Patents by Inventor Naoko Unagami

Naoko Unagami 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: 9029749
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a solid-state imaging device including a plurality of pixels two-dimensionally arranged at a preset pitch in a semiconductor substrate is provided. Each of the pixels is configured to include first and second photodiodes that photoelectrically convert incident light and store signal charges obtained by conversion, a first micro-lens that focuses light on the first photodiode, and a second micro-lens that focuses light on the second photodiode. The saturation charge amount of the second photodiode is larger than that of the first photodiode. Further, the aperture of the second micro-lens is smaller than that of the first micro-lens.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2015
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Naoko Unagami, Makoto Monoi, Nagataka Tanaka
  • Publication number: 20110215223
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a solid-state imaging device including a plurality of pixels two-dimensionally arranged at a preset pitch in a semiconductor substrate is provided. Each of the pixels is configured to include first and second photodiodes that photoelectrically convert incident light and store signal charges obtained by conversion, a first micro-lens that focuses light on the first photodiode, and a second micro-lens that focuses light on the second photodiode. The saturation charge amount of the second photodiode is larger than that of the first photodiode. Further, the aperture of the second micro-lens is smaller than that of the first micro-lens.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2011
    Publication date: September 8, 2011
    Inventors: Naoko UNAGAMI, Makoto Monoi, Nagataka Tanaka
  • Patent number: 7511324
    Abstract: A pixel area, which is composed of a plurality of unit pixels each including a photoelectric conversion unit and a signal scanning circuit, is formed on a semiconductor substrate. An optical black pixel region, in which a plurality of optical black pixels for setting a dark-time level are formed, is formed in the pixel area. A barrier layer, which has an impurity concentration that is higher than an impurity concentration of the semiconductor substrate and has a conductivity type that is identical to a conductivity type of the semiconductor substrate, is formed in the optical black pixel region of the semiconductor substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2009
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Naoko Unagami, Kenichi Arakawa
  • Publication number: 20070290245
    Abstract: A pixel area, which is composed of a plurality of unit pixels each including a photoelectric conversion unit and a signal scanning circuit, is formed on a semiconductor substrate. An optical black pixel region, in which a plurality of optical black pixels for setting a dark-time level are formed, is formed in the pixel area. A barrier layer, which has an impurity concentration that is higher than an impurity concentration of the semiconductor substrate and has a conductivity type that is identical to a conductivity type of the semiconductor substrate, is formed in the optical black pixel region of the semiconductor substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2007
    Publication date: December 20, 2007
    Inventors: Naoko UNAGAMI, Kenichi Arakawa