公开(公告)号：US20180182798A1

公开(公告)日：2018-06-28

申请号：US15846584

申请日：2017-12-19

Applicant: IMEC VZW

Inventor： Nicolaas TACK ,  Bert GEELEN ,  Bart VEREECKE

IPC: H01L27/146 ,  G01J1/42

CPC classification number: H01L27/14623 ,  G01J1/4228 ,  G01J3/0229 ,  G01J3/26 ,  G01J3/2803 ,  H01L27/14607 ,  H01L27/14621 ,  H01L27/1464 ,  H01L27/14643

Abstract: An imaging sensor comprises: an array of light-detecting elements, wherein each light-detecting element in the array of light-detecting elements is arranged in the imaging sensor so as to detect a respective wavelength interval, wherein the respective wavelength interval differs for different light-detecting elements; a pattern arranged on the array of light-detecting elements, wherein the pattern defines a plurality of transparent areas, each transparent area being associated with a corresponding light-detecting element in the array of light-detecting elements, wherein a size of a transparent area among the plurality of transparent areas is dependent of the corresponding light-detecting element with which the transparent area is associated.

公开(公告)号：US20180359438A1

公开(公告)日：2018-12-13

申请号：US16002253

申请日：2018-06-07

Applicant: IMEC VZW

Inventor： Julien PICHETTE ,  Nicolaas TACK

IPC: H04N5/369 ,  H04N5/235 ,  H04N5/374

CPC classification number: H04N5/3692 ,  G02B5/201 ,  H04N5/2353 ,  H04N5/349 ,  H04N5/374 ,  H04N9/045

Abstract: An image sensor for acquiring an image of an object comprises: an array of photo-sensitive areas (112); and a mosaic filter (114) associated with the array dividing the array into sub-groups (118) of photo-sensitive areas (112) extending across at least two rows and two columns, wherein the mosaic filter (114) transmits unique light properties to the photo-sensitive areas (112) within the sub-group (118); wherein the mosaic filter (114) comprises a sequence of unique filter portions associated with a set of photo-sensitive areas (112) along a row, wherein the set extends through more than one sub-group (118); wherein sequences comprising the unique filter portions are associated with each row and wherein the sequences associated with adjacent rows comprise different orders of the unique filter portions, such that different light properties are transmitted to photo-sensitive areas (112) in the same column of adjacent rows.

公开(公告)号：US20170145498A1

公开(公告)日：2017-05-25

申请号：US15337711

申请日：2016-10-28

Applicant: Pacific Biosciences of California, Inc. ,  IMEC vzw

Inventor： Ravi SAXENA ,  Annette GROT ,  Nicolaas TACK ,  Pilar GONZALEZ ,  Bert DU BOIS ,  Simone SEVERI

IPC: C12Q1/68 ,  G01N21/78 ,  G02B27/09 ,  G02B5/28 ,  G02B3/00 ,  G02B5/18 ,  G01N21/64 ,  G02B5/20

CPC classification number: C12Q1/6874 ,  G01N21/6454 ,  G01N21/648 ,  G01N2021/6419 ,  G01N2021/6421 ,  G01N2021/6463 ,  G01N2021/6471 ,  G02B3/0006 ,  G02B5/1819 ,  G02B5/201 ,  G02B5/288 ,  G02B27/0944

Abstract: Arrays of integrated optical devices and their methods for production are provided. The devices include an integrated bandpass filter layer that comprises at least two multi-cavity filter elements with different central bandpass wavelengths. The device arrays are useful in the analysis of highly multiplexed optical reactions in large numbers at high densities, including biochemical reactions, such as nucleic acid sequencing reactions. The devices provide for the efficient and reliable coupling of optical excitation energy from an optical source to the optical reactions. Optical signals emitted from the reactions can thus be measured with high sensitivity and discrimination. The device arrays are well suited for miniaturization and high throughput.

公开(公告)号：US20190132541A1

公开(公告)日：2019-05-02

申请号：US16094165

申请日：2017-04-06

Applicant: IMEC VZW

Inventor： Jonathan BORREMANS ,  Nicolaas TACK ,  Maarten ROSMEULEN ,  Paul GOETSCHALCKX ,  Piet De Moor

IPC: H04N5/372 ,  H04N5/378 ,  H04N5/347

CPC classification number: H04N5/37206 ,  H04N5/347 ,  H04N5/378

Abstract: An imaging sensor is disclosed, comprising: a set of at least two charge-coupled device, CCD, sub-arrays, wherein each sub-array comprises pixels arranged in columns and rows, and each pixel being arranged to accumulate an electric charge proportional to an intensity of light incident on the pixel; a time delay and integration, TDI, clocking circuitry for controlling and timing transfer of accumulated electric charges between rows of pixels in a column direction in order to integrate the accumulated electric charges in each column of pixels; wherein each CCD sub-array further comprises a readout row for converting the integrated electric charge of each column of pixels into voltage or current, wherein the readout row comprises transistors enabling readout of the signal by the readout block; and a readout block which is arranged to receive input from selected readout rows and convert the input into digital domain or convert the input to a combined representation of pixel values based on the set of CCD sub-arrays.

公开(公告)号：US20180204863A1

公开(公告)日：2018-07-19

申请号：US15872308

申请日：2018-01-16

Applicant: IMEC VZW

Inventor： Nicolaas TACK ,  Andy LAMBRECHTS ,  Murali JAYAPALA ,  Bert GEELEN

IPC: H01L27/146 ,  H04N5/33 ,  H04N5/225 ,  H04N5/235 ,  H04N5/369

CPC classification number: H01L27/14621 ,  G01J3/2823 ,  G01J3/36 ,  H04N5/2259 ,  H04N5/2353 ,  H04N5/332 ,  H04N5/3696 ,  H04N13/218

Abstract: The present invention relates to an image sensor for spectral imaging, said image sensor comprising: an array of light-detecting elements; and at least one filter arrangement being arranged on the array for defining a plurality of separate sensor blocks comprising at least: a first mosaic block associated with a first mosaic filter and comprising a first plurality of rows of the array to acquire a first sub-image in two spatial dimensions, wherein image points in the first sub-image has a spectral resolution defined by unique wavelength bands detected in sub-groups of the light-detecting elements; and a second block comprising a second plurality of rows of the array to acquire a second sub-image in two spatial dimensions wherein each image point in the second sub-image corresponds to a single light-detecting element.