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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 08, 1994
Filed:
Dec. 23, 1992
Chung J Kim, Seoul, KR;
Goldstar Co., Ltd., Seoul, KR;
Abstract
A contact image sensor module comprising a plurality of blocks for transforming light being incident upon into image data, the block having a plurality of unit cells, the unit cell including a light-electro transducer and a switching element, a plurality of common lines for providing a driving voltage for the light-electro transducers having a first predetermined value and a driving voltage for the switching elements having a second predetermined value, each common line of the plurality of common lines is connected to a gate (driving part) of a corresponding unit cell and a light-electro transducer of a preceding unit cell in every block, a driving circuit for providing, in consecutive order, to each common line the driving voltage for the switching element for a predetermined time period while providing the driving voltage for the light-electro transducer to the plurality of common lines except the common line being provided with the voltage for the switching element, whereby switching elements of corresponding unit cells in each block are actuated, a plurality of data lines for transmitting the image data, each data line of the plurality of data lines is connected to all switching elements of corresponding block, and a reading-out circuit for receiving the image data via the plurality of data lines to read out.