H10F 39/15
Charge-coupled device [ccd] image sensors
Official title: Charge-coupled device [CCD] image sensors
H10F39/15 (Charge-coupled device [ccd] image sensors) appears on 2,663 US grants and 1,628 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in H10F- Granted patents
- 2,663
- Published applications
- 1,628
- Assignees
- 450
- Inventors
- 2,807
- Latest grant
- 18 Aug 2026
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| 2024 | 41 | 34 |
| 2025 | 26 | 15 |
| 2026 | 10 | 9 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- H10F 39/153Two-dimensional or three-dimensional array ccd image sensors1,170
- H10F 39/151Geometry or disposition of pixel elements, address lines or gate electrodes778
- H10F 39/158Having arrangements for blooming suppression344
- H10F 39/157Ccd or cid infrared image sensors231
- H10F 39/156Ccd or cid colour image sensors215
- H10F 39/152One-dimensional array ccd image sensors151
- H10F 39/154Charge-injection device [cid] image sensors41
- H10F 39/159Comprising a photoconductive layer deposited on the ccd structure31
Recent patents
- Charge transfer device having a bulged portion for clock frequencies from 100 MHz18 Aug 2026US 12,712,542 B2ESPROS Photonics AG
- Image sensor and image processing device including the same18 Aug 2026US 12,713,717 B2Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
- Solid state imaging device with improved charge transfer efficiency4 Aug 2026US 12,701,799 B2Hamamatsu Photonics K.K.
- Image sensing device21 Jul 2026US 12,690,281 B2SK hynix Inc.
- Image sensor with auxiliary photosensitive region14 Jul 2026US 12,684,880 B2Enkris Semiconductor, Inc.
- High-gain time-delay-integration sensor for inspection tool6 Aug 2026US 2026/0231539 A1KLA Corporation
- High dynamic range pixel23 Jul 2026US 2026/0215008 A1STMicroelectronics International N. V.
- Method and apparatus to enhance semiconductor device manufacturing2 Jul 2026US 2026/0190511 A1Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company.Ltd
- Multi-Bandgap Charge-Coupled Device (CCD)2 Jul 2026US 2026/0190512 A1The Board of Regents of the University of Oklahoma
- Depth image sensor having a charge-domain architecture18 Jun 2026US 2026/0173550 A1Commissariat A L' Energie Atomique Et Aux Energies Alternatives
Most cited
By later US patents
- Active pixel sensor with intra-pixel charge transfer1,276US 5,471,515 ACalifornia Institute of Technology · 1995
- CMOS active pixel sensor type imaging system on a chip647US 5,841,126 ACalifornia Institute of Technology · 1998
- Active pixel sensor having intra-pixel charge transfer with analog-to-digital converter481US 6,665,013 B1California Institute of Technology · 2003
- Frame addressed spatial light modulator411US 4,615,595 ATexas Instruments Incorporated · 1986
- Active pixel sensor integrated with a pinned photodiode358US 5,625,210 AEastman Kodak Company · 1997