Patent ID: 7381938
Filing Date: 2008-06-03
Classification: H01L,H04N

Abstract:
1. A photoelectric converter comprising: an array of photoelectric conversion devices arranged two-dimensionally; a scan circuit for scanning said array of photoelectric conversion devices; 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 and having the same circuit structure respectively, said IC chips being disposed on opposing two sides of said array of photoelectric conversion devices and being arranged two-dimensionally, wherein a scanning direction for said IC chips disposed on opposing two sides of said array of photoelectric conversion devices is determined according to one or more common input signals inputted into each IC chip, and wherein the IC chips arranged along two opposing sides of the array of the photoelectric conversion devices, corresponding to a same row in the array of the photoelectric conversion devices, perform scanning simultaneously.