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1. 发明申请

US20200244908A1 SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE 审中-公开
公开(公告)号：US20200244908A1
公开(公告)日：2020-07-30
申请号：US16737527
申请日：2020-01-08
申请人： RENESAS ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
发明人： Osamu MATSUMOTO , Masanori OTSUKA , Fukashi MORISHITA
IPC分类号： H04N5/378 , H03M1/56 , H03K5/24 , H03M1/34 , H04N5/351
摘要： A solid-state imaging device capable of suppressing variations in reference voltages and improving performance of reference voltages is provided. According to one embodiment, the solid-state imaging device includes a pixel outputting a luminance signal voltage corresponding to an amount of incident light, reference voltages, a reference voltage generation circuit outputting a ramp signal and an inverse ramp signal, and an AD converter, and the AD converter includes a comparator including an amplifier coupled to one input terminal, a reference voltage and an input terminal coupled to each of the ramp signals via a capacitor, and an input terminal coupled to each of the reference voltage and the ramp signal via a capacitor, and a ramp current cancel circuit coupled to each of the reference voltages via a cancel capacitor.

2. 发明申请

US20180007301A1 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE 审中-公开
公开(公告)号：US20180007301A1
公开(公告)日：2018-01-04
申请号：US15704997
申请日：2017-09-14
申请人： Renesas Electronics Corporation
发明人： Kazuhiro UEDA , Fukashi MORISHITA
IPC分类号： H04N5/378 , H04N5/3745 , H04N5/347
CPC分类号： H04N5/378 , H04N5/347 , H04N5/37457
摘要： A semiconductor device includes a pixel array including a plurality of pixels arranged in a matrix, each pixel including a first switch and a second switch, a scanning circuit, in a first mode, enabling a first signal to be output from the pixel by setting the first and second switches to “off” in a period before a first timing, enabling a second signal to be output from the pixel by setting only the first switch to “on” for a predetermined period from the first timing, and enabling a third signal to be output from the pixel by setting the first and second switches to “on” for a predetermined period from a second timing after the first timing, and a first AD (Analog/Digital) converter, in a second mode, capable of performing AD conversion by comparing the difference between the second signal and the first signal with a reference signal.

3. 发明申请

US20220408046A1 SOLID-STATE IMAGE SENSING DEVICE 有权
公开(公告)号：US20220408046A1
公开(公告)日：2022-12-22
申请号：US17841183
申请日：2022-06-15
申请人： RENESAS ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
发明人： Norihito KATOU , Fukashi MORISHITA
IPC分类号： H04N5/378 , H04N5/3745
摘要： A technique capable of improving linearity at a low illuminance is provided. A solid-state sensing image device includes: a pixel array including a plurality pixels arranged in a matrix form and a plurality of pixel signal lines connected to the plurality of pixels and receiving pixel signals supplied from the plurality pixels; a column-parallel A/D converting circuit connected to the plurality of pixel signal lines; and a reference-voltage generating circuit generating ramp-wave reference voltage that linearly changes in accordance with time passage. The column-parallel A/D converting circuit includes a first A/D converter, the first A/D converter includes: a first input terminal connected to the pixel signal line; a second input terminal receiving the reference voltage; and an offset generating circuit connected to the first input terminal and generating an offset voltage for the first input terminal.

4. 发明申请

US20170302875A1 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE 审中-公开
公开(公告)号：US20170302875A1
公开(公告)日：2017-10-19
申请号：US15634377
申请日：2017-06-27
申请人： RENESAS ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
发明人： Shunsuke OKURA , Fukashi MORISHITA
IPC分类号： H04N5/3745 , H01L27/146 , H04N5/378
CPC分类号： H04N5/37457 , H01L27/14641 , H01L27/14643 , H04N5/378
摘要： The present invention makes it possible to read a pixel signal at high speed. A pixel array includes a plurality of pixels that store an electrical charge. The amount of stored electrical charge is based on the amount of received light. A first pixel current source and a second pixel current source are coupled in parallel between a ground voltage and a pixel output node on a pixel signal read line. A switch is disposed in a wiring path that couples the pixel output node, the second pixel current source, and the ground voltage.

5. 发明申请

US20150236712A1 SOLID-STATE IMAGING APPARATUS AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE 有权
标题翻译：固态成像装置和半导体器件
公开(公告)号：US20150236712A1
公开(公告)日：2015-08-20
申请号：US14702492
申请日：2015-05-01
申请人： RENESAS ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
发明人： Shunsuke OKURA , Fukashi MORISHITA
IPC分类号： H03M1/46 , H04N5/378
CPC分类号： H03M1/468 , H03M1/38 , H03M1/46 , H03M1/804 , H04N5/374 , H04N5/37455 , H04N5/378
摘要： The present invention provides a small-sized inexpensive solid-state imaging apparatus. A D/A converter included in a successive comparison type A/D converter of the solid-state imaging apparatus includes a multiplexer which selects any of reference voltages VR0 to VR16 and sets it as an analog reference signal when coarse A/D conversion is performed, and which selects reference voltages VR (n−1) to VR (n+2) of the reference voltages VR0 to VR16 when fine A/D conversion is performed, and a capacitor array which generates an analog reference signal, based on the reference voltages VR (n−1) to VR (n+2) when the fine A/D conversion is performed. It is thus possible to reduce settling errors in reference voltage without using redundant capacitors.
摘要翻译：本发明提供一种小型便宜的固态成像装置。包括在固态成像装置的连续比较型A / D转换器中的AD / A转换器包括多路复用器，其选择参考电压VR0至VR16中的任何一个，并且当执行粗略A / D转换时将其设置为模拟参考信号，并且当执行精细的A / D转换时，其选择参考电压VR0至VR16的参考电压VR（n-1）至VR（n + 2），以及基于参考电压产生模拟参考信号的电容器阵列当进行精细的A / D转换时，VR（n-1）至VR（n + 2）。因此，可以在不使用冗余电容器的情况下降低参考电压的稳定误差。

6. 发明申请

US20230022468A1 IMAGE SENSOR 有权
公开(公告)号：US20230022468A1
公开(公告)日：2023-01-26
申请号：US17850264
申请日：2022-06-27
申请人： Renesas Electronics Corporation.
发明人： Fukashi MORISHITA
IPC分类号： H04N5/378 , H04N5/357
摘要： An image sensor including an ADC circuit receiving pixel data to be supplied in parallel from the a pixel array, outputting a reference signal in accordance with a digital code, comparing the reference signal and the pixel data, and outputting the digital code at which the reference signal and the pixel data have a predetermined relation, the ADC circuit including a ramp-signal generating circuit outputting a ramp signal having a gradient with respect to change of the digital code, the gradient being different between when the digital code is in a first range and when the digital code is in a second range different from the first range and an attenuator receiving the ramp signal to be supplied and outputting the reference signal having a gradient being the same between when the digital code is in the first range and when the digital code is in the second range.

7. 发明申请

US20180152656A1 SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE 审中-公开
公开(公告)号：US20180152656A1
公开(公告)日：2018-05-31
申请号：US15797085
申请日：2017-10-30
申请人： Renesas Electronics Corporation
发明人： Osamu MATSUMOTO , Fukashi MORISHITA
IPC分类号： H04N5/378 , H03M1/46
CPC分类号： H04N5/378 , H03M1/123 , H03M1/46 , H03M1/466 , H03M1/682 , H03M1/765 , H04N5/37455
摘要： Provided is a solid-state imaging device capable of increasing the speed of an A/D converter. The solid-state imaging device includes a successive approximation A/D converter that performs A/D conversion on an analog pixel signal. The successive approximation A/D converter includes a D/A converter, a comparator, and a successive approximation register. The D/A converter converts a digital reference signal to an analog reference signal. The successive approximation register operates based on the result of comparison by the comparator to generate the digital reference signal in such a manner that the analog reference signal approximates the analog pixel signal. The D/A converter includes a split capacitor, first capacitors, second capacitors, a switch array, a third capacitor, and a multiplexer. The first capacitors each have a first electrode coupled to the output node. The second capacitors are coupled to a second electrode of the split capacitor. The switch array is coupled to a second electrode of each of the first and second capacitors and is adapted to generate the analog reference signal at the output node by selectively applying a first reference voltage. The third capacitor is coupled to the second electrode of the split capacitor. The multiplexer is coupled to a second electrode of the third capacitor and is adapted to generate the analog reference signal at the output node by selectively applying a second reference voltage.

8. 发明申请

US20160212367A1 ANALOG TO DIGITAL CONVERTER FOR SOLID-STATE IMAGE PICKUP DEVICE 有权
标题翻译：模拟数字转换器用于固态图像拾取器件
公开(公告)号：US20160212367A1
公开(公告)日：2016-07-21
申请号：US15082913
申请日：2016-03-28
申请人： RENESAS ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
发明人： Hiroto UTSUNOMIYA , Katsumi DOSAKA , Hiroshi KATO , Fukashi MORISHITA , Fumiyasu SASAKI
IPC分类号： H04N5/3745 , H04N5/376 , H03M1/66 , H04N5/378
CPC分类号： H04N5/37455 , H03M1/1205 , H03M1/144 , H03M1/403 , H03M1/66 , H03M2201/16 , H04N5/374 , H04N5/3742 , H04N5/3765 , H04N5/378
摘要： There is provided a solid-state image pickup device including ADCs that can be arranged in a limited space. The potential of a pixel signal outputted through a vertical readout line is held at a node. A plurality of capacitors are capacitively coupled to the node at which the pixel signal is held. The potential of the node is decreased in a stepwise manner by sequentially switching the voltages of the counter electrodes of the capacitors by the control of transistors. A comparator compares the potential of the node with the potential of the dark state of the pixel, and determines the upper bits of a digital value when the potential of the node becomes lower than the potential of the dark state. Following this, the conversion of the lower bits of the digital value is started. Therefore, it is possible to simplify the configuration of each ADC and arrange each ADC in a limited space.
摘要翻译：提供了包括可以在有限空间中布置的ADC的固态图像拾取装置。通过垂直读出线输出的像素信号的电位被保持在节点处。多个电容器电容耦合到保持像素信号的节点。通过晶体管的控制，通过依次切换电容器对置电极的电压，逐步降低节点的电位。比较器将节点的电位与像素的暗状态的电位进行比较，并且当节点的电位变得低于黑暗状态的电位时，确定数字值的高位。此后，开始数字值的低位的转换。因此，可以简化每个ADC的配置，并将每个ADC排列在有限的空间内。

9. 发明申请

US20150304578A1 SOLID-STATE IMAGE SENSING DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE 有权
标题翻译：固态图像感测装置和电子装置
公开(公告)号：US20150304578A1
公开(公告)日：2015-10-22
申请号：US14689913
申请日：2015-04-17
申请人： Renesas Electronics Corporation
发明人： Shunsuke OKURA , Fukashi MORISHITA
IPC分类号： H04N5/363 , H04N5/374
CPC分类号： H04N5/378 , H04N5/363 , H04N5/374 , H04N5/3765
摘要： The present invention provides a technique for achieving higher picture quality of a captured image by reducing noise which occurs at the time of resetting in a solid-state image sensing device and the like. A pixel array in a solid-state image sensing device includes a plurality of pixels and includes an OB pixel region and an effective pixel region. The solid-state image sensing device has a signal processing unit outputting a pixel signal of each of the pixels in the effective pixel region on the basis of the signal level of a signal output from each of the pixels. The solid-state image sensing device obtains a signal without applying a reset signal to each of the pixels in the OB pixel region, obtains the difference between the signal and a signal of a pixel in the effective pixel region, and outputs an image signal.
摘要翻译：本发明提供了一种通过减少在固态图像感测装置等中复位时发生的噪声来获得拍摄图像的更高图像质量的技术。固态图像感测装置中的像素阵列包括多个像素，并且包括OB像素区域和有效像素区域。固态图像感测装置具有信号处理单元，其基于从每个像素输出的信号的信号电平，输出有效像素区域中的每个像素的像素信号。固态图像感测装置获取信号而不对OB像素区域中的每个像素施加复位信号，获得有效像素区域中的信号与像素的信号之间的差，并输出图像信号。

10. 发明申请

US20140362273A1 SOLID-STATE IMAGING APPARATUS AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE 有权
标题翻译：固态成像装置和半导体器件
公开(公告)号：US20140362273A1
公开(公告)日：2014-12-11
申请号：US14301120
申请日：2014-06-10
申请人： RENESAS ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
发明人： Shunsuke OKURA , Fukashi MORISHITA
IPC分类号： H04N5/3745 , H04N5/374
CPC分类号： H03M1/468 , H03M1/38 , H03M1/46 , H03M1/804 , H04N5/374 , H04N5/37455 , H04N5/378
摘要： The present invention provides a small-sized inexpensive solid-state imaging apparatus. A D/A converter included in a successive comparison type A/D converter of the solid-state imaging apparatus includes a multiplexer which selects any of reference voltages VR0 to VR16 and sets it as an analog reference signal when coarse A/D conversion is performed, and which selects reference voltages VR (n−1) to VR (n+2) of the reference voltages VR0 to VR16 when fine A/C conversion is performed, and a capacitor array which generates an analog reference signal, based on the reference voltages VR (n−1) to VR (n+2) when the fine A/D conversion is performed. It is thus possible to reduce settling errors in reference voltage without using redundant capacitors.
摘要翻译：本发明提供一种小型便宜的固态成像装置。包括在固态成像装置的连续比较型A / D转换器中的AD / A转换器包括多路复用器，其选择参考电压VR0至VR16中的任何一个，并且当执行粗略A / D转换时将其设置为模拟参考信号，并且当执行精细的A / C转换时，其选择参考电压VR0至VR16的参考电压VR（n-1）至VR（n + 2），以及基于参考电压产生模拟参考信号的电容器阵列当进行精细的A / D转换时，VR（n-1）至VR（n + 2）。因此，可以在不使用冗余电容器的情况下降低参考电压的稳定误差。

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