Patents by Inventor Masaki Odahara

Masaki Odahara has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 10998373
    Abstract: To simplify the interconnection of signal lines in an imaging element including two semiconductor chips. An imaging element includes a pixel chip and a circuit chip. The pixel chip includes a plurality of pixels each including a charge transfer section configured to transfer a charge generated in accordance with incident light to a charge retention section in accordance with a control signal, and a plurality of first control signal transmission sections each configured to transmit the control signal for each of the charge transfer sections. The circuit chip includes a control signal generation section configured to generate the control signal for each of the charge transfer sections of the plurality of pixels, and a plurality of second control signal transmission sections provided to individually correspond to the first control signal transmission sections and each configured to transmit the generated control signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2021
    Assignee: Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation
    Inventor: Masaki Odahara
  • Publication number: 20190312079
    Abstract: To simplify the interconnection of signal lines in an imaging element including two semiconductor chips. An imaging element includes a pixel chip and a circuit chip. The pixel chip includes a plurality of pixels each including a charge transfer section configured to transfer a charge generated in accordance with incident light to a charge retention section in accordance with a control signal, and a plurality of first control signal transmission sections each configured to transmit the control signal for each of the charge transfer sections. The circuit chip includes a control signal generation section configured to generate the control signal for each of the charge transfer sections of the plurality of pixels, and a plurality of second control signal transmission sections provided to individually correspond to the first control signal transmission sections and each configured to transmit the generated control signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2017
    Publication date: October 10, 2019
    Applicant: SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
    Inventor: Masaki ODAHARA
  • Patent number: 9113100
    Abstract: Disclosed is a solid-state imaging device including a pixel array, a pixel signal generation part, and a control part. The pixel signal generation part includes a comparator and a counter. In a case where an enable signal is supplied from the control part, a count value of the counter in a D-phase period where a signal level is detected is set as a limit value regardless of an output of the comparator when a count value of the counter in a P-phase period where a reset level is detected is a limit value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2015
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Masaki Odahara, Takaki Watanabe, Shizunori Matsumoto
  • Publication number: 20130240711
    Abstract: Disclosed is a solid-state imaging device including a pixel array, a pixel signal generation part, and a control part. The pixel signal generation part includes a comparator and a counter. In a case where an enable signal is supplied from the control part, a count value of the counter in a D-phase period where a signal level is detected is set as a limit value regardless of an output of the comparator when a count value of the counter in a P-phase period where a reset level is detected is a limit value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2013
    Publication date: September 19, 2013
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masaki Odahara, Takaki Watanabe, Shizunori Matsumoto