Inventor
SUMI HIROFUMI
JP59 patents
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SONY CORP
35 patentsUS6423993B1Jul 23, 2002
Solid-state image-sensing device and method for producing the same
SONY CORP82 citations98
US5597739AJan 28, 1997
MOS transistor and method for making the same
SONY CORP65 citations96
US5397744AMar 14, 1995
Aluminum metallization method
SONY CORP56 citations96
US5308793AMay 3, 1994
Method for forming interconnector
SONY CORP59 citations96
US5290731AMar 1, 1994
Aluminum metallization method
SONY CORP73 citations95
US8030726B2Oct 4, 2011
Solid-state image sensor and method for manufacturing thereof as well as semiconductor device and method for manufacturing thereof
SONY CORP33 citations93
US7830436B2Nov 9, 2010
Method of controlling semiconductor device, signal processing method, semiconductor device, and electronic apparatus
SONY CORP29 citations93
US7825964B2Nov 2, 2010
Method of processing noise in image data, noise reduction unit, and imaging apparatus
SONY CORP20 citations93
US7375757B1May 20, 2008
Imaging element, imaging device, camera module and camera system
SONY CORP20 citations93
US6417023B2Jul 9, 2002
Method for producing solid-state image-sensing device
SONY CORP39 citations93
US6022805AFeb 8, 2000
Method of fabricating semiconductor device with a multi-layered interconnection structure having a low contact resistance
SONY CORP35 citations93
US5915204AJun 22, 1999
Method of manufacturing a semiconductor device including a metal silicide layer
SONY CORP36 citations93
US5763948AJun 9, 1998
Semiconductor apparatus including a tin barrier layer having a (III) crystal lattice direction
SONY CORP17 citations93
US5700722ADec 23, 1997
Process for forming silicide plugs in semiconductor devices
SONY CORP23 citations93
US5428234AJun 27, 1995
Semiconductor device
SONY CORP36 citations93
US5254498AOct 19, 1993
Method for forming barrier metal structure
SONY CORP34 citations93
US5940699AAug 17, 1999
Process of fabricating semiconductor device
SONY CORP32 citations92
US5776830AJul 7, 1998
Process for fabricating connection structures
SONY CORP22 citations92
US6022798AFeb 8, 2000
Method of forming an interconnect using thin films of Ti and TiN
SONY CORP25 citations91
US5686355ANov 11, 1997
Method for forming film of refractory metal
SONY CORP28 citations91
US9513382B2Dec 6, 2016
Image-capturing device and electronic device
SONY CORP6 citations84
US9294700B2Mar 22, 2016
Imaging element, imaging device, electronic device, and imaging method
SONY CORP10 citations84
US7531781B2May 12, 2009
Imager with image-taking portions optimized to detect separated wavelength components
SONY CORP15 citations84
US11443509B2Sep 13, 2022
Method, system, and medium having stored thereon instructions that cause a processor to execute a method for obtaining image information of an organism comprising a set of optical data
SONY CORP4 citations83
US10607078B2Mar 31, 2020
Method, system, and medium having stored thereon instructions that cause a processor to execute a method for obtaining image information of an organism comprising a set of optical data
SONY CORP5 citations83
US7517713B2Apr 14, 2009
Solid-state image sensor and method for manufacturing thereof as well as semiconductor device and method for manufacturing thereof
SONY CORP7 citations74
US7414663B2Aug 19, 2008
Imaging element, imaging device, camera module and camera system
SONY CORP6 citations74
US6140229AOct 31, 2000
Semiconductor apparatus and method of producing same
SONY CORP7 citations74
US5399526AMar 21, 1995
Method of manufacturing semiconductor device by forming barrier metal layer between substrate and wiring layer
SONY CORP13 citations74
US5194405AMar 16, 1993
Method of manufacturing a semiconductor device having a silicide layer
SONY CORP18 citations74
US9568618B2Feb 14, 2017
Semiconductor photodetector and radial ray detector
SONY CORP2 citations73
US9462190B2Oct 4, 2016
Imaging apparatus, an electronic device, and imaging method to uniformize distribution of incident light, and a photostimulated luminescence detection scanner
SONY CORP3 citations73
US9100601B2Aug 4, 2015
Image pickup device and camera system
SONY CORP6 citations73
US9100603B2Aug 4, 2015
Image pickup device and camera system
SONY CORP4 citations73
US11699286B2Jul 11, 2023
Method, system, and medium having stored thereon instructions that cause a processor to execute a method for obtaining image information of an organism comprising a set of optical data
SONY CORP2 citations72
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MFG CO LTD
5 patentsUS12294012B2May 6, 2025
Image sensor
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MFG CO LTD1 citations75
US11776983B2Oct 3, 2023
Image sensor
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MFG CO LTD1 citations73
US10991747B2Apr 27, 2021
Image sensor
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MFG CO LTD1 citations73
US10700117B2Jun 30, 2020
Method for manufacturing image sensor
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MFG CO LTD3 citations73
US10163959B2Dec 25, 2018
Image sensor and method for manufacturing the same
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MFG CO LTD2 citations73
SONY GROUP CORP
3 patentsUS12198425B2Jan 14, 2025
Method, system, and medium having stored thereon instructions that cause a processor to execute a method for obtaining image information of an organism comprising a set of optical data
SONY GROUP CORP0 citations62
US12014538B2Jun 18, 2024
Method, system, and medium having stored thereon instructions that cause a processor to execute a method for obtaining image information of an organism comprising a set of optical data
SONY GROUP CORP0 citations62
US11875562B2Jan 16, 2024
Method, system, and medium having stored thereon instructions that cause a processor to execute a method for obtaining image information of an organism comprising a set of optical data
SONY GROUP CORP0 citations62
SUMI HIROFUMI
2 patentsUS9088741B2Jul 21, 2015
Method of controlling semiconductor device, signal processing method, semiconductor device, and electronic apparatus
SUMI HIROFUMI11 citations83
US8711261B2Apr 29, 2014
Method of controlling semiconductor device, signal processing method, semiconductor device, and electronic apparatus
SUMI HIROFUMI3 citations61
SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORP
2 patentsUS9653509B2May 16, 2017
Image sensor and electronic device
SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORP3 citations73
US10063784B2Aug 28, 2018
Imaging apparatus, an electronic device, and imaging method to uniformize distribution of incident light, and a photostimulated luminescence detection scanner
SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORP0 citations52
NANOLUX CO LTD
2 patentsNISHIHARA TOSHIYUKI
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