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1. 发明申请

US20100110257A1 SOLID-STATE IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS, IMAGE PICKUP SYSTEM, AND DRIVING METHOD OF THE SOLID-STATE IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS 有权
标题翻译：固态图像拾取装置，图像拾取系统和固态图像拾取装置的驱动方法
公开(公告)号：US20100110257A1
公开(公告)日：2010-05-06
申请号：US12607820
申请日：2009-10-28
申请人： Hiroki Hiyama , Masaaki Iwane , Kazuo Yamazaki
发明人： Hiroki Hiyama , Masaaki Iwane , Kazuo Yamazaki
IPC分类号： H04N5/335
CPC分类号： H04N5/369 , H03M1/123 , H03M1/56 , H04N5/335 , H04N5/378
摘要： An apparatus includes a pixel array in which pixels for outputting an analog signal are arranged in a matrix, vertical output lines each of which is connected to pixels in a same column, A/D conversion units, which are individually connected to the vertical output lines, for converting the analog signal into a digital signal, and a constant current supply unit for supplying a constant current to the A/D conversion units. Each of the A/D conversion units includes an integration unit for integrating the constant current, a comparison unit for comparing the integrated constant current with the analog signal and outputting a comparison signal, and a digital signal storage unit for storing a digital signal corresponding to the comparison signal. The integration unit includes an input capacitor for receiving the constant current. The comparison unit is connected to the constant current supply unit via the input capacitor.
摘要翻译：一种装置，包括像素阵列，其中用于输出模拟信号的像素以矩阵形式排列，垂直输出线连接到同一列中的像素，A / D转换单元分别连接到垂直输出线，用于将模拟信号转换为数字信号;以及恒定电流供应单元，用于向A / D转换单元提供恒定电流。每个A / D转换单元包括用于积分恒流的积分单元，用于将积分恒定电流与模拟信号进行比较并输出比较信号的比较单元，以及用于存储对应于数字信号的数字信号的数字信号存储单元比较信号。集成单元包括用于接收恒定电流的输入电容器。比较单元经由输入电容器连接到恒流源单元。

2. 发明申请

US20100149394A1 SOLID-STATE IMAGING APPARATUS AND IMAGING SYSTEM USING THE SOLID-STATE IMAGING APPARATUS 有权
标题翻译：使用固态成像装置的固态成像装置和成像系统
公开(公告)号：US20100149394A1
公开(公告)日：2010-06-17
申请号：US12628271
申请日：2009-12-01
申请人： Kazuo Yamazaki , Hiroki Hiyama , Masaaki Iwane
发明人： Kazuo Yamazaki , Hiroki Hiyama , Masaaki Iwane
IPC分类号： H04N5/335 , H04N5/225
CPC分类号： H04N5/3742
摘要： It is an object of the present invention to provide a solid-state imaging apparatus that outputs digital signals at high speed. A solid-state imaging apparatus is provided that includes plural analog-to-digital converters that convert analog signals obtained by photoelectric conversion into digital signals, plural digital memories that store the digital signals converted by the analog-to-digital converters, plural block digital output lines that are provided to correspond to blocks of the plural digital memories and to which the digital signals stored in the plural digital memories included in the blocks are output, a common digital output line that outputs the digital signals output from the plural block digital output lines, buffer circuits that buffer the digital signals output from the block digital output lines, and block selecting units that can switch the block digital output lines electrically connected to the common digital output line.
摘要翻译：本发明的目的是提供一种以高速输出数字信号的固态成像装置。提供了一种固态成像装置，其包括将通过光电转换获得的模拟信号转换为数字信号的多个模数转换器，存储由模数转换器转换的数字信号的多个数字存储器，多个数字数字输出对应于多个数字存储器中的块并被存储在包含在块中的多个数字存储器中的数字信号的输出线，输出从多个数字输出端输出的数字信号的公共数字输出线用于缓冲从块数字输出线输出的数字信号的缓冲电路，以及可以切换电连接到公共数字输出线的块数字输出线的块选择单元。

3. 发明授权

US08325260B2 Solid-state imaging apparatus including pixel matrix with selectable blocks of output lines and imaging system using the solid-state imaging apparatus 有权
标题翻译：固态成像装置包括具有可选择的输出线块的像素矩阵和使用固态成像装置的成像系统
公开(公告)号：US08325260B2
公开(公告)日：2012-12-04
申请号：US12628271
申请日：2009-12-01
申请人： Kazuo Yamazaki , Hiroki Hiyama , Masaaki Iwane
发明人： Kazuo Yamazaki , Hiroki Hiyama , Masaaki Iwane
IPC分类号： H04N3/14 , H04N5/335
CPC分类号： H04N5/3742
摘要： It is an object of the present invention to provide a solid-state imaging apparatus that outputs digital signals at high speed. A solid-state imaging apparatus is provided that includes plural analog-to-digital converters that convert analog signals obtained by photoelectric conversion into digital signals, plural digital memories that store the digital signals converted by the analog-to-digital converters, plural block digital output lines that are provided to correspond to blocks of the plural digital memories and to which the digital signals stored in the plural digital memories included in the blocks are output, a common digital output line that outputs the digital signals output from the plural block digital output lines, buffer circuits that buffer the digital signals output from the block digital output lines, and block selecting units that can switch the block digital output lines electrically connected to the common digital output line.
摘要翻译：本发明的目的是提供一种以高速输出数字信号的固态成像装置。提供了一种固态成像装置，其包括将通过光电转换获得的模拟信号转换为数字信号的多个模数转换器，存储由模数转换器转换的数字信号的多个数字存储器，多个数字数字输出对应于多个数字存储器中的块并被存储在包含在块中的多个数字存储器中的数字信号的输出线，输出从多个数字输出端输出的数字信号的公共数字输出线用于缓冲从块数字输出线输出的数字信号的缓冲电路，以及可以切换电连接到公共数字输出线的块数字输出线的块选择单元。

4. 发明授权

US08421889B2 Image pickup apparatus, image pickup system, and method of the image pickup apparatus having pixel array for outputting an analog signal 有权
标题翻译：具有用于输出模拟信号的像素阵列的图像拾取装置，图像拾取系统和方法
公开(公告)号：US08421889B2
公开(公告)日：2013-04-16
申请号：US12607820
申请日：2009-10-28
申请人： Hiroki Hiyama , Masaaki Iwane , Kazuo Yamazaki
发明人： Hiroki Hiyama , Masaaki Iwane , Kazuo Yamazaki
IPC分类号： H04N5/335 , H01L27/146
CPC分类号： H04N5/369 , H03M1/123 , H03M1/56 , H04N5/335 , H04N5/378
摘要： An apparatus includes a pixel array in which pixels for outputting an analog signal are arranged in a matrix, vertical output lines each of which is connected to pixels in a same column, A/D conversion units, which are individually connected to the vertical output lines, for converting the analog signal into a digital signal, and a constant current supply unit for supplying a constant current to the A/D conversion units. Each of the A/D conversion units includes an integration unit for integrating the constant current, a comparison unit for comparing the integrated constant current with the analog signal and outputting a comparison signal, and a digital signal storage unit for storing a digital signal corresponding to the comparison signal. The integration unit includes an input capacitor for receiving the constant current. The comparison unit is connected to the constant current supply unit via the input capacitor.
摘要翻译：一种装置，包括像素阵列，其中用于输出模拟信号的像素以矩阵形式排列，垂直输出线连接到同一列中的像素，A / D转换单元分别连接到垂直输出线，用于将模拟信号转换为数字信号;以及恒定电流供应单元，用于向A / D转换单元提供恒定电流。每个A / D转换单元包括用于积分恒流的积分单元，用于将积分恒定电流与模拟信号进行比较并输出比较信号的比较单元，以及用于存储对应于数字信号的数字信号的数字信号存储单元比较信号。集成单元包括用于接收恒定电流的输入电容器。比较单元经由输入电容器连接到恒流源单元。

5. 发明申请

US20110175151A1 PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION APPARATUS AND IMAGE PICKUP SYSTEM USING PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION APPARATUS 有权
标题翻译：使用光电转换装置的光电转换装置和图像拾取系统
公开(公告)号：US20110175151A1
公开(公告)日：2011-07-21
申请号：US13079381
申请日：2011-04-04
申请人： Takanori Watanabe , Masaaki Iwane , Yukihiro Kuroda , Masahiro Kobayashi
发明人： Takanori Watanabe , Masaaki Iwane , Yukihiro Kuroda , Masahiro Kobayashi
IPC分类号： H01L31/113
CPC分类号： H01L27/14643 , H01L27/14603 , H01L27/14641
摘要： A photoelectric conversion apparatus includes a plurality of photoelectric conversion elements configured to convert incident light to electric carriers, an amplifier MOS transistor shared by the plurality of photoelectric conversion elements, a plurality of floating diffusions connected to the gate electrode of the amplifier MOS transistor, and a plurality of transfer MOS transistors arranged corresponding to the respective photoelectric conversion elements, each of the transfer MOS transistors transferring electric carriers from corresponding one of the photoelectric conversion elements to corresponding one of the floating diffusions. In such a photoelectric conversion apparatus, at least two of the floating diffusions are electrically connected to each other with a wiring line included in the same wiring layer as the gate electrode of the amplifier MOS transistor.
摘要翻译：一种光电转换装置，包括将入射光转换成电载体的多个光电转换元件，由多个光电转换元件共用的放大器MOS晶体管，与放大器MOS晶体管的栅电极连接的多个浮置扩散，以及对应于各个光电转换元件布置的多个传输MOS晶体管，每个传输MOS晶体管将电载体从相应的一个光电转换元件传输到相应的一个浮置扩散。在这种光电转换装置中，至少两个浮置扩散部通过与放大器MOS晶体管的栅电极相同的布线层所包含的布线彼此电连接。

6. 发明申请

US20100194946A1 SOLID-STATE IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS AND CAMERA 有权
标题翻译：固态图像摄像机和摄像机
公开(公告)号：US20100194946A1
公开(公告)日：2010-08-05
申请号：US12671043
申请日：2009-02-26
申请人： Mahito Shinohara , Masaaki Iwane , Yukihiro Kuroda
发明人： Mahito Shinohara , Masaaki Iwane , Yukihiro Kuroda
IPC分类号： H04N5/335
CPC分类号： H01L27/14603 , H01L27/14641
摘要： The invention provides a solid-state image pickup apparatus which comprises a pixel area in which pixels each having at least a photoelectric conversion unit and an amplification transistor for amplifying and outputting a signal of the photoelectric conversion unit are two-dimensionally arranged in horizontal and vertical directions, wherein a power supply wiring, which extends in a vertical direction along pixel boundaries of horizontal and vertical directions while meandering, is arranged on one of two pixel lines adjoining to each other in the horizontal direction in the pixel area, and the power supply wiring is connected to one of a source and a drain of the amplification transistor on each of the two pixel lines. Thus, it is possible to provide a high-sensitivity and high-image-quality amplified solid-state image pickup apparatus in which a difference of sensitivities at one-line intervals is small.
摘要翻译：本发明提供了一种固态图像拾取装置，其包括像素区域，其中至少具有光电转换单元的像素和用于放大和输出光电转换单元的信号的放大晶体管在水平和垂直方向上二维排列方向，其中在像素区域中沿水平方向彼此相邻的两个像素线之一上布置有沿着水平和垂直方向的像素边界沿着垂直方向沿着垂直方向延伸的电源布线，并且电源布线在两个像素线中的每一个上连接到放大晶体管的源极和漏极之一。因此，可以提供其中一行间隔的灵敏度差小的高灵敏度和高图像质量的放大固态图像拾取装置。

7. 发明申请

US20100097486A1 IMAGE SENSING DEVICE AND IMAGE SENSING SYSTEM 有权
标题翻译：图像感测装置和图像感测系统
公开(公告)号：US20100097486A1
公开(公告)日：2010-04-22
申请号：US12574258
申请日：2009-10-06
申请人： Masaaki Iwane
发明人： Masaaki Iwane
IPC分类号： H04N5/228 , H04N5/335 , H01L27/00
CPC分类号： H04N5/37457 , H01L27/0207 , H01L27/14603 , H01L27/14627 , H01L27/14636 , H01L27/14641 , H01L27/14643 , H04N9/045
摘要： An image sensing device includes a multilayer wiring structure comprising a first wiring layer and a second wiring layer, wherein the second wiring layer comprises a plurality of vertical signal lines extending in the vertical direction among a plurality of photoelectric conversion units of a pixel unit to transfer the signal output by an amplification transistor and a plurality of vertical power supply lines extending in the vertical direction between two pixel units adjacent to each other in the horizontal direction to supply a power supply voltage to the amplification transistor or the reset transistor, and the vertical power supply lines supply the power supply voltage to the reset transistor of the adjacent pixel unit on a first side in the horizontal direction and supply the power supply voltage to the amplification transistor of the adjacent pixel unit on a second side in the horizontal direction.
摘要翻译：一种图像感测装置，包括：具有第一布线层和第二布线层的多层布线结构，其中，所述第二布线层包括在像素单元的多个光电转换单元之间沿垂直方向延伸的多条垂直信号线，由放大晶体管输出的信号和在水平方向上彼此相邻的两个像素单元之间沿垂直方向延伸的多个垂直电源线，以向放大晶体管或复位晶体管提供电源电压，垂直电源线在水平方向的第一侧向相邻像素单元的复位晶体管提供电源电压，并且在水平方向上的第二侧将电源电压提供给相邻像素单元的放大晶体管。

8. 发明授权

US07175706B2 Process of producing multicrystalline silicon substrate and solar cell 有权
标题翻译：生产多晶硅衬底和太阳能电池的工艺
公开(公告)号：US07175706B2
公开(公告)日：2007-02-13
申请号：US10505979
申请日：2003-02-21
申请人： Masaki Mizutani , Shunichi Ishihara , Katsumi Nakagawa , Hiroshi Sato , Takehito Yoshino , Shoji Nishida , Noritaka Ukiyo , Masaaki Iwane , Yukiko Iwasaki
发明人： Masaki Mizutani , Shunichi Ishihara , Katsumi Nakagawa , Hiroshi Sato , Takehito Yoshino , Shoji Nishida , Noritaka Ukiyo , Masaaki Iwane , Yukiko Iwasaki
IPC分类号： C30B11/14
CPC分类号： C30B11/00 , C30B29/06 , C30B33/00 , H01L31/068 , H01L31/1804 , Y02E10/547 , Y02P70/521
摘要： There is provided a process of producing a multicrystalline silicon substrate having excellent characteristics as a solar cell substrate. A multicrystalline silicon ingot made by directional solidification 10 is cut such that a normal line of a principal surface 14 of a multicrystalline silicon substrate 13 is substantially perpendicular to a longitudinal direction of crystal grains 11 of the multicrystalline silicon ingot made by directional solidification 10.
摘要翻译：提供了具有作为太阳能电池基板的优异特性的多晶硅基板的制造方法。切割通过定向凝固10制成的多晶硅锭，使得多晶硅基板13的主表面14的法线基本上垂直于通过定向凝固10制成的多晶硅锭的晶粒11的纵向方向。

9. 发明申请

US20120228609A1 TEST CIRCUIT FOR TESTING SIGNAL RECEIVING UNIT, IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS, METHOD OF TESTING SIGNAL RECEIVING UNIT, AND METHOD OF TESTING IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS 有权
标题翻译：用于测试信号接收单元的测试电路，图像拾取装置，测试信号接收单元的方法和测试图像拾取装置的方法
公开(公告)号：US20120228609A1
公开(公告)日：2012-09-13
申请号：US13410547
申请日：2012-03-02
申请人： Akira Okita , Masaaki Iwane , Yu Arishima , Masaaki Minowa
发明人： Akira Okita , Masaaki Iwane , Yu Arishima , Masaaki Minowa
IPC分类号： H01L27/142 , H01L21/66 , G01R27/28
CPC分类号： H04N17/002 , H01L27/00 , H01L27/0605 , H01L27/1203 , H01L27/14632 , H01L27/14806 , H01L27/14887 , H01L29/1029 , H01L2924/01079 , H04N5/369 , H04N5/374 , H04N5/378
摘要： It is disclosed that, as an embodiment, a test circuit includes a test signal supply unit configured to supply a test signal via a signal line to signal receiving units provided in a plurality of columns, wherein the test signal supply unit is a voltage buffer or a current buffer, and the test circuit has a plurality of test signal supply units and a plurality of signal lines, and wherein at least one test signal supply unit is electrically connected to one signal line different from a signal line to which another test signal supply unit is electrically connected.
摘要翻译：公开了作为实施例，测试电路包括被配置为经由信号线向多个列中提供的信号接收单元提供测试信号的测试信号提供单元，其中测试信号提供单元是电压缓冲器或电流缓冲器，并且测试电路具有多个测试信号提供单元和多个信号线，并且其中至少一个测试信号提供单元电连接到与另一个测试信号提供的信号线不同的一条信号线单元电气连接。

10. 发明授权

US08222682B2 Photoelectric conversion apparatus and image pickup system using photoelectric conversion apparatus 有权
标题翻译：光电转换装置和使用光电转换装置的摄像系统
公开(公告)号：US08222682B2
公开(公告)日：2012-07-17
申请号：US13079381
申请日：2011-04-04
申请人： Takanori Watanabe , Masaaki Iwane , Yukihiro Kuroda , Masahiro Kobayashi , Yasushi Nakata
发明人： Takanori Watanabe , Masaaki Iwane , Yukihiro Kuroda , Masahiro Kobayashi , Yasushi Nakata
IPC分类号： H01L31/062
CPC分类号： H01L27/14643 , H01L27/14603 , H01L27/14641
摘要： A photoelectric conversion apparatus includes a plurality of photoelectric conversion elements configured to convert incident light to electric carriers, an amplifier MOS transistor shared by the plurality of photoelectric conversion elements, a plurality of floating diffusions connected to the gate electrode of the amplifier MOS transistor, and a plurality of transfer MOS transistors arranged corresponding to the respective photoelectric conversion elements, each of the transfer MOS transistors transferring electric carriers from corresponding one of the photoelectric conversion elements to corresponding one of the floating diffusions. In such a photoelectric conversion apparatus, at least two of the floating diffusions are electrically connected to each other with a wiring line included in the same wiring layer as the gate electrode of the amplifier MOS transistor.
摘要翻译：一种光电转换装置，包括将入射光转换成电载体的多个光电转换元件，由多个光电转换元件共用的放大器MOS晶体管，与放大器MOS晶体管的栅电极连接的多个浮置扩散，以及对应于各个光电转换元件布置的多个传输MOS晶体管，每个传输MOS晶体管将电载体从相应的一个光电转换元件传输到相应的一个浮置扩散。在这种光电转换装置中，至少两个浮置扩散部通过与放大器MOS晶体管的栅电极相同的布线层所包含的布线彼此电连接。

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