Abstract: A decrease in strength is reduced of a polarizer of an imaging element in which the polarizer that detects polarization information of a subject is arranged. The imaging element includes a plurality of pixels. The plurality of pixels included in the imaging element each includes a color filter that transmits light having a predetermined wavelength of incident light and a polarizer that performs polarization of the incident light, and generates an image signal based on the incident light transmitted through the color filter and the polarizer. The polarizer included in each of the plurality of pixels adjusts the polarization depending on the color filter in a corresponding one of the pixels of the imaging element.

Abstract: The present invention provides a file management device that makes it possible to assign a file name according to a user's preference. There is provided a file management device includes: a memory; and a processor coupled to the memory and the processor configured to: presume a naming rule of the file names based on file names of data files present in a folder; register the naming rule, presumed by the rule presuming section, in a rule storages section in association with the folder; and assign a file name to a data file according to a naming rule associated with a folder in which the data file is present among the naming rules stored in the rule storage section.

Abstract: An imaging element of the present disclosure includes: a photoelectric conversion section 21 provided in a substrate 30; a polarizer 50 formed over the photoelectric conversion section 21, with a single ground insulating layer 31 interposed therebetween; and a light shielding section 41A formed on an upper side of a peripheral region 21? around the photoelectric conversion section 21.

Abstract: An image processor according to the present disclosure includes: a multiplier that receives image data from a pixel section including pixels of a plurality of colors and multiplies the image data by an adjustment parameter that adjusts a color level in each of the pixels; an adjuster that calculates a ratio of respective colors in each of the pixels in the image data and adjusts a value of the adjustment parameter on the basis of the ratio of the respective colors; and a binarization processor that extracts a target image of a specific color on the basis of the image data multiplied by the adjustment parameter.

Abstract: An imaging apparatus including an imaging lens, and an image sensor array of first and second image sensor units, wherein a single first image sensor unit includes a single first microlens and a plurality of image sensors, a single second image sensor unit includes a single second microlens and a single image sensor, light passing through the imaging lens and reaching each first image sensor unit passes through the first microlens and forms an image on the image sensors constituting the first image sensor unit, light passing through the imaging lens and reaching each second image sensor unit passes through the second microlens and forms an image on the image sensor constituting the second image sensor unit, an inter-unit light shielding layer is formed between the image sensor units, and a light shielding layer is not formed between the image sensor units constituting the first image sensor unit.

Abstract: To provide a chip for detecting a biological substance with high detection accuracy. The present technology provides a chip for detecting a biological substance, including: a plurality of pixels, in which each of the pixels includes at least a holding surface for holding the biological substance and a photoelectric conversion unit that is provided below the holding surface and on a semiconductor substrate, and a color-mixture suppressing unit is provided between the pixels. Further, the present technology provides a biological-substance detection apparatus and a biological-substance detection system using the chip for detecting a biological substance.

Abstract: Provided is an electronic device that decreases a width of a bezel, and restricts a decrease in an image quality of an image captured with a camera. The electronic device includes: a displaying unit; and a capture unit arranged on a side opposite a displaying surface of the displaying unit. The capture unit includes: a plurality of photoelectric-conversion units that converts light that has been made to enter through the displaying unit into electricity; and a plurality of polarization elements arranged on a light entering side of at least one photoelectric-conversion unit of the plurality of photoelectric-conversion units.

Abstract: An imaging apparatus including an imaging lens, and an image sensor array of first and second image sensor units, wherein a single first image sensor unit includes a single first microlens and a plurality of image sensors, a single second image sensor unit includes a single second microlens and a single image sensor, light passing through the imaging lens and reaching each first image sensor unit passes through the first microlens and forms an image on the image sensors constituting the first image sensor unit, light passing through the imaging lens and reaching each second image sensor unit passes through the second microlens and forms an image on the image sensor constituting the second image sensor unit, an inter-unit light shielding layer is formed between the image sensor units, and a light shielding layer is not formed between the image sensor units constituting the first image sensor unit.

Abstract: A stacked imaging device includes a polarizer and a plurality of photoelectric conversion units that is stacked, and the polarizer and the plurality of photoelectric conversion units are stacked, with the polarizer being disposed closer to the light incident side than the plurality of photoelectric conversion units.

Abstract: A decrease in strength is reduced of a polarizer of an imaging element in which the polarizer that detects polarization information of a subject is arranged. The imaging element includes a plurality of pixels. The plurality of pixels included in the imaging element each includes a color filter that transmits light having a predetermined wavelength of incident light and a polarizer that performs polarization of the incident light, and generates an image signal based on the incident light transmitted through the color filter and the polarizer. The polarizer included in each of the plurality of pixels adjusts the polarization depending on the color filter in a corresponding one of the pixels of the imaging element.

Abstract: Provided is a method of manufacturing a spring for inspecting the stress distribution of the spring under load. The method for manufacturing a spring (1) includes the steps of applying a load to the spring (1), measuring the stress of the spring (1) under the load, and releasing the load applied to the spring (1), the measuring the stress of the spring (1) being made by measuring the stress on the surface of the active part of the spring (1) using X-ray diffraction with the cosa method, and the method further including the step of determining whether the magnitude of the stress of the spring (1) meets a criterion.

Abstract: An imaging device includes one or more insulating layers on a substrate; an effective region including: a polarization layer in the one or more insulating layers and including one or more polarizers that polarize light; and at least one first photoelectric conversion region in the substrate and that converts incident light polarized by the one or more polarizers into electric charge; and a peripheral region outside the effective region and including: one or more wiring layers that include a pad portion in a same layer of the one or more insulating layers as the polarization layer.

Abstract: Transmitted light loss in an image pickup device is reduced in forming an underlying film of optical elements. The image pickup device includes photoelectric conversion units, optical elements, and an underlying film of the optical elements. The photoelectric conversion units convert incident light into electric signals. The optical elements provide the incident light to the photoelectric conversion units. The underlying film of the optical elements is provided in a region between a first open region and a second open region of the optical elements in a layer between the optical elements and the photoelectric conversion units. Furthermore, the underlying film of the optical elements may be provided in a light-shielding region and a contact region outside an effective pixel region.

Abstract: There is provided a method of manufacturing an imaging device including a plurality of imaging elements in an imaging area, where each imaging element includes a photoelectric conversion unit in a substrate and a wire grid polarizer arranged at a light-incident side of the photoelectric conversion unit. The method generally includes forming the wire grid polarizer that includes a plurality of stacked strip-shaped portions, where each of the plurality of stacked strip-shaped portions includes a portion of a light-reflecting layer and a portion of a light-absorbing layer. The light-reflecting layer may include a first electrical conducting material that is electrically connected to at least one of the substrate or the photoelectric conversion unit. The light-absorbing layer may include a second electrical conducting material, where at least a portion of the light-absorbing layer is in contact with the light-reflecting layer.

Abstract: There is provided a method of manufacturing an imaging device including a plurality of imaging elements in an imaging area, where each imaging element includes a photoelectric conversion unit in a substrate and a wire grid polarizer arranged at a light-incident side of the photoelectric conversion unit. The method generally includes forming the wire grid polarizer that includes a plurality of stacked strip-shaped portions, where each of the plurality of stacked strip-shaped portions includes a portion of a light-reflecting layer and a portion of a light-absorbing layer. The light-reflecting layer may include a first electrical conducting material that is electrically connected to at least one of the substrate or the photoelectric conversion unit. The light-absorbing layer may include a second electrical conducting material, where at least a portion of the light-absorbing layer is in contact with the light-reflecting layer.

Abstract: An imaging apparatus including an imaging lens, and an image sensor array of first and second image sensor units, wherein a single first image sensor unit includes a single first microlens and a plurality of image sensors, a single second image sensor unit includes a single second microlens and a single image sensor, light passing through the imaging lens and reaching each first image sensor unit passes through the first microlens and forms an image on the image sensors constituting the first image sensor unit, light passing through the imaging lens and reaching each second image sensor unit passes through the second microlens and forms an image on the image sensor constituting the second image sensor unit, an inter-unit light shielding layer is formed between the image sensor units, and a light shielding layer is not formed between the image sensor units constituting the first image sensor unit.

Abstract: An electrified vehicle system includes an electric motor coupled to a drive wheel via a plurality of power transmission components and a control device. The control device is configured to act as: a feedforward control section configured based on a transfer function simulating vibration transmission characteristics of a power transmission system, receiving as an input a required torque of the electric motor from a driver, and outputting a base command torque of the electric motor; a timing estimation section estimating, based on information on the power transmission system, a timing at which a backlash between the plurality of power transmission components is eliminated; and a torque correction section applying, to the base command torque, a correction torque for reducing a vibration generated in the power transmission system due to elimination of the backlash, in response to an arrival of the timing estimated by the timing estimation section.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an arithmetic device that reduces a scale of an arithmetic processing unit which performs an arithmetic process between frames in a sensor. A frame memory stores pixel data of a frame that transitions in time sequence. An inter-frame arithmetic processing unit implements a predetermined arithmetic by column parallel in a row unit on the pixel data of a current frame and the pixel data of a past frame stored in the frame memory and updates the pixel data of the past frame stored in the frame memory on the basis of a result of the predetermined arithmetic.

Abstract: An imaging apparatus including an imaging lens, and an image sensor array of first and second image sensor units, wherein a single first image sensor unit includes a single first microlens and a plurality of image sensors, a single second image sensor unit includes a single second microlens and a single image sensor, light passing through the imaging lens and reaching each first image sensor unit passes through the first microlens and forms an image on the image sensors constituting the first image sensor unit, light passing through the imaging lens and reaching each second image sensor unit passes through the second microlens and forms an image on the image sensor constituting the second image sensor unit, an inter-unit light shielding layer is formed between the image sensor units, and a light shielding layer is not formed between the image sensor units constituting the first image sensor unit.

Abstract: To perform inter-pixel image processing with lower latency and higher speed. An image sensor includes: a pixel array unit in which pixels having a photoelectric conversion function are arranged in an array; an AD conversion unit configured to perform AD conversion processing on pixel signals output from the pixels in parallel for each column of the pixels of the pixel array unit; a memory unit configured to hold pixel signals of any number of rows subjected to AD conversion in the AD conversion unit for each column of the pixels; an inter-pixel image processing unit configured to read pixel signals of any rows and columns from the memory unit, and perform computing between the pixel signals in parallel for each column of the pixels; and an output circuit configured to control output, to an outside, of pixel signals output from the AD conversion unit and pixel signals output from the inter-pixel image processing unit. The present technology can be applied to, for example, a CMOS image sensor.