Patent ID: 7436450

Claim:
A linear image sensor, comprising: a read gate which reads out a signal charge of a light-receiving element; a shutter structure section which controls an accumulated charge of the light-receiving element; a first gate/shutter array in which a plurality of the read gates and of the shutter structure sections are alternately disposed; a second gate/shutter array in which the read gates and the shutter structure sections are alternately disposed in the order that is different from the order in the first gate/shutter array; a light-receiving element array which is disposed between the first and second gate/shutter arrays and in which a plurality of the light-receiving elements are arranged in line; a first charge transfer section which transfers a signal charge which is read out through the read gate of the first gate/shutter array; and a second charge transfer section which transfers a signal charge which is read out through the read gate of the second gate/shutter array.