Versatile image sensor circuit

A photodiode array circuit comprising:

• a plurality of photodiode circuits, each of the plurality of photodiode circuits coupled to selectively collect output charges from a plurality of photodiodes to a sense node in the photodiode circuit in response to a transfer control signal;
• binning circuitry coupled to electrically connect the plurality of photodiode circuit sense nodes into groups of photodiode circuit sense nodes in response to a binning control signal;
• a plurality of output circuits each coupled to two of the plurality of photodiode circuits and two bitlines, wherein the plurality of output circuits are coupled to receive the output charges from the two of the plurality of photodiode circuits, wherein the plurality of output circuits are coupled to output an output signal to one of the two bitlines in response to an row select signal, the output charges, and the groups of photodiode circuit sense nodes;
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• a control circuit coupled to provide the transfer control signal, the row select signal and the binning control signal.

A photodiode array circuit comprising:

• a plurality of photodiode circuits, each of the plurality of photodiode circuits coupled to selectively collect output charges from at least one photodiode at a sense node of the photodiode circuit;
• a plurality of output circuits each coupled to two of the plurality of photodiode circuits, wherein the plurality of output circuits are coupled to receive the output charges from the two of the plurality of photodiode circuits, wherein the plurality of output circuits are coupled to output an output signal;
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• binning circuitry coupled to electrically connect the sense nodes of the plurality of photodiode circuits into groups of photodiode circuit sense nodes in response to a binning control signal, wherein the number of photodiode circuit sense nodes included in the group of photodiode circuit sense nodes is any of one, two, four, or six photodiode circuits in response to the binning control signal, wherein a different portion of the binning control signal is transmitted on each of four binning control lines, wherein the binning circuitry includes a plurality of binning connecting circuits, wherein each of the plurality of binning connecting circuits connects two of the plurality of photodiode circuits that are proximate to each other in a first direction, wherein each of the binning connecting circuits is coupled to only one of the four binning control lines.