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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 14, 1999
Filed:
Mar. 14, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Shinji Nakagawa, Kanagawa, JP;
Tomio Ishigami, Kanagawa, JP;
Assignee:
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L / ; H01L / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
257231 ; 257232 ; 257233 ; 257241 ;
Abstract
A CCD area sensor comprising two horizontal transfer registers and a charge discharging section comprising a sweep-out electrode adjacent to the side of a horizontal register opposite to an image section and drain section, wherein the horizontal transfer register has a multi-channel structure comprising two transfer channels and a distribution electrode.