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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 03, 2001
Filed:
Oct. 14, 1998
Applicant:
Inventor:
Shinichi Kawai, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
NEC Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01J 4/014 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01J 4/014 ;
Abstract
An image sensor includes photoelectric converting elements arranged in a column direction. Each of the converting elements generates signal charge. K transfer electrodes (k is a positive integer more than 1) are provided for each of the photoelectric converting elements in the column direction. 2k signal lines are connected to the transfer electrodes for adjacent two of said photoelectric converting elements. The 2k signal lines are used to supply driving clock signals to the transfer electrodes for the adjacent two photoelectric converting elements, respectively. As a result, the signal charges are transferred based on the driving clock signals.