Patents by Inventor Tetsuro Aoki

Tetsuro Aoki 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).

  • Solid-state imaging device having a plurality of charge transfer electrodes formed in a serpentine pattern
    Patent number: 5306906
    Abstract: A solid-state imaging device includes: a semiconductor layer having a top surface; a plurality of first charge transfer electrodes formed on the semiconductor layer and extending in a serpentine pattern in a first direction at a prescribed cycle, the first direction being substantially parallel with the top surface of the semiconductor layer; a plurality of second charge transfer electrodes formed on the semiconductor layer and extending in a serpentine pattern in the first direction at a prescribed cycle; a plurality of charge transfer sections formed in the semiconductor layer, and extending in a serpentine pattern in a second direction, the second direction being substantially perpendicular to the first direction; and a plurality of photoelectric converters formed in areas of the semiconductor layer bounded by the first and second charge transfer electrodes, each photoelectric converter provided for generating a signal charge in response to incident light, and for supplying the signal charge to an adjacent
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 1993
    Date of Patent: April 26, 1994
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Tetsuro Aoki, Eiji Koyama, Ichiro Baba