Patent ID: 7289150
Filing Date: 2007-10-30
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. A solid-state image apparatus comprising: an image section having a plurality of pixels arranged two dimensionally in the horizontal direction and in the vertical direction, the image section comprising a first area formed of a first pixel group and a second area formed of a second pixel group, and the first area and the second area being disposed adjacent to each other in the horizontal direction; a first electric-charge transfer section disposed outside the image area for transferring signal electric charges of the first area in the horizontal direction; a second electric-charge transfer section extending across the entire width of the image section and disposed outside the image area for transferring signal electric charges of the second area in the horizontal direction; further comprising a vertical transfer section for transferring the signal electric charges of the second area to the second electric-charge transfer section without passing through the first electric-charge transfer section, and driving means for driving the first and second electric-charge transfer sections in an identical direction, wherein the first and second electric-charge transfer sections are disposed such that the first electric-charge transfer section transfers only the signal electric charges of the first area and the second electric-charge transfer section transfers only the signal electric charges of the second area; wherein the first electric-charge transfer section is disposed between the first area and the second electric-charge transfer section, wherein the vertical transfer section is disposed between the second area and the second electric-charge transfer section, and wherein all of the pixels in any one column of said image section to be read out of the solid-state image apparatus are transferred to only one of said first electric-charge transfer section and said second electric-charge transfer section.