公开(公告)号：US20210358988A1

公开(公告)日：2021-11-18

申请号：US15931713

申请日：2020-05-14

Applicant: Silicon Optronics, Inc.

Inventor： Bo-Ray LEE ,  Ming-Xiang LI

IPC: H01L27/146 ,  G02B5/10 ,  G02B5/18 ,  G02B5/20 ,  G02B3/00

Abstract: An image sensing device is provided. The image sensing device includes a substrate, a plurality of photosensitive elements, a dielectric layer, a reflector, a color filter, and a microlens structure. The substrate has a first pixel and a second pixel adjacent to the first pixel, and the substrate has a front side and a back side opposite the front side. The photosensitive elements are disposed in the substrate. The dielectric layer is disposed on the back side of the substrate. The reflection is disposed on the front side of the substrate and has a parabolic surface. The color filter layer is disposed on the dielectric layer. The microlens structure is disposed on the color filter layer.

公开(公告)号：US20210337143A1

公开(公告)日：2021-10-28

申请号：US17132351

申请日：2020-12-23

Applicant: Silicon Optronics, Inc.

Inventor： Chun-Hung LIN

IPC: H04N5/367 ,  H04N5/345 ,  H04N5/355

Abstract: An image-sensing system for the efficient detection of defective pixels is shown. An arithmetic logic unit (ALU) determines a defective pixel candidate of an image sensor based on the first frame captured by the image sensor, performs a lower-part comparison on the defective pixel candidate based on the first frame, and performs an upper-part comparison on the defective pixel candidate based on the second frame captured by the image sensor. The defective pixel candidate is confirmed to be defective based on the first frame as well as the second frame. Only limited pixel data is buffered for the defective pixel detection.

公开(公告)号：US20200013813A1

公开(公告)日：2020-01-09

申请号：US16572092

申请日：2019-09-16

Applicant: Silicon Optronics, Inc.

Inventor： Xinping HE

IPC: H01L27/146 ,  H04N5/355

Abstract: An active pixel sensor is provided. The active pixel sensor includes a substrate comprising sub-arrays arranged to form a sensing array. For each sub-array, pixel areas are disposed on pixel rows of the sub-array. Each sub-array includes a plurality of sensing circuits and a plurality of output circuits. For each sub-array, the sensing circuits are disposed in the pixel areas on the pixel rows excluding a specific pixel row among the pixel rows. For each sub-array, the sensing circuits are further disposed on pixel columns of the sub-array to form an array, and each sensing circuit includes a sensing element, a transfer transistor, and a floating diffusion node. For each sub-array, the output circuits are disposed in the pixel areas on the specific pixel row. The sensing circuits on the same pixel column are coupled to the same output circuit.

公开(公告)号：US20190393255A1

公开(公告)日：2019-12-26

申请号：US16371515

申请日：2019-04-01

Applicant: Silicon Optronics, Inc.

Inventor： Bo-Ray LEE

IPC: H01L27/146

Abstract: A global shutter CMOS image sensor includes a photodiode, a floating diffusion region, and a storage diode disposed in the upper portion of the substrate. The storage diode is disposed between the photodiode and the floating diffusion region. A first transfer gate is disposed on the substrate between the photodiode and the storage node. A second transfer gate is disposed on the substrate between the storage diode and the floating diffusion region. A first dielectric layer is disposed on the substrate and covers the first transfer gate and the second transfer gate. A light-shielding layer is disposed on the first dielectric layer. A light pipe is disposed through the light-shielding layer and a portion of the first dielectric layer, and is correspondingly disposed above the photodiode. The light pipe has a higher refractive index than the first dielectric layer.

公开(公告)号：US20180359441A1

公开(公告)日：2018-12-13

申请号：US15843782

申请日：2017-12-15

Applicant: Silicon Optronics, Inc.

Inventor： XIAODONG LUO

IPC: H04N5/378 ,  H04N5/374

CPC classification number: H04N5/378 ,  H04N5/374

Abstract: A readout circuit is provided to generate an image datum representing an image sensed by a sensing array. The readout circuit includes a sample and hold circuit, an analog-digital conversion circuit, first and second memory banks, and an output circuit. The sample and hold circuit performs a sample and hold operation on at least one output signal from the sensing array to generate first and second sample-hold signals. The analog-digital conversion circuit generates first and second output datums according to the first and second sample-hold signals respectively. When the readout circuit operates in a first mode, the output circuit outputs the first and second output datums, received from the first and second memory banks, sequentially to serve as the image datum. When the readout circuit operates in a second mode, the output obtains difference between the first and second output datums to serve as the image datum.

公开(公告)号：US20170256574A1

公开(公告)日：2017-09-07

申请号：US15087339

申请日：2016-03-31

Applicant: Silicon Optronics, Inc.

Inventor： Bo-Ray LEE

IPC: H01L27/146

CPC classification number: H01L27/1463 ,  H01L27/14643

Abstract: An image-sensing device includes a semiconductor substrate including an image-sensing region and a peripheral circuit region surrounding the image-sensing region. The image-sensing device further includes an image-sensing element disposed in the semiconductor substrate in the image-sensing region, and an imaging processing element disposed in the semiconductor substrate in the peripheral circuit region. The image-sensing device further includes a first isolation element disposed in the semiconductor substrate in the peripheral circuit region and adjacent to the image-sensing element in the image-sensing region. The first isolation element includes a metal portion having a coefficient of heat conduction greater than 149 W/m·K, and an imaginary part of a permittivity (Im(ε)) of the metal portion under a light wavelength of 1100 nm is greater than 0.004.

公开(公告)号：US09508128B1

公开(公告)日：2016-11-29

申请号：US14832818

申请日：2015-08-21

Applicant: Silicon Optronics, Inc.

Inventor： Chun-Hung Lin

IPC: G06T5/00

CPC classification number: G06T5/002 ,  G06T5/50

Abstract: The present invention provides an image-correction system, including an image-capture module, a first calculation module, a second calculation module and an output module. The image-capture module obtains an input image and a guide image. The first calculation module obtains a first correction image according to a first parameter and a second parameter, obtains the first parameter according to the mean value of the guide image, a variance value of the guide image, a mean value of the input image and a smooth function, and obtains the second parameter according to the first parameter, the mean value of the guide image and the mean value of the input image. The second calculation module obtains the ratio value of the mean value of the guide image and the variance value of the guide image. The output module outputs the first correction image.

Abstract translation: 本发明提供一种图像校正系统，包括图像捕获模块，第一计算模块，第二计算模块和输出模块。 图像捕获模块获得输入图像和引导图像。 第一计算模块根据第一参数和第二参数获得第一校正图像，根据引导图像的平均值，引导图像的方差值，输入图像的平均值和 平滑功能，并根据第一个参数，引导图像的平均值和输入图像的平均值获得第二个参数。 第二计算模块获得引导图像的平均值和引导图像的方差值的比值。 输出模块输出第一个校正图像。

公开(公告)号：US20160343114A1

公开(公告)日：2016-11-24

申请号：US14832818

申请日：2015-08-21

Applicant: Silicon Optronics, Inc.

Inventor： Chun-Hung LIN

IPC: G06T5/00

CPC classification number: G06T5/002 ,  G06T5/50

Abstract: The present invention provides an image-correction system, including an image-capture module, a first calculation module, a second calculation module and an output module. The image-capture module obtains an input image and a guide image. The first calculation module obtains a first correction image according to a first parameter and a second parameter, obtains the first parameter according to the mean value of the guide image, a variance value of the guide image, a mean value of the input image and a smooth function, and obtains the second parameter according to the first parameter, the mean value of the guide image and the mean value of the input image. The second calculation module obtains the ratio value of the mean value of the guide image and the variance value of the guide image. The output module outputs the first correction image.

Abstract translation: 本发明提供一种图像校正系统，包括图像捕获模块，第一计算模块，第二计算模块和输出模块。 图像捕获模块获得输入图像和引导图像。 第一计算模块根据第一参数和第二参数获得第一校正图像，根据引导图像的平均值，引导图像的方差值，输入图像的平均值和 平滑功能，并根据第一个参数，引导图像的平均值和输入图像的平均值获得第二个参数。 第二计算模块获得引导图像的平均值和引导图像的方差值的比值。 输出模块输出第一个校正图像。

公开(公告)号：US09407850B2

公开(公告)日：2016-08-02

申请号：US14316282

申请日：2014-06-26

Applicant: Silicon Optronics, Inc.

Inventor： Xiaodong Luo

IPC: H04N5/335 ,  H04N5/378

CPC classification number: H04N5/378 ,  H04N5/335

Abstract: An image sensor is provided. The image sensor includes a pixel array, a sense amplifier, an analog-to-digital converter, a processor and a voltage generator. The sense amplifier obtains a first signal according to a pixel signal from the pixel array and a reference voltage, wherein the reference voltage has a first voltage level. The analog-to-digital converter converts the first signal into a first digital signal. The processor provides a feedback signal according to the first digital signal. The voltage generator adjusts the reference voltage to a second voltage level corresponding to the feedback signal. The sense amplifier removes a direct current (DC) bias voltage from the pixel signal according to the reference signal having the second voltage level.

Abstract translation: 提供图像传感器。 图像传感器包括像素阵列，读出放大器，模拟 - 数字转换器，处理器和电压发生器。 读出放大器根据来自像素阵列的像素信号和参考电压获得第一信号，其中参考电压具有第一电压电平。 模数转换器将第一信号转换成第一数字信号。 处理器根据第一数字信号提供反馈信号。 电压发生器将参考电压调整到与反馈信号对应的第二电压电平。 读出放大器根据具有第二电压电平的参考信号从像素信号中去除直流（DC）偏置电压。

公开(公告)号：US20160148704A1

公开(公告)日：2016-05-26

申请号：US14793023

申请日：2015-07-07

Applicant: Silicon Optronics, Inc.

Inventor： Chun-Hung LIN

IPC: G11C17/00

CPC classification number: G11C7/20 ,  G11C17/08 ,  G11C17/18

Abstract: An embodiment of an electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a read only memory (ROM) and a chip. The ROM includes a plurality of blocks. The chip includes a detecting unit, a configuration register unit, and an access interface. The detecting unit obtains a trigger signal according to an event. The configuration register unit provides a read address. The access interface loads a specific block of the blocks from the ROM according to the read address in response to the trigger signal. The configuration register unit updates the read address according to data of the specific block. Each of the blocks corresponds to an individual state of the event.

Abstract translation: 提供电子设备的实施例。 电子设备包括只读存储器（ROM）和芯片。 ROM包括多个块。 芯片包括检测单元，配置寄存器单元和访问接口。 检测单元根据事件获得触发信号。 配置寄存器单元提供读地址。 访问接口响应于触发信号根据读取地址从ROM加载特定的块块。 配置寄存器单元根据特定块的数据来更新读取地址。 每个块对应于事件的单独状态。