Patent ID: 8130300

Claim:
An imaging device, comprising: a pixel array having a plurality of pixels arranged in rows and columns, each pixel of the array comprising at least a photosensor; a plurality of pixel readout circuits arranged in rows and columns each associated with a plurality of pixels, said pixel readout circuit in a readout circuit row comprising: a storage node for receiving charges from a photosensor; a reset circuit responsive to a reset select signal for resetting said storage node; a circuit for providing an output signal based on changes stored at said storage node; a row select circuit responsive to a row select signal for selectively coupling said readout circuit to a column line; a transfer select transistor for switchably coupling the photosensor to the storage node; and a select line for commonly providing a reset select signal to said reset circuit, a row select signal to a row select circuit of a different readout circuit in a different readout circuit row, and a transfer select signal to a transfer select transistor in another readout circuit.