摘要 |
A charge-coupled-device image sensor includes first, second and third linear array imagers, first, second and third horizontal charge-coupled-devices, first, second and third transfer gates and first and second vertically arranged charge-coupled-devices. The first transfer gate is operated so as to transfer electrons from the first linear array imager to the first horizontal charge-coupled-device. The third transfer gate, the first and second vertically arranged charge-coupled-devices and the second horizontal charge-coupled-device are operated so as to transfer electrons from the third linear array imager to the third horizontal charge-coupled-device. The second and third transfer gates and the first vertically arranged charge-coupled-device are operated after electrons from the third linear array imager have been transferred to the third horizontal charge-coupled-device so as to transfer electrons from the second linear array imager to the second horizontal charge-coupled-device.
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