Canon Kabushiki Kaisha

Junichi Hoshi

Seiji Hashimoto

Shunsuke Inoue

Mamoru Miyawaki

Shigetoshi Sugawa

Takanori Watanabe

Tetsunobu Kohchi

Takao Yonehara

Toru Koizumi

Kiyofumi Sakaguchi

Akira Ishizaki

Masaru Sakamoto

Akira Okita

Masaru Kamio

Osamu Hamamoto

Hideshi Kuwabara

Hidenori Watanabe

Yoshihiko Fukumoto

Shiro Arikawa

Yutaka Yuge

Yutaka Genchi

Tamotsu Satoh

In an image sensing apparatus having a plurality of unit cells, each including a plurality of photoelectric conversion elements and a common circuit shared by the plurality of photoelectric conversion elements, arranged in either one or two dimensions, the plurality of photoelectric conversion elements are arranged at a predetermined interval.

Arrangement of circuits in pixels, each circuit shared by a plurality of pixels, in image sensing apparatus

Arangement of circuits in pixels, each circuit shared by a plurality of pixels, in image sensing appratus

An optical apparatus includes at least an image display device, a light source for illuminating the image display device, a light-receiving device for receiving the light reflected from the eye of an observer, and a calculation device for calculating the line of sight of the observer based on the output of the light-receiving means. At least part of the illuminating light from the light source is utilized as the illuminating light for illuminating the eye of the observer.

Image display device, semiconductor device and optical element

A liquid crystal image display unit created on a substrate non-transparent to the light in the visible radiation area, characterized in that a portion beneath a liquid crystal pixel part on said substrate is removed, so that the light is made transmissive through said liquid crystal pixel part.

Liquid crystal image display unit and method for fabricating

A liquid crystal display device comprised of picture element electrodes provided on a first plane of a substrate and an opposed electrode placed opposedly to the picture element electrodes, between which a liquid crystal is carried, characterized in that in a region of the substrate corresponding to the picture element electrodes is formed a concave portion from the second plane opposite the first plane of the substrate, the region being light translucent, and the concave portion having a translucent material enclosed therein.

Liquid crystal display device

A bipolar transistor having a control electrode area of a semiconductor of a first conductive type, and first and second main electrode areas positioned in contact with the control electrode area and composed of a semiconductor of a second conductive type different from the first conductive type, comprises, for the purpose of preventing depletion of the surface of the control electrode area and suppressing or annulating the current generated in the surfacial depletion area, an electrode for controlling the surface state of the control electrode area, positioned, across an insulation film, on the surface of the control electrode area including the vicinity of the junction between the control electrode area and the above-mentioned first main electrode area.

Semiconductor device having an electrode which controls a surface state

The present invention is directed to a method for manufacturing semiconductor devices including a process of etching a member for use in making a semiconductor device. An improvement resides in a process for holding the member, using holding means which is placed into contact with the peripheries of the member, as well as forming a space including one face of the member, and a process for introducing a gas into the space, and blasting the gas from a clearance between the member and the holding means, as well as injecting an etching agent to the member from the opposite face side of the member to etch the other face of the member.

Method for manufacturing semiconductor devices

A photoelectric conversion device is provided with plural photoelectric conversion cells and signal lines for activating said photoelectric conversion cells. The signal line is composed of plural lines formed in plural layers. The plural lines are electrically connected to every unit composed of a desired number, at least equal to two, of photoelectric conversion cells.

Photoelectric conversion device

A method for producing a photoelectric converting device having an electrode formed across an insulating layer on a control electrode region. The control electrode region and main electrode region are formed by a self-alignment process utilizing a field insulating layer as a mask. The insulating layer is formed on the control electrode region with the electrode formed thereon.

Photoelectric converting device having an electrode formed across an

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