公开(公告)号：JP2000036586A

公开(公告)日：2000-02-02

申请号：JP17842599

申请日：1999-06-24

Applicant: ST MICROELECTRONICS INC

Inventor： KALNITSKY ALEXANDER ,  BRYANT FRANK R ,  SABATINI MARCO

IPC: H01L27/14 ,  H01L27/146 ,  H01L31/0352 ,  G01J1/44 ,  H04N5/335

Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To increase the optical filter of the pixel of a CMOS image array by providing a radiation-sensitive resistance element where an access transistor being located at a second level is connected to an access transistor being located at a second level. SOLUTION: The pixel of a passive-type pixel construct 300 has a substrate 301, and an MOS pass transistor 303 is formed on it. The transistor is provided with a source being formed in the substrate, drain diffusion regions 305 and 307, and a gate 308 being formed on the substrate. In a gate electrode, first and second capacitor plates 309 and 311 of two polysilicon constructs are provided at the upper part of the pass transistor 303. The first capacitor plate 309 is separated from the substrate 301 and the pass transistor 303 by a passivation layer 313. The second capacitor plate 311 is separated from the first capacitor plate 309 by a capacitor dielectric layer 315. A photosensitive resistance element 317 is provided in the inclusion layer of the second capacitor plate.

公开(公告)号：JPH11353107A

公开(公告)日：1999-12-24

申请号：JP1417899

申请日：1999-01-22

Applicant: ST MICROELECTRONICS INC

Inventor： FERRARI ALBERTO ,  TARTAGNI MARCO

IPC: G06F3/044 ,  A61B5/117 ,  G01B7/28 ,  G06F3/033 ,  G06F3/038 ,  G06F3/041 ,  G06F3/048 ,  G06K9/00 ,  G09G5/08 ,  G06F3/03

Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To obtain a capacity type touch pad in which cursor/pointer screen movement can be generated by the position of a finger tip on the surface by calculating a center of gravity output signal by making the output signal of a cell for detection of a 1st array as the function of the position of the finger tip and connecting it to a resistance node of a 2nd array. SOLUTION: A two-dimensional(2D) electronic signal output i.e., the pattern of an array which encodes the contact function of a finger tip on the surface on the array is injected to a 2D pseudo resistance circuit network 301. This circuit network 301 detects the center of gravity of the inputted array output signal i.e., a 1st moment and the mass i.e., a 2nd moment. A center of gravity and a mass function are calculated at the same time by this constitution. Electrically outputting terminals 302 and 303 give an X- and a Y-directional component determining a cursor/pointer screen movement direction that a user desires, respectively. This pseudo resistance circuit network 301 can be embedded in a sensor array by using integrated circuit technology and thereby, an integrated device can be obtained.

公开(公告)号：JPH11248665A

公开(公告)日：1999-09-17

申请号：JP35902298

申请日：1998-12-17

Applicant: ST MICROELECTRONICS INC

Inventor： TARTAGNI MARCO ,  GUPTA BHUSAN

IPC: G01V3/00 ,  G01B7/004 ,  G01N27/22

Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To make detectable foreign matter on a detection surface by outputting electric signals when a dielectric constant or a field form between two buried capacitor plates changes, by means of a physical matter on a sensor detection surface. SOLUTION: A plurality of sensor arrays are provided with semiconductor capacitive sensor cells respectively arranged in M×N pieces in directions X, Y. A dielectric layer 25 on the uppermost side of the capacitive sensor cells covers capacitor plates 23, 24 while a horizontal surface 125 on the upper side of the layer 25 serves as an array surface comes into contact with a foreigh matter to be detected. When a foreign matter physically stocks onto the surface 125, it changes the dielectric constant and field from together with the plates 23, 24, dreskulting in change in the capacitance value. By performing the connection in a negative feedback style from an output end of an amplifier 17 to an input end thereof, the arrays can generate an output indicating the existence of foreign matter 18.

公开(公告)号：JPH11220662A

公开(公告)日：1999-08-10

申请号：JP31416798

申请日：1998-11-05

Applicant: ST MICROELECTRONICS INC

Inventor： GUERRIERI ROBERTO ,  RAMBALDI ROBERTO ,  TARTAGNI MARCO

IPC: H01L27/146 ,  H04N5/363 ,  H04N5/374 ,  H04N5/3745 ,  H04N5/335

Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method and device for compensating a kTC noise in the individual pixel of an array for forming a MOS image. SOLUTION: At first, a photo-diode is exposed to a reset voltage, and then a well area is cut from Vdd , and floated so that compensation can be attained. The well is floated so that a kTC charge introduced later (at the end of a reset process) can be re-distributed, and therefore, most of this is stored on a capacitor between the well and a substrate. Afterwards, the well is clamped to the Vdd again, and the noise stored in the capacitor between the well and the substrate is offset. This device is provided with an array constituted of plural pixels, and each pixel is provided with each well. Moreover, access to the power supply source (Vdd ) should be switchable. Therefore, a transistor is provided at the connecting part of each pixel.

公开(公告)号：JP2004012463A

公开(公告)日：2004-01-15

申请号：JP2003161170

申请日：2003-06-05

Applicant: ST MICROELECTRONICS INC

Inventor： PEDRAZZINI GIORGIO ,  CERATO SANDRO ,  SALINA ALBERTO

IPC: G01R31/28 ,  H02P6/00

Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a technology enabling a performance tuning in a multichip electronic system. SOLUTION: In this invention, the multichip system is provided, and at least one chip therein has a coded performance parameter. After integration of the system, the performance parameter is acquired by a companion chip, and can be used for finely adjusting the companion chip automatically or semi-automatically relative to a specific parameter of at least one chip. COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO

公开(公告)号：JP2004007637A

公开(公告)日：2004-01-08

申请号：JP2003126507

申请日：2003-05-01

Applicant: ST MICROELECTRONICS INC

Inventor： HARRIS MICHAEL ROBERT ,  REN EGAWA

IPC: H04N5/765 ,  H04N7/16 ,  H04N7/173 ,  H04N21/433

Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide technique obtained by associating a near video on demand (NVOD) and a personal video recorder. SOLUTION: Contents distributed nearly on demand in an overlapping stream starting with a deviated interval via different channels are reproduced on demand to a user using a storage system in connection with a receiver. A part of contents corresponding to the deviated interval of various kinds of streams is pre-cached and used for reproduction when the user starts reproduction on demand. Contents from a stream started most recently at the start of reproduction is buffered, and reproduction is switched from the pre-cached contents to the buffered contents at a previously selected registered position. COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO

公开(公告)号：JP2004005596A

公开(公告)日：2004-01-08

申请号：JP2003113735

申请日：2003-04-18

Applicant: ST MICROELECTRONICS INC

Inventor： NG KIM CHAI

IPC: G01B11/24 ,  G01B11/245 ,  G06T1/00 ,  G06T7/00 ,  G06T15/08 ,  G06T19/00 ,  G06T17/40 ,  G06T15/00

Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a robust and reliable image processing system and method for recovering a 3D image expression from a plurality of 2D image views. SOLUTION: This image processing system and method recover the 3D image information corresponding to a scene from the plurality of 2D images of the scene. In this method, the corresponding characteristics of the plurality of images between the different 2D views of the scene are received, and the corresponding characteristics of the images are shifted between the different views as the result of the relative motion of cameras. In this method, an occlusion determines a specific image characteristic of the plurality of the image characteristics, determines a specific image characteristic of the plurality of the image characteristics received as a confident seed related to 3D depth information, and propagates the 3D depth information from the confident seed to an adjacent image characteristic while avoiding the image characteristic determined to be a view in which the occlusion occurs. For example, the 3D image information can be rendered and displayed for the visual walk-through of the scene. COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO

公开(公告)号：JP2003264454A

公开(公告)日：2003-09-19

申请号：JP2002372307

申请日：2002-12-24

Applicant: ST MICROELECTRONICS INC

Inventor： CHOW JAMES ,  LAY KHIN ,  WEN KENNY D

IPC: H03K17/00 ,  G11C11/409 ,  G11C27/02 ,  H03F3/45 ,  H03K3/356 ,  H03K17/687 ,  H04L25/02

Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an electric signal sampling circuit with enhanced accuracy. SOLUTION: A differential data sampling circuit is provided for sampling an input signal line with precise timing so as to provide reduced sensitivity to noise. The differential data sampling circuit includes a latch circuit for initially sampling a differential data signal in response to a first strobe signal. The latch circuit operates to rapidly capture the signal level present on the input signal line. The output of the latch circuit is sampled by a strobe circuit in order to sample and hold the output of the latch circuit based on a second strobe signal. In preferred embodiments, the latch circuit has a high input impedance. A digital data receiver including such a differential data sampling circuit is also provided. COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO

公开(公告)号：JP2003264311A

公开(公告)日：2003-09-19

申请号：JP2003025804

申请日：2003-02-03

Applicant: ST MICROELECTRONICS INC

Inventor： DANIEL A THOMAS ,  THOMAS GILLES E

IPC: H01L27/14 ,  H01L27/146 ,  H01L31/10

Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an integrated circuit device including a photodiode and its making method. SOLUTION: Fast and efficient photodiodes having different structures are fabricated using CMOS processing technology by adapting the transistor structure to form a diode structure. The anode region of the photodiode corresponds to either of the PLDD region of a PMOS transistor or the P-well of an NMOS transistor and two different photodiode structures having different anode region depths, and thereby a different drift region thickness, are provided. An antireflection film used on the silicon surface of the photodiode is used as a silicon blocking mask at other parts of the device. COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO

公开(公告)号：JP2003203380A

公开(公告)日：2003-07-18

申请号：JP2002366524

申请日：2002-12-18

Applicant: ST MICROELECTRONICS INC

Inventor： ANTHONY M CHU ,  THOMAS DANIELLE A

IPC: G02B5/08 ,  G02B6/42 ,  G02B6/43 ,  G11B7/12 ,  G11B7/135 ,  G11B7/22

Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an improved electro-optic device that communicates with an optical disk and a method for manufacturing the electro-optic device. SOLUTION: Light from a laser diode is directed by mirrors on angled surfaces of an optical unit through a first lens at an optical disc. The light returns from the disc on a parallel path through a second lens and is directed at a photodetector. A semiconductor device controls the operation of the laser diode and receives signals from the photodetector for processing. The optical unit is formed from one or two glass elements cut from a larger glass wafer or wafers using photolithographic techniques. The mirrors are formed by thin films deposited on angled glass surfaces formed by selective plasma etching of the wafers. At least one mirror is partially reflective and is formed by depositing a thin film of titanium nitride. COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO