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US 2003/0197798 A1Published application
Image-capturing device
AssigneeNikon Corporation
InventorMasahiro Juen
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AssigneeNikon Corporation
InventorMasahiro Juen
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An image capturing device in which a plurality of pixels are two-dimensionally arrayed on one semiconductor substrate, includes: first pixels each provided with a first photoelectric conversion portion for capturing an image of a subject, a first amplifier portion for amplifying a signal generated at the first photoelectric conversion portion, a first reset portion for resetting the signal generated at the first photoelectric conversion portion and a photoelectric conversion portion for photometry employed for photometering the subject; and second pixels each provided with a second photoelectric conversion portion for capturing the image of the subject, a second amplifier portion for amplifying a signal generated by the second photoelectric conversion portion and a second reset portion for resetting the signal generated at the second photoelectric conversion portion, and the first pixels and the second pixels are arrayed with an specifically combined array pattern.
An image capturing device in which a plurality of pixels are two-dimensionally arrayed on one semiconductor substrate, comprising:
An image capturing device in which a plurality of pixels are two-dimensionally arrayed on one semiconductor substrate, comprising:
An image capturing device in which a plurality of pixels are arrayed two-dimensionally in a first direction and in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction on one semiconductor substrate, comprising:
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Constructional details of image sensors: geometry or disposition of elements in pixels, e.g. address-lines or gate electrodes
Circuitry for compensating brightness variation in the scene: circuitry for evaluating the brightness variation
Circuitry of solid-state image sensors [SSIS]; Control thereof: extracting pixel data from image sensors by controlling scanning circuits, e.g. by…
By partially reading an SSIS array: by skipping some contiguous pixels within the read portion of the array
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The disclosure of the following priority application is herein incorporated by reference:
Japanese Patent Application No. 10-70453 filed Mar. 19, 1998
1. Field of the Invention
FIG. 1 is a plan view illustrating the structure of a pixel (provided with a photometering function) in an image capturing device;
FIG. 2 is a cross section viewed along line II-II in FIG. 1;
FIG. 3 is a cross section viewed along line III-III in FIG. 1;
(First Embodiment)
The structure and the operation of the image capturing device in this embodiment are shown in FIGS. 1˜19.
FIG. 1 is a plan view illustrating the structure of a pixel (provided with a photometering function) in an image capturing device. FIG. 2 is a cross section viewed along line II-II in FIG. 1. FIG. 3 is a cross section viewed along line III-III in FIG. 1. FIG. 4 is a cross section viewed along line IV-IV in FIG. 1.