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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 29, 1997
Filed:
May. 30, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Yosuke Kusaka, Yokohama, JP;
Akira Ogasawara, Kawasaki, JP;
Assignee:
Nikon Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N / ; H01L / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
358483 ; 348315 ; 348323 ;
Abstract
An image sensor includes an element array consisting of a plurality of charge-coupled elements, a charge transfer unit for transferring a charge stored in the element array along a transfer path, a branch transfer unit, having a plurality of branch transfer paths, for selectively outputting on one branch transfer path at least part of the charge transferred through the transfer path of the charge transfer unit, and a plurality of amplifying units, arranged at output stages of the plurality of branch transfer paths of the branch transfer unit, for amplifying the transferred charge with different gains and outputting the amplified charges.