Inventor · disambiguated record
Hirofumi Sumi
Also filed as: SUMI HIROFUMI
59 granted patents·4 pending applications·916 citations·filing 1992–2024
99Inventor score
Files withSONY CORP38TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MFG CO LTD6NANOLUX CO LTD4SONY GROUP CORP3SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORP3
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63 records- 0197US8030726B2Solid-state image sensor and method for manufacturing thereof as well as semiconductor device and method for manufacturing thereofSONY CORP·Filed 2009·Granted Oct 4, 2011·33 cites·8 claims
- 0296US12294012B2Image sensorTAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MFG CO LTD·Filed 2023·Granted May 6, 2025·1 cites·20 claims
- 0396US11443509B2Method, 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 dataSONY CORP·Filed 2020·Granted Sep 13, 2022·4 cites·24 claims
- 0495US6423993B1Solid-state image-sensing device and method for producing the sameSONY CORP·Filed 2000·Granted Jul 23, 2002·82 cites·7 claims
- 0594US10700117B2Method for manufacturing image sensorTAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MFG CO LTD·Filed 2018·Granted Jun 30, 2020·3 cites·20 claims
- 0694US9202830B2Imaging element and camera system employing a high-concentration layer between a photodiode and an insulation layer, with the insulation layer being between the high-concentration layer and a well of an amplifying transistorNISHIHARA TOSHIYUKI·Filed 2010·Granted Dec 1, 2015·12 cites·39 claims
- 0794US7825964B2Method of processing noise in image data, noise reduction unit, and imaging apparatusSONY CORP·Filed 2007·Granted Nov 2, 2010·20 cites·34 claims
- 0891US11699286B2Method, 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 dataSONY CORP·Filed 2020·Granted Jul 11, 2023·2 cites·19 claims
- 0991US9088741B2Method of controlling semiconductor device, signal processing method, semiconductor device, and electronic apparatusSUMI HIROFUMI·Filed 2012·Granted Jul 21, 2015·11 cites·24 claims
- 1091US7531781B2Imager with image-taking portions optimized to detect separated wavelength componentsSONY CORP·Filed 2006·Granted May 12, 2009·15 cites·20 claims
- 1190US2024387594A1Image sensorTAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MFG CO LTD·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 1289US11776983B2Image sensorTAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MFG CO LTD·Filed 2021·Granted Oct 3, 2023·1 cites·20 claims
- 1389US9294700B2Imaging element, imaging device, electronic device, and imaging methodSONY CORP·Filed 2012·Granted Mar 22, 2016·10 cites·19 claims
- 1489US7830436B2Method of controlling semiconductor device, signal processing method, semiconductor device, and electronic apparatusSONY CORP·Filed 2004·Granted Nov 9, 2010·29 cites·41 claims
- 1588US10607078B2Method, 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 dataSONY CORP·Filed 2014·Granted Mar 31, 2020·5 cites·21 claims
- 1688US9513382B2Image-capturing device and electronic deviceSONY CORP·Filed 2013·Granted Dec 6, 2016·6 cites·8 claims
- 1788US6417023B2Method for producing solid-state image-sensing deviceSONY CORP·Filed 2001·Granted Jul 9, 2002·39 cites·6 claims
- 1886US10991747B2Image sensorTAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MFG CO LTD·Filed 2020·Granted Apr 27, 2021·1 cites·20 claims
- 1986US7517713B2Solid-state image sensor and method for manufacturing thereof as well as semiconductor device and method for manufacturing thereofSONY CORP·Filed 2005·Granted Apr 14, 2009·7 cites·9 claims
- 2085US9100601B2Image pickup device and camera systemSONY CORP·Filed 2012·Granted Aug 4, 2015·6 cites·10 claims
- 2185US5597739AMOS transistor and method for making the sameSONY CORP·Filed 1996·Granted Jan 28, 1997·65 cites·11 claims
- 2283US7375757B1Imaging element, imaging device, camera module and camera systemSONY CORP·Filed 2000·Granted May 20, 2008·20 cites·15 claims
- 2383US5397744AAluminum metallization methodSONY CORP·Filed 1994·Granted Mar 14, 1995·56 cites·5 claims
- 2482US12198425B2Method, 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 dataSONY GROUP CORP·Filed 2023·Granted Jan 14, 2025·0 cites·8 claims
- 2582US11875562B2Method, 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 dataSONY GROUP CORP·Filed 2022·Granted Jan 16, 2024·0 cites·12 claims
- 2682US10163959B2Image sensor and method for manufacturing the sameTAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MFG CO LTD·Filed 2015·Granted Dec 25, 2018·2 cites·20 claims
- 2782US9100603B2Image pickup device and camera systemSONY CORP·Filed 2012·Granted Aug 4, 2015·4 cites·10 claims
- 2882US5290731AAluminum metallization methodSONY CORP·Filed 1992·Granted Mar 1, 1994·73 cites·7 claims
- 2981US12014538B2Method, 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 dataSONY GROUP CORP·Filed 2023·Granted Jun 18, 2024·0 cites·15 claims
- 3080US9462190B2Imaging apparatus, an electronic device, and imaging method to uniformize distribution of incident light, and a photostimulated luminescence detection scannerSONY CORP·Filed 2012·Granted Oct 4, 2016·3 cites·14 claims
- 3179US9653509B2Image sensor and electronic deviceSONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORP·Filed 2013·Granted May 16, 2017·3 cites·20 claims
- 3278US8711261B2Method of controlling semiconductor device, signal processing method, semiconductor device, and electronic apparatusSUMI HIROFUMI·Filed 2010·Granted Apr 29, 2014·3 cites·40 claims
- 3378US5308793AMethod for forming interconnectorSONY CORP·Filed 1992·Granted May 3, 1994·59 cites·22 claims
- 3475US10819922B2Solid-state imaging element and imaging deviceNANOLUX CO LTD·Filed 2018·Granted Oct 27, 2020·3 cites·24 claims
- 3575US5428234ASemiconductor deviceSONY CORP·Filed 1994·Granted Jun 27, 1995·36 cites·13 claims
- 3674US9568618B2Semiconductor photodetector and radial ray detectorSONY CORP·Filed 2013·Granted Feb 14, 2017·2 cites·9 claims
- 3773US10863116B2Solid-state image capture device, image capture system, and object identification systemNANOLUX CO LTD·Filed 2018·Granted Dec 8, 2020·2 cites·19 claims
- 3869US5915204AMethod of manufacturing a semiconductor device including a metal silicide layerSONY CORP·Filed 1996·Granted Jun 22, 1999·36 cites·8 claims
- 3968US9706150B2Image pickup device and camera system with high precision at high speed pixel readSONY CORP·Filed 2015·Granted Jul 11, 2017·1 cites·8 claims
- 4068US7414663B2Imaging element, imaging device, camera module and camera systemSONY CORP·Filed 2004·Granted Aug 19, 2008·6 cites·24 claims
- 4168US6022805AMethod of fabricating semiconductor device with a multi-layered interconnection structure having a low contact resistanceSONY CORP·Filed 1996·Granted Feb 8, 2000·35 cites·14 claims
- 4266US9344656B2Solid-state image sensor and camera systemSUMI HIROFUMI·Filed 2012·Granted May 17, 2016·1 cites·4 claims
- 4366US5254498AMethod for forming barrier metal structureSONY CORP·Filed 1992·Granted Oct 19, 1993·34 cites·2 claims
- 4465US5940699AProcess of fabricating semiconductor deviceSONY CORP·Filed 1997·Granted Aug 17, 1999·32 cites·9 claims
- 4562US5686355AMethod for forming film of refractory metalSONY CORP·Filed 1995·Granted Nov 11, 1997·28 cites·10 claims
- 4661US2024425384A1Perovskite-type ceramic compact and method for manufacturing sameAIST·Filed 2022·Application pending·0 cites
- 4760US8409907B2Method for manufacturing information aquiring semiconductor deviceTODA ATSUSHI·Filed 2009·Granted Apr 2, 2013·0 cites·1 claims
- 4858US6022798AMethod of forming an interconnect using thin films of Ti and TiNSONY CORP·Filed 1996·Granted Feb 8, 2000·25 cites·13 claims
- 4958US5700722AProcess for forming silicide plugs in semiconductor devicesSONY CORP·Filed 1996·Granted Dec 23, 1997·23 cites·3 claims
- 5058US5194405AMethod of manufacturing a semiconductor device having a silicide layerSONY CORP·Filed 1992·Granted Mar 16, 1993·18 cites·4 claims
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