120 Hz Frame-Rate Super Hi-Vision Capture and Display Devices

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Publisher: SMPTE — White Plains, NY, USA
Doc Type: Journal Article
Content Type: Original Research
Abbreviated Title: SMPTE Mot. Imag. J
Volume: 122, No. 2, pp. 55–61
Abstract: Japan Broadcasting Corp. (NHK) has been researching and developing Super Hi-Vision with 33 megapixels (7680 pixels by 4320 lines of resolution) as the next-generation ultra-high-definition television (UHDTV) broadcast system. In 2011, NHK reported that it had decided to double the frame rate of Super Hi-Vision video to 120 Hz to improve its motion portrayal quality. This UHDTV system has been standardized as the International Telecommunications Union Recommendations Section's Recommendation BT.2020. This paper reports on 120 Hz Super Hi-Vision devices that have been developed. One is a 120 Hz Super Hi-Vision image-capture device that uses three 120 Hz, 33-megapixel complementary metal oxide semiconductor image sensors. The sensors use 12-bit analog-to-digital converters and operate at a data rate of 51.2 Gbits/sec. A 120 Hz Super Hi-Vision projector has also been developed using three 8-megapixel liquid crystal on silicon chips. These 120 Hz Super Hi-Vision devices were exhibited at NHK's open house in May 2012 and demonstrated superb picture quality with less motion blur.
Publication Date: 2013-03-01
DOI: 10.5594/j18270
ISSN: Print: 1545-0279
Link: https://doi.org/10.5594/j18270
Author(s): Hiroshi Shimamoto
bio
Hiroshi Shimamoto received a B.E. degree in electronic engineering from Chiba University, and M.E. and Ph.D. degrees in information processing from Tokyo Institute of Technology in 1989, 1991 and 2008, respectively. In 1991, he joined Japan Broadcasting Corporation (NHK). Since 1993, he has been working on research and development of ultrahigh-definition TV UHDTV cameras and image sensors for the UHDTV at the NHK Science & Technology Research Laboratories (STRL). From 2005 to 2006, he was a visiting scholar at Stanford University. He is a member of the Insitute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE).
Kazuya Kitamura
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Kazuya Kitamura received B.E. and M.E. degrees from Chiba University, Chiba, Japan, in 1998 and 2000, respectively. In 2000, he joined NHK. From 2000 to 2003, he worked at the Fukuoka regional broadcasting station as a television engineer. Since 2003, he has been engaged in the research and development of ultra-high-speed CCD and ultra-high definition CMOS image sensors with high frame rate in the NHK STRL.
Toshihisa Watabe
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Toshihisa Watabe received B.E. and M.E. degrees in electrical engineering from Keio University, Yokohama, Japan, in 1989 and 1991, respectively. In 1991, he joined NHK, and he was with the Niigata regional broadcasting station as a television engineer from 1991 to 1994. Since 1994, he has been engaged in the research and development of highly-sensitive image sensors with HARP target and field emitter array, advanced image sensors with organic films, and ultra-high definition CMOS image sensors with high frame rate in the NHK STRL.
Hiroshi Ohtake
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Hiroshi Ohtake graduated from the Tokyo Kogakuin College of Technology, Tokyo, Japan, in 1982. In 1982, he joined NHK Science and Technology Research Laboratories. Since then, he has been engaged in research and development on solidstate image sensors hybridized to a photoconductive film and ultrahigh-speed CCD.
Norifumi Egami
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Norifumi Egami received B.E. and M.E. degrees from Kyushu Institute of Technology, Fukuoka, Japan, in 1987 and 1980, respectively, and a Ph.D degree from Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan in 2003. In 1980, he joined NHK and he was with the Tokushima regional broadcasting station as a television engineer from 1980 to 1983. Since 1983, he has been engaged in the research and development of highly sensitive image sensors in the NHK STRL. Since 2012, he has been an executive researcher in the Imaging and Storage Devices Division.
Yuichi Kusakabe
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Yuichi Kusakabe received an M.S. degree in applied physics from the University of Tokyo in 1999. From 1999, he has been working at NHK. He is currently a research engineer at the NHK STRL and is engaged in the development of extremely high-resolution imagery systems and their signal processing. He is a member of the Institute of Image Information and Television Engineers of Japan (ITE).
Yukihiro Nishida
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Yukihiro Nishida is senior research engineer, advanced television systems, at NHK Science and Technical Research Laboratories in Tokyo. He has been involved in many areas of broadcasting technologies including HDTV, digital broadcasting, video coding, multiplexing and quality evaluation. One such area is the study of new television systems such as UHDTV. He is also active in the standardization of broadcast technologies in International Telecommunications Union-Radiocommunication (ITU-R), Association of Radio Industries and Businesses (ARIB), and the European Broadcast Union (EBU). Nishida is vice-chairman of ITU-R Study Group 6 on broadcasting services, and is also chair of Working Party 6B covering source coding, interfaces, multimedia and interactivity. He was a visiting research engineer at RAI Research Center in Turin, Italy, in 1992. Nishida graduated from Keio University, Japan, with an M.Sc. in electrical engineering. He is a member of ITE of Japan.
Shoji Kawahito
bio
Shoji Kawahito received a Ph.D. degree from Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan, in 1988 and joined Tohoku University as a Research Associate. From 1989 to 1999, he was with Toyohashi University of Technology. From 1996 to 1997, he was a visiting professor at ETH, Zurich. Since 1999, he has been a professor at the Research Institute of Electronics, Shizuoka University. Since 2006, he has been a chief technology officer at Brookman Technology, Inc. — His research interests are in CMOS imaging devices and mixed-signal sensor interface circuits. He has published more than 250 papers in refereed journals and international conference proceedings. — Kawahito has received several awards including the Beatrice Winner Award for Editorial Excellence at the 2005 IEEE-ISSCC, the 2010 IEICE Electronics Society Award and the 24th Takayanagi Memorial Award in 2010. He is a Fellow of the IEEE and ITE and a member of the Institute of Electronics, Information and Communication Engineers (IECE) and the International Society for Optics and Photonics (SPIE).
Tomohiko Kosugi
bio
Tomohiko Kosugi received a B.S. degree from Chubu University, Aichi, Japan, in 2002. He worked at Sanei Hytechs Co., Ltd. from 2002 to 2009, where he was engaged in the design of analog circuit. In 2010, he joined Brookman Technology, Inc., where he has been working on the development and design of CMOS image sensor and analog circuits.
Takashi Watanabe
bio
Takashi Watanabe received B.S., M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in physics from Osaka University, Osaka, Japan, in 1974, 1976 and 2000, respectively. He joined Sharp Corporation, Osaka, in 1976. From August 1976, he worked to develop CCD signal processing ICs, linear image sensors and area image sensors. From 1995, he led the development CMOS image sensors and was concerned with first application to mobile phones in 2000. He was also involved in developing log-type imagers and range image sensors. Since December 2007, he has been with Brookman Technology, Inc., Hamamatsu, Japan. Since April 2011, he has been a visiting professor at the Research Institute of Electronics, Shizuoka University. His research interests are CCD and CMOS image sensor device technologies. He holds 145 Japanese patent applications and 48 U.S. patents. Watanabe is a member of the IEEE and ITE of Japan.
Tadaaki Yanagi
bio
Tadaaki Yanagi joined Hitachi Denshi Technosystem Ltd. in 1989 and is currently with Hitachi Kokusai Electric Inc. He has been engaged in development of high-definition/high-speed cameras for broadcasting and is currently working on ultrahigh-definition TV camera systems at the R&D division in the Information System Laboratories.
Tetsuo Yoshida
bio
Tetsuo Yoshida joined Shiba Denki in 1970 and is currently with Hitachi Kokusai Electric, Inc. He has been engaged in development of high sensitivity/high speed cameras for Broadcasting and is currently working on ultrahigh-definition TV camera systems at the R&D division in the Information System Laboratories.
Hideki Kikuchi
bio
Hideki Kikuchi joined Link Laboratory Inc. in 2005. Since 2008, he has been engaged in development of prototype ultrahigh-definition TV cameras in the Development division.
Copyright: © 2013 Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers, Inc.

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