Image sensor having charge storage regions
US4890164A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 5, 1988 |
| Grant date | Dec 26, 1989 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 5, 2008 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N25/701
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An image sensor includes a plurality of potential monitoring transistors connected to respective floating electrodes for separately monitoring changes in potential of the respective floating electrodes. In addition, the image sensor includes an output circuit for producing an output signal which varies in accordance with one of the monitored potentials which is one of the highest potential and the lowest potential.
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