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Yoshikazu Nitta
Also filed as: NITTA YOSHIKAZU
65 granted patents·5 pending applications·1,367 citations·filing 1994–2025
99Inventor score
Files withSONY CORP48SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORP8MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORP4ASAYAMA GO2HIROTA ISAO2
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70 records- 0199US7129883B2Method and apparatus for AD conversion, semiconductor device for detecting distribution of physical quantity, and electronic apparatusSONY CORP·Filed 2005·Granted Oct 31, 2006·100 cites·25 claims
- 0298US7710479B2Solid-state image pickup device having analog-digital converters configured to sum values of multiple pixels in the array and method for driving the sameSONY CORP·Filed 2009·Granted May 4, 2010·48 cites·11 claims
- 0398US7623173B2Solid-state image pickup device having analog-digital converters configured to sum values of multiple pixels in the array and method for driving the sameSONY CORP·Filed 2005·Granted Nov 24, 2009·99 cites·11 claims
- 0498US7315273B2Analog-to-digital conversion method, analog-to-digital converter, semiconductor device for detecting distribution of physical quantity, and electronic apparatusSONY CORP·Filed 2005·Granted Jan 1, 2008·66 cites·33 claims
- 0598US7088279B2AD conversion method, AD converter, semiconductor device for detecting distribution of physical quantities, and electronic apparatusSONY CORP·Filed 2005·Granted Aug 8, 2006·90 cites·41 claims
- 0697US9313435B2Solid-state image pickup device and method for driving the sameSONY CORP·Filed 2014·Granted Apr 12, 2016·22 cites·23 claims
- 0797US7629914B2Counter circuit, AD conversion method, AD converter, semiconductor device for detecting distribution of physical quantities, and electronic apparatusSONY CORP·Filed 2008·Granted Dec 8, 2009·41 cites·2 claims
- 0897US7532148B2Method and apparatus for AD conversion, semiconductor device for detecting distribution of physical quantity, and electronic apparatusSONY CORP·Filed 2006·Granted May 12, 2009·41 cites·5 claims
- 0997US7375672B2Analog-to-digital conversion method, analog-to-digital converter, semiconductor device for detecting distribution of physical quantity, and electronic apparatusSONY CORP·Filed 2006·Granted May 20, 2008·42 cites·11 claims
- 1097US7324033B2Digital-to-analog converter, analog-to-digital converter, and semiconductor deviceSONY CORP·Filed 2006·Granted Jan 29, 2008·35 cites·9 claims
- 1197US7321329B2Analog-to-digital converter and semiconductor deviceSONY CORP·Filed 2006·Granted Jan 22, 2008·96 cites·16 claims
- 1296US7471230B2Analog-to-digital converter and semiconductor deviceSONY CORP·Filed 2007·Granted Dec 30, 2008·41 cites·6 claims
- 1396US7292177B2Counter circuit, AD conversion method, AD converter, semiconductor device for detecting distribution of physical quantities, and electronic apparatusSONY CORP·Filed 2005·Granted Nov 6, 2007·40 cites·25 claims
- 1495US7586431B2Method and apparatus for AD conversion, semiconductor device for detecting distribution of physical quantity, and electronic apparatusSONY CORP·Filed 2006·Granted Sep 8, 2009·26 cites·5 claims
- 1595US7567280B2Solid-state imaging device, analogue-digital converting method in solid-state imaging device and imaging apparatusSONY CORP·Filed 2006·Granted Jul 28, 2009·35 cites·4 claims
- 1694US7423570B2DA converter, AD converter, and semiconductor deviceSONY CORP·Filed 2006·Granted Sep 9, 2008·22 cites·8 claims
- 1792US9769411B2Solid-state image pickup device and method for driving the same in solid-state imaging pickup device and method for driving the same in a number of modesSONY CORP·Filed 2016·Granted Sep 19, 2017·6 cites·20 claims
- 1892US8106983B2Solid-state imaging device and cameraHIROTA ISAO·Filed 2008·Granted Jan 31, 2012·18 cites·20 claims
- 1991US7804535B2AD conversion method and semiconductor device for use in physical quantity distribution detectionSONY CORP·Filed 2005·Granted Sep 28, 2010·16 cites·20 claims
- 2091US7800526B2Data processing method, semiconductor device for detecting physical quantity distribution, and electronic apparatusSONY CORP·Filed 2005·Granted Sep 21, 2010·16 cites·40 claims
- 2191US7683818B2Method and apparatus for AD conversion, semiconductor device for detecting distribution of physical quantity, and electronic apparatusSONY CORP·Filed 2006·Granted Mar 23, 2010·17 cites·18 claims
- 2291US7538709B2Analog-to-digital conversion method, analog-to-digital converter, semiconductor device for detecting distribution of physical quantity, and electronic apparatusSONY CORP·Filed 2006·Granted May 26, 2009·12 cites·8 claims
- 2390US8339300B2Digital-to-analog converter, analog-to-digital converter, and semiconductor deviceASAYAMA GO·Filed 2011·Granted Dec 25, 2012·10 cites·9 claims
- 2490US7522082B2Digital-to-analog converter, analog-to-digital converter, and semiconductor deviceSONY CORP·Filed 2007·Granted Apr 21, 2009·10 cites·19 claims
- 2590US7495597B2Counter circuit, AD conversion method, AD converter, semiconductor device for detecting distribution of physical quantities, and electronic apparatusSONY CORP·Filed 2007·Granted Feb 24, 2009·22 cites·12 claims
- 2689US8698928B2Reduced size image pickup apparatus retaining image qualityMISHINA KOJI·Filed 2008·Granted Apr 15, 2014·16 cites·16 claims
- 2788US8427551B2Solid-state imaging device, imaging apparatus, and ad conversion gain adjusting methodSUZUKI ATSUSHI·Filed 2009·Granted Apr 23, 2013·11 cites·19 claims
- 2888US7936294B2Digital-to-analog converter, analog-to-digital converter, and semiconductor deviceSONY CORP·Filed 2009·Granted May 3, 2011·7 cites·9 claims
- 2988US7564398B2Method and apparatus for ad conversion, semiconductor device for detecting distribution of physical quantity, and electronic apparatusSONY CORP·Filed 2006·Granted Jul 21, 2009·13 cites·12 claims
- 3088US5581094APhotodetector, a photodector array comprising photodetectors, an object detector comprising the photodetecter array and an object detecting procedureMITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORP·Filed 1994·Granted Dec 3, 1996·105 cites·57 claims
- 3187US8674865B2DA converter, AD converter, and semiconductor deviceASAYAMA GO·Filed 2011·Granted Mar 18, 2014·8 cites·5 claims
- 3287US7859447B2Image processing method, semiconductor device for detecting physical quantity distribution, and electronic apparatusSONY CORP·Filed 2005·Granted Dec 28, 2010·10 cites·13 claims
- 3386US7786921B2Data processing method, data processing apparatus, semiconductor device, and electronic apparatusSONY CORP·Filed 2005·Granted Aug 31, 2010·25 cites·42 claims
- 3485US9264057B2DA converter, AD converter, and semiconductor deviceSONY CORP·Filed 2014·Granted Feb 16, 2016·5 cites·7 claims
- 3584US9392200B2Solid-state image pickup device and method for driving the same in solid-state imaging pickup device and method for driving the same in a number of modesSONY CORP·Filed 2015·Granted Jul 12, 2016·3 cites·23 claims
- 3684US8553122B2Solid-state image pickup deviceNITTA YOSHIKAZU·Filed 2011·Granted Oct 8, 2013·6 cites·6 claims
- 3784US7961238B2Solid-state image pickup device and method for driving the same in a number of modesSONY CORP·Filed 2010·Granted Jun 14, 2011·5 cites·2 claims
- 3882US9204073B2Reduced size image pickup apparatus retaining image quality including a plurality of photoelectric conversion circuits of different rows and different columns sharing at least one pixel transistorSONY CORP·Filed 2014·Granted Dec 1, 2015·3 cites·22 claims
- 3982US8773557B2Solid-state imaging element, method of driving the same, and camera systemKATO YUICHI·Filed 2009·Granted Jul 8, 2014·6 cites·9 claims
- 4081US10924698B2Solid-state imaging element, method of driving the same, and camera systemSONY CORP·Filed 2019·Granted Feb 16, 2021·1 cites·18 claims
- 4181US9942505B2Solid-state image pickup device and method for driving the same in solid-state imaging pickup device and method for driving the same in a number of modesSONY CORP·Filed 2017·Granted Apr 10, 2018·2 cites·20 claims
- 4281US9160954B2Solid-state imaging element, method of driving the same, and camera systemSONY CORP·Filed 2014·Granted Oct 13, 2015·2 cites·18 claims
- 4380US10511795B2Solid-state imaging element, method of driving the same, and camera systemSONY CORP·Filed 2018·Granted Dec 17, 2019·1 cites·22 claims
- 4480US8687101B2Solid-state imaging device and cameraHIROTA ISAO·Filed 2012·Granted Apr 1, 2014·2 cites·18 claims
- 4577US9973718B2Solid-state imaging element, method of driving the same, and camera systemSONY CORP·Filed 2016·Granted May 15, 2018·1 cites·4 claims
- 4676US9882574B2DA converter, AD converter, and semiconductor deviceSONY CORP·Filed 2015·Granted Jan 30, 2018·2 cites·6 claims
- 4775US9497401B2Solid-state imaging element, method of driving the same, and camera systemSONY CORP·Filed 2015·Granted Nov 15, 2016·1 cites·17 claims
- 4874US7948415B2DA converter, AD converter, and semiconductor deviceSONY CORP·Filed 2008·Granted May 24, 2011·5 cites·1 claims
- 4974US2025392836A1Solid-state image capturing element and electronic deviceSONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORP·Filed 2025·Application pending·0 cites
- 5073US9485447B2Reduced size image pickup apparatus retaining image qualitySONY CORP·Filed 2016·Granted Nov 1, 2016·1 cites·30 claims
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