Patent ID: 6881940
Filing Date: 2005-04-19
Classification: H01L

Abstract:
1. An image processing apparatus having an optical area in which a plurality of elements are disposed in a matrix having rows and columns, comprising: light reception means for receiving light introduced into said elements of said optical area and photoelectrically converting the light; a plurality of operating units, each of which operates a signal obtained for a corresponding one of said elements by the photoelectric conversion by said light reception means in accordance with a predetermined rule, the operation of said operating units being based on at least one of a clear signal and a transfer signal; a plurality of outputting units, each for receiving a result of the operation of a corresponding one of said operating units and outputting the result of the operation for each of said corresponding one of said elements; and timing adjustment means for adjusting a timing at which the result of the operation is output for each of said plurality of elements from said outputting units, said timing adjustment means using a control signal other than the clear signal or the transfer signal in the timing adjustment.