Abstract:
A solid state image sensor comprising a matrix of photosensitive elements adapted to accumulate signal charges corresponding to at least two different aspect ratios, a plurality of vertical shift registers disposed adjacent to columns of said photosensitive elements and adapted to transfer said signal charges in a vertical direction, a storage region for storing signal charges from said vertical shift registers and transferring them in a vertical direction and a horizontal shift register for transferring the signal charges in a horizontal direction, said storage region comprising a group of transfer gate electrodes of which either the last transfer gate electrode or a plurality of transfer gate electrodes including said last gate electrode are electrically independent of the remainder of transfer gate electrodes.
Abstract:
A solid state image sensor comprising a matrix of photosensitive elements adapted to accumulate signal charges corresponding to at least two different aspect ratios, a plurality of vertical shift registers disposed adjacent to columns of said photosensitive elements and adapted to transfer said signal charges in a vertical direction, a storage region for storing signal charges from said vertical shift registers and transferring them in a vertical direction and a horizontal shift register for transferring the signal charges in a horizontal direction, said storage region comprising a group of transfer gate electrodes of which either the last transfer gate electrode or a plurality of transfer gate electrodes including said last gate electrode are electrically independent of the remainder of transfer gate electrodes.