Patent ID: 7116366

Claim:
An image sensor, comprising: a plurality of pixels, each pixel having a photoreceptor therein, a follower transistor connected to said photoreceptor, a select transistor connected to said follower transistor, and a reset transistor which controls applying a reset level; a first bias line providing power to at least a first of said transistors for a first pixel, and a second bias line providing power to at least a second of said transistors of said first pixel different than said first transistor of said first pixel, such that said first and said second transistors are separately powered by separate bias lines, wherein said first bias line further provides power to a said second transistor of a second pixel, and said second bias line further provides power to a said first transistor of a third pixel, and wherein a gate of said reset transistor of the first pixel is connected to a first reset/select line, and a gate of said select transistor of a different pixel is connected to said first reset/select line.