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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 01, 2007
Filed:
May. 14, 2002
Applicant:
David J. Litwiller, Heidelberg, CA;
Inventor:
David J. Litwiller, Heidelberg, CA;
Assignee:
Dalsa, Inc., Waterloo, Ontario, CA;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 3/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A TDI sensor includes a first readout register and a plurality of sensor columns. The first readout register includes a plurality of first readout register elements. A first sensor column includes a photogate and a diode photodetector at an end. The diode photodetector is either a photodiode or a pinned photodiode. The photogate is coupled through the diode photodetector and from there through a transfer gate to a corresponding readout register element.