Abstract: The present technology relates to a solid-state imaging element that is capable of suppressing occurrence of flares, ghosts, and color-mixing, and is capable of suppressing occurrence of stains caused by moisture and a method for manufacturing the same, and an electronic device. The solid-state imaging element includes a pixel in which a single-layered anti-reflective film is formed on a surface of a microlens and a pixel in which a double-layered anti-reflective film is formed on the surface of the microlens. For example, the present technology is applicable to a rear surface irradiation-type solid-state imaging element.

Abstract: The present technology relates to a solid-state imaging element that is capable of suppressing occurrence of flares, ghosts, and color-mixing, and is capable of suppressing occurrence of stains caused by moisture and a method for manufacturing the same, and an electronic device. The solid-state imaging element includes a pixel in which a single-layered anti-reflective film is formed on a surface of a microlens and a pixel in which a double-layered anti-reflective film is formed on the surface of the microlens. For example, the present technology is applicable to a rear surface irradiation-type solid-state imaging element.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a solid-state imaging device that enables diffusion of components in the interfaces between microlenses and an antireflection film, a method of manufacturing the solid-state imaging device, and an electronic apparatus. Moisture permeation holes are formed between the microlenses of adjacent pixels. The moisture permeation holes are covered with an antireflection film. The antireflection film is formed on the surfaces of the microlenses excluding the diffusion holes. The refractive index of the antireflection film is higher than the refractive index of the microlenses. The present disclosure can be applied to complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) image sensors that are back-illuminated solid-state imaging devices, for example.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a solid-state imaging device that enables diffusion of components in the interfaces between microlenses and an antireflection film, a method of manufacturing the solid-state imaging device, and an electronic apparatus. Moisture permeation holes are formed between the microlenses of adjacent pixels. The moisture permeation holes are covered with an antireflection film. The antireflection film is formed on the surfaces of the microlenses excluding the diffusion holes. The refractive index of the antireflection film is higher than the refractive index of the microlenses. The present disclosure can be applied to complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) image sensors that are back-illuminated solid-state imaging devices, for example.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a solid-state image pickup device including a solid-state image pickup element operable to produce an electric charge according to the amount of light received, a lens disposed on the upper side of a pixel of the solid-state image pickup element, a protective film which covers the upper side of the lens and a surface of which is flattened, and a surface film which is formed at the surface of the protective film and which is higher in hydrophilicity than the inside of the protective film.

Abstract: A solid-state image capture device including: at least one photoelectric converter at an image capture surface of a substrate; at least one on-chip lens at the image capture surface of the substrate and above a light-receiving surface of the photoelectric converter; and an antireflection layer on an upper surface of the on-chip lens. The antireflection layer contains a binder resin having a lower refractive index than that of the on-chip lens and low-refractive-index particles having a lower refractive index than that of the binder resin.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a solid-state image pickup device including: a trench formed in an insulating film above a light-receiving portion; a first waveguide core portion provided on an inner wall side of the trench; a second waveguide core portion filled in the trench via the first waveguide core portion; and a rectangular lens formed of the same material as that of the second waveguide core portion and provided integrally with the second waveguide core portion.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a solid-state image pickup device including a solid-state image pickup element operable to produce an electric charge according to the amount of light received, a lens disposed on the upper side of a pixel of the solid-state image pickup element, a protective film which covers the upper side of the lens and a surface of which is flattened, and a surface film which is formed at the surface of the protective film and which is higher in hydrophilicity than the inside of the protective film.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a solid-state image pickup device including a solid-state image pickup element operable to produce an electric charge according to the amount of light received, a lens disposed on the upper side of a pixel of the solid-state image pickup element, a protective film which covers the upper side of the lens and a surface of which is flattened, and a surface film which is formed at the surface of the protective film and which is higher in hydrophilicity than the inside of the protective film.

Abstract: A solid-state image capture device includes: at least one photoelectric converter provided at an image capture surface of a substrate to receive incident light at a light-receiving surface of the photoelectric converter and photoelectrically convert the incident light to thereby generate signal charge; at least one on-chip lens provided at the image capture surface of the substrate and above the light-receiving surface of the photoelectric converter to focus the incident light onto the light-receiving surface; and an antireflection layer provided on an upper surface of the on-chip lens at the image capture surface of the substrate. The antireflection layer contains a binder resin having a lower refractive index than the on-chip lens and low-refractive-index particles having a lower refractive index than the binder resin.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a solid-state image pickup device including: a trench formed in an insulating film above a light-receiving portion; a first waveguide core portion provided on an inner wall side of the trench; a second waveguide core portion filled in the trench via the first waveguide core portion; and a rectangular lens formed of the same material as that of the second waveguide core portion and provided integrally with the second waveguide core portion.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a solid-state image pickup device including: a trench formed in an insulating film above a light-receiving portion; a first waveguide core portion provided on an inner wall side of the trench; a second waveguide core portion filled in the trench via the first waveguide core portion; and a rectangular lens formed of the same material as that of the second waveguide core portion and provided integrally with the second waveguide core portion.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a solid-state image pickup device including: a trench formed in an insulating film above a light-receiving portion; a first waveguide core portion provided on an inner wall side of the trench; a second waveguide core portion filled in the trench via the first waveguide core portion; and a rectangular lens formed of the same material as that of the second waveguide core portion and provided integrally with the second waveguide core portion.

Abstract: A solid-state image capture device includes: at least one photoelectric converter provided at an image capture surface of a substrate to receive incident light at a light-receiving surface of the photoelectric converter and photoelectrically convert the incident light to thereby generate signal charge; at least one on-chip lens provided at the image capture surface of the substrate and above the light-receiving surface of the photoelectric converter to focus the incident light onto the light-receiving surface; and an antireflection layer provided on an upper surface of the on-chip lens at the image capture surface of the substrate. The antireflection layer contains a binder resin having a lower refractive index than the on-chip lens and low-refractive-index particles having a lower refractive index than the binder resin.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a solid-state image pickup device including a solid-state image pickup element operable to produce an electric charge according to the amount of light received, a lens disposed on the upper side of a pixel of the solid-state image pickup element, a protective film which covers the upper side of the lens and a surface of which is flattened, and a surface film which is formed at the surface of the protective film and which is higher in hydrophilicity than the inside of the protective film.

Abstract: In medical image recording apparatus, exposure unit forms a latent image on film by exposing based on a testing exposure data for correction of density characteristics of the leading edge and/or the trailing edge of film, and heat developer heat-develops the latent image and records it on film, and density measurer measures the density characteristics of the heat-developed testing exposure image, and then, controller determines the correction areas of the leading edge and/or the trailing edge of film based on the result of the density measurement and corrects the density characteristics of the leading edge and/or the trailing edge of film for the correction areas at the image recording stage of a diagnostic image data.

Abstract: A photo-thermographic recording apparatus, comprises a film loading device capable of loading a sheet type photo-thermographic film, a conveyance device for conveying the photo-thermographic film from the film loading device, an exposing device for forming a latent image corresponding to an image signal onto the sheet type photo-thermographic film conveyed by the conveyance device, and a thermal developing device for visualizing the latent image formed onto the sheet type photo-thermographic film while heating the sheet type photo-thermographic, the thermal developing device including a heating device therein and a plurality of opposed rollers arranged opposite to the heating device so as to press the sheet type photo-thermographic film onto the thermal developing device, herein the plurality of opposed rollers is structured so that a foreign matter originating from an edge portion of the sheet type photo-thermographic film does not affect an image formed on the sheet type photo-thermographic film.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus, comprising: an exposing device for exposing an image forming material so as to form a latent image on the image forming material based on image data; a developing device for developing and visualizing the latent image on the exposed image forming material so as to form an image; a measuring device for measuring the image density of the image on the developed image forming material; a calibrating device for forming a table to define a relation between an image signal and image density on the basis of plural different test image data and measured-image densities thereof; a storing device for storing a characteristic change model indicating a characteristic change of at least one of the exposing device and the developing device with time; a difference calculating device to calculate a density difference on the basis of the characteristic change model between the time of forming the table and the time of forming an image based on image signal of diagnostic image data; and a correcti

Abstract: An image processing apparatus, comprising: an exposing device for exposing an image forming material so as to form a latent image on the image forming material based on image data; a thermal developing device for developing and visualizing the latent image on the exposed image forming material so as to form an image; a measuring device for measuring the image density of the image on the developed image forming material; a calibrating device for forming a table to define a relation between an image signal and image density on the basis of plural different test image data and measured-image densities thereof; a counting device for counting the number of the image forming material developed within predetermined time; and a controlling device for controlling the exposing device, the thermal developing device, the measuring device, the calibrating device and the counting device; wherein the controlling device stop forming the table for predetermined time when the counting device counts the number of the developed

Abstract: A thermal developing apparatus comprises a thermal developing device for heating and visualizing a thermal developing film on which a latent image is formed while the thermal developing film is conveyed, the thermal developing device comprising, a heating device for heating the thermal developing film, a conveyance device for conveying the thermal developing film to be heated, a driving device for driving the conveyance device, a temperature detecting device for detecting a temperature of the heating device, and a controller for controlling the driving device so as to limit driving of the driving device until a detected temperature of the heating device reaches to a predetermined temperature.