IMAGE SCANNING ARRAY HAVING INDEPENDENTLY ADDRESSABLE PHOTOSENSOR CHIPS

An image sensor array includes a plurality of photosensor chips, which are butted end-to-end to form a single linear array of photosensors. Each individual chip in the array is provided with an independently-addressable output enable line and video output line. This configuration allows individual chips to be addressed to output image data at specific times and in a specific manner suitable for any kind of downstream circuitry.