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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 05, 2011
Filed:
Aug. 01, 2008
David P. Foley, Chelmsford, MA (US);
Eitake Ibaragi, Kawaguchi, JP;
David P. Foley, Chelmsford, MA (US);
Eitake Ibaragi, Kawaguchi, JP;
Analog Devices, Inc., Norwood, MA (US);
Abstract
A method of transferring charge from a photosensitive array using a plurality of vertical shift registers, each having a plurality of vertical elements including first and last vertical element is disclosed The vertical shift registers are capable of transferring charge in a first direction from the first to the last vertical element The method also includes using at least one horizontal shift register having a plurality of horizontal elements. Each of the horizontal elements is arranged to receive charge transferred from the last vertical element of a respective one of the plurality of vertical shift registers, and shift the charge in a horizontal direction. The method includes operating the horizontal shift register during a plurality of horizontal operating intervals and operating the plurality of vertical shift registers during at least a portion of the plurality of horizontal operating intervals.