Patent ID: 8723093

Claim:
An image sensor, comprising: a pixel array comprising a plurality of pixels, the plurality of pixels including a first pixel, a second pixel, and a third pixel that are all in a same column of the pixel array; wherein the first pixel, the second pixel, and the third pixel share a first control line in the pixel array, and the first pixel and the third pixel are both connected to provide output to a first column readout line; wherein the first pixel and the second pixel share a second control line in the pixel array, and the second pixel is connected to provide output to a second column readout line that is a different column readout line than the first column readout line; and wherein the first control line is connected to more than one pixel in a row of the pixel array in which the first pixel is located, and is connected to more than one pixel in a row of the pixel array in which the second pixel is located, and is connected to more than one pixel in a row of the pixel array in which the third pixel is located.