Image sensor with transfer gate control signal lines

摘要

There is provided an image sensor including at least three pixel transfer control signal lines, on a per line basis, configured to control exposure start and end timings of a pixel in order for exposure timings of a plurality of the pixels constituting one line in a specific direction to have at least three patterns.

主权项

1. An image sensor comprising:
a pixel unit including a first pixel group, a second pixel group, a third pixel group, a fourth pixel group, a fifth pixel group, a sixth pixel group, a seventh pixel group, and an eighth pixel group; a reset control signal line; and a plurality of transfer gate control signal lines including a first transfer gate control signal line, a second transfer gate control signal line and a third transfer gate control signal line, wherein each of the first to the eighth pixel groups includes:
a floating diffusion element;a photoelectric conversion element;a reset transistor connected between a power supply line and the floating diffusion element; anda transfer transistor connected between the photoelectric conversion element and the floating diffusion element, wherein the reset control signal line is connected to the reset transistor of the first to the eighth pixel group, wherein the first transfer gate control signal line is connected to the transfer transistor of the first pixel group and the transfer transistor of the fifth pixel group, wherein the second transfer gate control signal line is connected to the transfer transistor of the second pixel group, the transfer transistor of the fourth pixel group, the transfer transistor of the sixth pixel group, and the transfer transistor of the eighth pixel group, and wherein the third transfer gate control signal line is connected to the transfer transistor of the third pixel group and the transfer transistor of the seventh pixel group.