Abstract: After protective insulating films are formed on first to third active regions, the protective insulating films formed on the first and third active regions are removed. Subsequently, an insulating film to be a first gate insulating film is formed on each of the first and third active regions, and then, the protective insulating film formed on the second active region is removed. Next, an insulating film to be a second gate insulating film is formed on the second active region, and then, the insulating film to be the first gate insulating film formed on the third active region is removed. Finally, an insulating film to be a third gate insulating film is formed on the third active region.

Abstract: A threshold control layer of a second MIS transistor is formed under the same conditions for forming a threshold control layer of a first MIS transistor. LLD regions of the second MIS transistor are formed under the same conditions for forming LDD regions of a third transistor.

Abstract: To output a color image signal of an arbitrary basic block and facilitate processing on the output side, an image pickup element including a plurality of photodetectors each having a color filter array, a vertical direction selection circuit for selecting in the vertical direction an arbitrary basic block having at least one of the plurality of photodetectors, a horizontal direction selection circuit for selecting the arbitrary basic block in the horizontal direction, and an output circuit for parallelly outputting outputs from the photodetectors in the arbitrary basic block selected by the vertical direction selection circuit and horizontal direction selection circuit is provided.

Abstract: A capacitor of a semiconductor memory of the present invention includes: a lower electrode which covers the surface of a storage node hole from the bottom to at least one of the sidewalls up to a level lower than the top surface of a second interlayer insulating film; a capacitive insulating film which covers the lower electrode; and an upper electrode which covers the capacitive insulating film.

Abstract: In a method for fabricating a semiconductor device according to the present invention, a groove is formed in a second interlayer insulating film, and then a storage electrode is formed which covers bottom and side surfaces of the groove. A capacitor insulating film is formed on the storage electrode, and a CVD method at a low temperature of 400° C. or lower and annealing with ammonia are repeated to form a TiOxNy film on the capacitor insulating film. A TiN film is formed on the TiOxNy film, and the TiN film is etched using the TiOxNy film as a stopper. The exposed TiOxNy film is then removed to form a plate electrode made of the TiOxNy film and the TiN film.

Abstract: Image pickup system having an image pickup device including an image pickup element for picking up the image of an object and outputting image data, a compression encoding circuit for effecting compression encoding of the image data, a wireless transmission circuit for modulating the compression encoded image data and transmitting the data to a wireless transmission channel, and a first connector adapted to be electrically and mechanically connected, in a detachable manner, to a display device for displaying the image picked-up by the image pickup element and to transmit the image data from the image pickup element. The system also includes a display device including a wireless reception circuit for receiving the transmitted image data from the wireless transmission channel. The display device selectively receives first or second image data and processes the received image data to output an image signal of a predetermined format.

Abstract: This invention is to provide a solid-state image pickup apparatus including a photoelectric conversion unit (PD), transfer switch (MTX) for transferring signal charges from the photoelectric conversion unit, capacitance for holding the transferred signal charges, and amplification transistor (MSF) for outputting a signal corresponding to the signal charges held by the capacitance. The amplification transistor includes a capacitance unit (CFD) having the first capacitance value and an additive capacitance unit (Cox) for adding a capacitance to the capacitance unit to increase the first capacitance value and obtain the second capacitance value. A signal read-out from the amplification transistor has a first read-out mode in which a signal is read out while keeping the signal charges held by the capacitance unit and additive capacitance unit, and a second read-out mode in which a signal is read out while keeping the signal charges held by the capacitance unit.

Abstract: This invention is to provide a solid-state image pickup apparatus including a photoelectric conversion unit (PD), transfer switch (MTX) for transferring signal charges from the photoelectric conversion unit, capacitance for holding the transferred signal charges, and amplification transistor (MSF) for outputting a signal corresponding to the signal charges held by the capacitance. The amplification transistor includes a capacitance unit (CFD) having the first capacitance value and an additive capacitance unit (Cox) for adding a capacitance to the capacitance unit to increase the first capacitance value and obtain the second capacitance value. A signal read-out from the amplification transistor has a first read-out mode in which a signal is read out while keeping the signal charges held by the capacitance unit and additive capacitance unit, and a second read-out mode in which a signal is read out while keeping the signal charges held by the capacitance unit.

Abstract: This invention has as its object to appropriately inform the user of reception of an incoming call in accordance with the operation mode of a video camera upon arrival of call. To achieve this object, an apparatus has a telephone and video camera in a single housing, and comprises a device for muting a ringing tone during image sensing by the video camera.

Abstract: This invention has as its object to appropriately inform the user of reception of an incoming call in accordance with the operation mode of a video camera upon arrival of call. To achieve this object, an apparatus has a telephone and video camera in a single housing, and comprises a device for muting a ringing tone during image sensing by the video camera.

Abstract: In an image pickup apparatus, when the focal length of a zoom lens is caused to change while the apparatus is in a state of being AE locked to retain an exposure control state of an exposure control circuit which is arranged to control the state of exposure according to a video signal, the apparatus is capable of maintaining the state of exposure obtained when the AE lock is made by correcting any change in the state of exposure caused by a change in F number resulting from the change of the focal length.

Abstract: An image transmission apparatus/method characterized by inputting image data, detecting the motion of the image data, setting a transmission condition of the image data in accordance with the detection of the motion of the image data, processing the image data in accordance with the set transmission condition and transmitting the processed image data.

Abstract: An image transmission apparatus/method characterized by inputting image data, detecting the motion of the image data, setting a transmission condition of the image data in accordance with the detection of the motion of the image data, processing the image data in accordance with the set transmission condition and transmitting the processed image data. An image transmission apparatus/method characterized by detecting an image pickup condition of the image pickup means for picking up an image, decreasing information amount of image data from the image pickup means, controlling the decreasing operation in accordance with the image pickup condition and transmitting the image data having the information amount decreased.

Abstract: An electronic apparatus according to this invention has a display unit for displaying an index, an operation unit used for moving the index displayed by the display unit, and an adjustment unit for adjusting the operation unit, so that the moving direction of the index displayed by the display unit matches a moving direction that an operator intended. This invention can provide an effect of matching the moving direction that the operator intended with the actual moving direction of the index.

Abstract: An electronic apparatus according to this invention has a display unit for displaying an index, an operation unit used for moving the index displayed by the display unit, and an adjustment unit for adjusting the operation unit, so that the moving direction of the index displayed by the display unit matches a moving direction that an operator intended. This invention can provide an effect of matching the moving direction that the operator intended with the actual moving direction of the index.

Abstract: A video camera and a recording and reproducing apparatus each comprise a communication circuit arranged to modulate by a spread spectrum communication method a video signal outputted from an image pickup element and transmit the modulated video signal to an external monitor by wireless communication. The video camera and the recording and reproducing apparatus each further comprise a recording and reproducing part for recording and reproducing a video signal outputted from the image pickup element on and from a recording medium, and an arrangement which brings the communication circuit to a transmitting state according to the state of operation of the recording and reproducing part.

Abstract: An information signal processing apparatus discriminates a significance factor of an input information signal. A modulation process of the information signal is determined in accordance with the discriminated significance factor. The modulated information signal is transmitted to an external apparatus. Since the modulation process of an information signal to be transmitted is controlled basing upon the significance factor of the information signal, both the transmission error rate and transmission rate can be optimized.

Abstract: A reception apparatus includes a display unit for displaying image information and a first communication unit for transmitting information on a display performance of the display unit. A transmission apparatus includes a compressing unit for compression-coding image information, a second communication unit for modulating and transmitting image information output from the compressing unit, a controlling unit for controlling at least one of the compression-coding by the compressing unit and the modulation by the second communication unit in accordance with information on the display performance, wherein the reception apparatus displays image information transmitted from the transmission apparatus. Accordingly, a process can be realized which properly satisfies both the image quality and transmission rate of image information to be transmitted, in accordance with the display performance of the display unit.

Abstract: In a video camera apparatus having a camera main-body unit and a lens unit detachably mounted on the camera main-body unit, a state of the lens unit attached to or detached from the camera main-body unit is determined. If the lens unit is not accurately attached to the camera main-body unit, a power supply is controlled and various driving units in the lens unit are disabled or set in a state of low power consumption. At the same time, picture recording is prohibited on the camera main-body unit side, and a nonmounting state of the lens is displayed.

Abstract: A transmission station performs carrier sense for a predetermined time and sends a request to send (RTS) signal to the partner station. When a clear to send (CTS) signal is received from the partner station within a predetermined waiting time Tw, the transmission station waits for the AGC rise time and transmits the first packet comprised of a data portion and a header portion containing a synchronization signal (SYNC) and an ID signal. Next, the transmission station continuously transmits the second packet. The header portions of the subsequent packets contain only synchronization signals. With this arrangement, when a plurality of transmission stations want to transmit image data by radio using asynchronous TDMA, image data for one picture can be transmitted in a short time without interruption.