Solid state image pickup device

Abstract

Abstract PURPOSE:To contrive to enhance horizontal resolution of a solid image pickup device in regard to the pickup elements of the same area, the same number of picture elements by a method wherein the picture elements are arranged in zigzag manner, and the respective groups of picture element read out parts are so constructed as to perform reading out after signal components are mixed in the pickup elements. CONSTITUTION:A pickup part consists of photosensitive picture elements P11, P12, P13,... consisting of photo diodes, and perpendicular MOS switches 2, 2' connected thereto, and the photosensitive picture elements are arranged zigzag. When a line bus R1 is excited in an A field, the signals of the respective groups (11, 21), (12, 22), (13, 23),... of the photo diodes are mixed in the elements to be read out in order from an output terminal 7, and when a line bus R3 is excited, the voltage signals of the respective groups (31, 41), (32, 42), (33, 43),... of the photo deodes are detected in order. Then in a B field, the groups (21, 32), (22, 33), (23, 34),... are read out when a line bus R2 is excited, and the groups (41, 52) (42, 53), (43, 54),... are read out when a line bus R4 is excited.

Inventors

• 👤 Toru Takamura
• 👤 高村　亨

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