Solid state imaging device and image read apparatus with polygonal photosensitive pixels
US6184929A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 21, 1997 |
| Grant date | Feb 6, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 21, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N1/03
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A solid state imaging device comprising: PA1 a plurality of photosensitive pixels for scanning an optical image signal falling thereon and converting the same photoelectrically which are arranged in parallel to one another in a main scan direction, PA1 wherein the photosensitive pixels are respectively formed in a triangle or in a trapezoid, the two mutually adjoining ones of the photosensitive pixels are positioned in point symmetry in which the two mutually adjoining photosensitive pixels are rotated in 180.degree. about a point from each other, and the oblique sides of the two mutually adjoining photosensitive pixels are opposed to and in contact with each other.
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