Imaging device with vertical charge transfer paths having...

Television – Camera – system and detail – Solid-state image sensor

Reexamination Certificate

Rate now

  [ 0.00 ] – not rated yet Voters 0   Comments 0

Details

C348S320000, C257S240000, C257S242000

Reexamination Certificate

active

06985182

ABSTRACT:
In a solid-state imaging device, a plurality of vertical charge transfer paths is arranged at a horizontal pitch A within a photoelectric conversion region, and at a pitch B that is smaller than the pitch A in a portion where the signals are input into the horizontal charger transfer path. A read-out amplifier and a horizontal charge transfer path for receiving signals from vertical charge transfer paths are provided for each photoelectric conversion block into which the photoelectric conversion region has been partitioned. The read-out amplifiers have the same shape and their positional relation is one of parallel displacement in regions that are obtained by changing the pitch of the vertical charge transfer portions. Thus, a solid-state imaging device is achieved that is not so easily influenced by mask misalignments or skewed ion implantation angles, and in which signal read-out at high speeds is possible.

REFERENCES:
patent: 4575763 (1986-03-01), Elabd
patent: 4647977 (1987-03-01), Tower
patent: 4835616 (1989-05-01), Morcom
patent: 5491512 (1996-02-01), Itakura et al.
patent: 5742081 (1998-04-01), Furumiya
patent: 5748232 (1998-05-01), Konuma
patent: 5969759 (1999-10-01), Morimoto
patent: 0866502 (1998-03-01), None
patent: 0 866 502 (1998-09-01), None
patent: 61994870 (1986-08-01), None
patent: 3-224371 (1991-10-01), None
patent: 6-45576 (1994-02-01), None
patent: 06045576 (1994-02-01), None
patent: 8-335689 (1996-12-01), None
patent: 08335689 (1996-12-01), None
patent: 9-148562 (1997-06-01), None
patent: 9-186937 (1997-07-01), None
patent: 11-27589 (1999-01-01), None
“Frame Transfer Area Array Sensor with Vertical Antiblooming and Novel Readout for Enhanced Performance” Martin J. Kiik et al., IEEE 1997 pp 8.2.1-8.2.4.

LandOfFree

Say what you really think

Search LandOfFree.com for the USA inventors and patents. Rate them and share your experience with other people.

Rating

Imaging device with vertical charge transfer paths having... does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this patent.

If you have personal experience with Imaging device with vertical charge transfer paths having..., we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Imaging device with vertical charge transfer paths having... will most certainly appreciate the feedback.

Rate now

     

Profile ID: LFUS-PAI-O-3546900

  Search
All data on this website is collected from public sources. Our data reflects the most accurate information available at the time of publication.