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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 08, 2009
Filed:
Feb. 27, 2006
Applicant:
Masahiro Yokomichi, Chiba, JP;
Inventor:
Masahiro Yokomichi, Chiba, JP;
Assignee:
Seiko Instruments Inc., , JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 1/04 (2006.01); H04N 9/64 (2006.01); H04N 3/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Provided is an image sensor capable of outputting an image signal in accordance with a data loading position of a signal processing IC. In the image sensor that can arbitrarily select the start position of an output signal of a first photoelectric conversion element, a first input terminal of a scanning circuit of a photoelectric conversion circuit is connected to a selector circuit of a signal start position, and the selector circuit is controlled by a start signal through a start signal terminal and a delay circuit according to an external control signal.