Abstract: To achieve decreased noise and improved sensitivity by reducing parasitic capacitance in a charge detection sensor. The charge detection sensor includes a detection element, a detection electrode, and a contact. The detection element is provided on one surface of a semiconductor substrate and detects a charge. The detection electrode is provided on another surface different from the one surface of the semiconductor substrate. The contact penetrates the semiconductor substrate and electrically connects the detection electrode and the detection element. Since no wiring layer is formed between the detection element and the detection electrode, the parasitic capacitance is reduced.

Abstract: There is provided a content providing system in which a script that is generated by a creator and includes identification information of content and comment information is stored in a predetermined storage medium to be browsable by a user, the content providing system including a control unit that performs control to execute reading, according to a script selected by the user, content indicated by content identification information included in the script by using a right that the user has already obtained by a contract with a specific service, and provide the content to the user, and control to read a comment according to the comment information included in the script and provide the comment to the user at least one of before or after the provision of the content, in which the control unit controls the provision of the content or the comment according to a context of the user.

Abstract: Reflected light from a back-illuminated photoelectric conversion element is to be reduced. The photoelectric conversion element includes an on-chip lens, a substrate, a front-surface-side reflective film, and a back-surface-side reflective film. The on-chip lens condenses incident light. A photoelectric conversion unit that performs photoelectric conversion on the condensed incident light is disposed in the substrate, and the back surface side of the substrate is irradiated with the condensed incident light. The front-surface-side reflective film is disposed on the front surface side that is a different side from the back surface side of the substrate, and reflects transmitted light that is the incident light having passed through the photoelectric conversion unit. The back-surface-side reflective film is disposed on the back surface side of the substrate, has an opening of substantially the same size as the condensing size of the condensed incident light, and further reflects the reflected transmitted light.

Abstract: Provided is an imaging apparatus that includes a plurality of pixels each including a photoelectric conversion element, and disposed in matrix on a light-receiving surface, a plurality of light-receiving lenses provided one by one for each of the plurality of pixels in the plurality of pixels, and a control section that controls exposure times of the plurality of pixels. The control section controls the exposure times of the plurality of pixels to allow exposure times of at least two of the pixels, of the plurality of pixels corresponding to each of the light-receiving lenses, to be the same, and exposure times of at least two of the pixels, of the plurality of pixels corresponding to each of the light-receiving lenses, to be different from each other.

Abstract: An imaging device includes a first pixel. The first pixel includes a first photoelectric conversion region disposed in a first substrate and that converts incident light into first electric charges. The first pixel includes a first readout circuit including a first converter that converts the first electric charges into a first logarithmic voltage signal. The imaging device includes at least one bonding pad on the first substrate and in electrical contact with the first converter. The at least one bonding pad overlaps at least part of the first pixel.

Abstract: Signal processing is performed using a built-in memory. An imaging apparatus includes: a pixel array unit that includes a plurality of pixels performing photoelectric conversion; a converter that converts an analog pixel signal output from the pixel array unit into digital image data; an image processing unit that performs image processing on the digital image data; and a storage unit that includes a plurality of regions for which a power distribution state is able to be selectively designated, and stores at least the digital image data output by the image processing unit.

Abstract: An imaging apparatus according to the present technology includes an imaging element including a light shielding pixel and a photodiode division pixel, and a defocus amount calculation unit that calculates a defocus amount using at least one of an output signal of the light shielding pixel and an output signal of the photodiode division pixel on the basis of an exposure amount.

Abstract: An information processor according to one aspect of the present disclosure includes a first acquisition unit configured to acquire desire information regarding an area setting of a predetermined service, including at least desired area information, provided using a second radio system that shares all or a part of a frequency band used by a first radio system, a second acquisition unit that acquires area information regarding another service that uses or is allocated to a predetermined frequency band used by the predetermined service, a calculation unit configured to perform calculation regarding inter-area interference from an area specified by the desired area information to an area of the another service; and a generation unit configured to generate permitted area information regarding an area in which the predetermined service is permitted based on a calculation result of the inter-area interference.

Abstract: Disclosed in the present invention are a wireless communication method and a wireless communication device. An electronic device in communication with a counterpart communication device comprises a processing circuit, the processing circuit being configured to: determine the state of a link between the electronic device and the counterpart communication device by means of measuring a link maintenance message transmitted by the counterpart communication device when a predetermined condition relative to the counterpart communication device is met, but not to transmit a feedback message for the link maintenance message, wherein the link maintenance message is used for confirming that the link is maintained between the electronic device and the counterpart communication device.

Abstract: A ring buffer 136 records a game video provided by a running game software 110 together with time information. When an unlock condition of a trophy that is a virtual award is satisfied, a trophy processing section 124 gives a trophy to a user playing a game. A video acquiring section 140 reads, from the ring buffer 136, the video including the game image that is at a time when the unlock condition becomes satisfied, and records the video in a second recording section 160. A video processing section 152 carries out an editing process on the video recorded in the second recording section 160.

Abstract: A sensing system includes a light emission control unit that controls light emission of a light source by using a light emission pattern determined in advance, a pixel array unit in which pixels that detect a change in a received light amount as an event and generate an event signal indicating presence or absence of detection of the event are two-dimensionally arranged, and a signal corrector that performs correction of the event signal on the basis of the light emission pattern.

Abstract: It is possible for a user to measure his/her head-related transfer characteristics with high accuracy. There is provided an information processing device 10 including: an interface control unit 140 that controls a user interface related to measurement of a head-related transfer function of a user, in which the interface control unit controls an output of guide information guiding a direction of a head of the user to a designated direction. In addition, there is provided an information processing method including: controlling a user interface related to measurement of a head-related transfer function of a user by a processor 871, in which the controlling of the user interface further includes controlling an output of guide information guiding a direction of a head of the user to a designated direction.

Abstract: A communication control device includes an acquisition unit that acquires range information about privacy protection of a first radio system, a determination unit that determines a communication parameter of a second radio system that shares and uses the radio wave used by the first radio system based on a method associated with a range identified based on the range information, and a notification unit that notifies the second radio system of the determined communication parameter.

Abstract: A communication device that performs processing for estimating out-of-band leakage power is provided. The communication device includes a communication unit that transmits and receives wireless signals in a first frequency band and a second frequency band, and a control unit that controls a communication operation in the communication unit, transmits a reference signal in the first frequency band and the second frequency band, and receives a communication result from a transmission destination of the reference signal. The control unit determines the transmission destination of the reference signal on the basis of results of exchange of capability information with the first terminal and the second terminal, and performs control such that a notification signal for notifying of transmission of the reference signal in advance is transmitted in the first frequency band and the second frequency band.

Abstract: A semiconductor device is provided as a back-illuminated solid-state imaging device. The device is manufactured by bonding a first semiconductor wafer with a pixel array in a half-finished product state and a second semiconductor wafer with a logic circuit in a half-finished product state together, making the first semiconductor wafer into a thin film, electrically connecting the pixel array and the logic circuit, making the pixel array and the logic circuit into a finished product state, and dividing the first semiconductor wafer and the second semiconductor being bonded together into microchips.

Abstract: The present technology relates to a solid-state imaging device, a manufacturing method, and an electronic device, which can improve sensitivity while improving color mixing. The solid-state imaging device includes a first wall provided between a pixel and a pixel arranged two-dimensionally to isolate the pixels, in which the first wall includes at least two layers including a light shielding film of a lowermost layer and a low refractive index film of which refractive index is lower than the light shielding film. The present technology can be applied to, for example, a solid-state imaging device, an electronic device having an imaging function, and the like.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an image pickup device and an electronic apparatus that enable further downsizing of device size. The device includes: a first structural body and a second structural body that are layered, the first structural body including a pixel array unit, the second structural body including an input/output circuit unit, and a signal processing circuit; a first through-via, a signal output external terminal, a second through-via, and a signal input external terminal that are arranged below the pixel array, the first through-via penetrating through a semiconductor substrate constituting a part of the second structural body, the second through-via penetrating through the semiconductor substrate; a substrate connected to the signal output external terminal and the signal input external terminal; and a circuit board connected to a first surface of the substrate. The present disclosure can be applied to, for example, the image pickup device, and the like.

Abstract: Provided is an information processing apparatus (100) including: an image acquiring unit (112) that acquires captured image information of a sample (20) dyed with a fluorescent dye reagent (10), an information acquiring unit (111) that acquires information related to the fluorescent dye reagent (10), a correcting unit (131) that corrects the luminance of the captured image information using a fluorescence fading coefficient that represents the rapidness at which the fluorescence intensity of the fluorescent dye reagent (10) drops, the fluorescence fading coefficient being included in the fluorescent dye reagent (10), and a calculating unit (132) that calculates information corresponding to fluorescent molecules in the captured image information, using the corrected luminance.

Abstract: It is possible to enable a reception side to easily recognize that metadata is inserted into an audio stream. A metafile including meta information for acquiring an audio stream into which metadata is inserted through a reception device is transmitted. The identification information indicating that the metadata is in into the audio stream is inserted into the metafile. At the reception side, it is possible to easily recognize that the metadata is inserted into the audio stream based on the identification information inserted into the metafile.