JPH11512244A - プログラム化可能なオフセット電流を有する光検知装置 - Google Patents
プログラム化可能なオフセット電流を有する光検知装置Info
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- 【特許請求の範囲】 1.プログラム化可能なオフセット信号による高いダイナミクスを有する光電的 な半導体光検知装置にして、半導体フォトエレメントを有し、当該半導体フォト エレメントによってそれに当たる光強度を比例した光電流に変換し得る半導体光 検知装置において、 ドレインが前記半導体フォトエレメント(1)と連結されており且つソースが 一定のポテンシャルViに保たれている、対応したチャンネルタイプの、飽和し て作動させられる第一のMOS型電界効果トランジスタ(2)と、 予め定められた変化させられ得る電荷量を前記第一のMOS型電界効果トラン ジスタ(2)のゲートに与えることができる第二のMOS型電界効果トランジス タ(5)と、 前記第一のMOS型電界効果トランジスタ(2)のゲート(3)に設けられた キャパシター(4)と、 オフセット電流と光電流との差をインテグレート可能なインテグレーション装 置と、 前記インテグレーション装置を読み取ることが可能であり且つ再び指定された 値にリセットすることが可能である、スイッチとして作動させられ得る第三のM OS型電界効果トランジスタ(8)と、 を特徴とする半導体光検知装置。 2.前記半導体フォトエレメントがフォトダイオード(1)であり、そのカソー ドまたはアノードが、前記第一のMOS型電界効果トランジスタのチャンネルタ イプに依存してそのドレインと接続されている ことを特徴とする、請求項1に記載の半導体光検知装置。 3.前記第一のMOS型電界効果トランジスタ(2)のゲート(3)に設けられ たキャパシター(4)が、前記第二のMOS型電界効果トランジスタ(5)との 直接の接続部を有するインテグレートされたキャパシターとして構成されている ことを特徴とする、請求項1または請求項2に記載の半導体光検知装置。 4.前記第一のMOS型電界効果トランジスタ(2)のゲート(3)に設けられ たキャパシター(4)が、前記第二のMOS型電界効果トランジスタ(5)との 直接の伝導性の接続部のないフローティングゲートキャパシターとして構成され ていることを特徴とする、請求項1または請求項2に記載の半導体光検知装置。 5.前記差電流が前記フォトダイオード(1)の障壁キャパシターあるいはチャ ージインテグレータ(7)でインテグレートされることを特徴とする、請求項2 に記載の装置。 6.上述の請求項のいずれか一項に記載の光電的な半導体光検知装置の一次元あ るいは二次元の多重配置から構築されていることを特徴とするイメージセンサー 装置。 7.それぞれの光電的な半導体光検知装置を、個々に可変の速度で、オフセット 電流によってプログラム化し得る装置が設けられており、当該オフセット電流が 光検知の際に減じられることを特徴とする、請求項5に記載のイメージセンサー 。 8.すべての光電的な半導体光検知装置が同一のオフセット電流でプログラム化 可能であることを特徴とする、請求項6に記載のイメージセンサー。
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| DE19533061A DE19533061C2 (de) | 1995-09-07 | 1995-09-07 | Photoelektrische Halbleiter-Lichterfassungseinrichtung mit programmierbarem Offset-Strom und Bildsensor mit einer solchen Einrichtung |
| PCT/EP1996/003851 WO1997009819A1 (de) | 1995-09-07 | 1996-09-03 | Lichterfassungseinrichtung mit programmierbarem offset-strom |
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| DE19533061A1 (de) | 1997-03-13 |
| DE19533061C2 (de) | 1997-07-03 |
| EP0848882B1 (de) | 1999-06-09 |
| DE59602186D1 (de) | 1999-07-15 |
| US5936866A (en) | 1999-08-10 |
| WO1997009819A1 (de) | 1997-03-13 |
| EP0848882A1 (de) | 1998-06-24 |
| JP3809653B2 (ja) | 2006-08-16 |
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