Photoelectric converter

摘要

Disclosed is a photoelectric converter comprising a scan circuit for scanning an array of photoelectric conversion devices arranged two-dimensionally; and a detection circuit for detecting a signal outputted from said array of photoelectric conversion devices, wherein said scan circuit comprises a plurality of IC chips capable of scanning bi-directionally, said IC chips having the same circuit structure, respectively, and being disposed on opposing two sides of said array of photoelectric conversion devices arranged two-dimensionally, wherein a scanning direction of said bi-directional scanning for the two sides is determined according to one or more common input signals, and wherein each IC chip receives as input, one of said one or more common input signals that determine the scanning direction.