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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 31, 1993
Filed:
Nov. 18, 1991
Applicant:
Inventor:
Osamu Kaneda, Itami, JP;
Assignee:
Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
358 48 ; 35821323 ; 257215 ;
Abstract
An image sensor includes a plurality of photodiode arrays, each array including a plurality of photodiodes, the arrays being aligned in parallel and closely arranged, at least two charge transfer devices disposed parallel to and on opposite sides of the photodiode arrays. With this arrangement, the clearance between the respective photodiode arrays can be reduced and the charges generated by the photodiodes having shallower potential wells can be completely transferred at high speed.