Patent ID: 7408195

Claim:
An array of pixel structures which are logically organized in rows and columns, wherein each pixel structure is associated with a row and a column, each pixel structure comprising: a photosensitive element; and a first row selection ON/OFF switch, associated with a first row and coupled to a first row select line for that row, to receive a first row select signal, and a second row selection ON/OFF switch, associated with the first row and coupled to a second row select line for that row, to receive a second row select signal that has a different timing from the first row select signal; or a first column selection ON/OFF switch, associated with a first column and coupled to a first column select line for that column, to receive a first column select signal, and a second column selection ON/OFF switch, associated with the first column and coupled to a second column select line for that column, to receive a second column select signal that has a different timing from the first column select signal; wherein each of the row selection ON/OFF switches or column selection ON/OFF switches is coupled in series between the photosensitive element and a pixel output line.