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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 07, 2009
Filed:
Nov. 19, 2004
Toshiya Fujii, Otsu, JP;
Ryoichi Nagayoshi, Nishinomiya, JP;
Akiyoshi Kohno, Yokohama, JP;
Shinichi Tashiro, Ibaraki, JP;
Toshiya Fujii, Otsu, JP;
Ryoichi Nagayoshi, Nishinomiya, JP;
Akiyoshi Kohno, Yokohama, JP;
Shinichi Tashiro, Ibaraki, JP;
Panasonic Corporation, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
The present invention provides a solid-state image sensor, a solid-state image sensing apparatus, and a camera realizing a high-speed operation, all operable to output signal charges so as to maintain the light sensitivity and generate high-quality video signals free from moiré and aliased signals even if the number of pixels making up one frame of an image is reduced. The solid-state image sensor comprises a plurality of photoelectric converters, vertical transfer groups, and a horizontal transfer unit disposed at one side of the vertical transfer groups. Each vertical transfer group includes 2n+1 vertical transfer units, where n is an integer of 1 or more. Each vertical transfer unit includes a plurality of transfer electrodes arranged in columns and charge storage units receiving and storing charges from the photoelectric converters. In n out of the 2n+1 vertical transfer units, predetermined transfer electrodes disposed near the horizontal transfer unit are independent transfer electrodes.