Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Thermal-type infrared imaging device and operation method thereof
- Patent Title (中): 热式红外成像装置及其操作方法
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Application No.: US11928269Application Date: 2007-10-30
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Publication No.: US07645990B2Publication Date: 2010-01-12
- Inventor: Kouji Takemura , Kazuyuki Egashira , Yutaka Tanaka
- Applicant: Kouji Takemura , Kazuyuki Egashira , Yutaka Tanaka
- Priority: JP2006-295681 20061031
- Main IPC: H01L27/16
- IPC: H01L27/16

Abstract:
Thermal-type infrared imaging device comprises an infrared ray detection unit in which pixels, each of which includes a bolometer, are arranged two-dimensionally; and a signal processing unit that sequentially reads signal of each bolometer in synchronization with switching operation of a horizontal shift register and a vertical shift register, integrates the read signal using an integration circuit, and outputs the integrated signal. The signal processing unit is configured so that it can set a sensitivity (for example, voltage applied to bolometer, capacitance of a capacitor in the integration circuit, and/or period of time for integrating the signal) for each pixel according to a predetermined pattern in synchronization with switching operation for classifying a plurality of pixels into a plurality of types of pixels for which different sensitivities are set, for example, high-sensitivity pixels 15 with a narrow temperature measurement range and a high temperature resolution and low-sensitivity pixels 16 with a wider temperature measurement range and a lower temperature resolution than those of the high-sensitivity pixels 15.
Public/Granted literature
- US20080099679A1 THERMAL-TYPE INFRARED IMAGING DEVICE AND OPERATION METHOD THEREOF Public/Granted day:2008-05-01
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