Image sensor having parallel pixel value readout
US7459663B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 18, 2006 |
| Grant date | Dec 2, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 16, 2027 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N25/68
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The image sensor includes a plurality of pixels, arranged in rows and columns to form a pixel array, each pixel having a pixel output. The image sensor includes at least two column bitlines for each pixel column, each column bitline connected to each pixel output in the pixel column and to a common readout amplifier. In one embodiment, the bitlines are not in the same plane and multiple bitlines are positioned one above the other, maximizing pixel efficiency.
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