像陣列’其中只利用該1R像素感測器 _ 〜/成一 I R影像。因此依照在此揭示之實施 影像陣列可婼士、德> L 衣造之 1 了構成雙杈式影像陣列,提供一 I R修正可男、 像或一 I R影像。 』見先影 Λ現具有其它顏色系統之實施例,如青藍、绛紅及龙 泰糸統及绛紅、白及黃(MWY)系統。在該cmy顏色汽 而塗上所有三個顏色以阻隔可見光。該方法亦可延用、/ ^顏^系統,但需加上一第三顏色(藍或青藍)之額外声 對H ί t顏色將一1R感測像素中之可見光完全阻隔。\ M a κ苑例進行各種改良而未偏離本發明範圍如 義。 Γ <疋
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