Patent ID: 8031250
Filing Date: 2011-10-04
Classification: H01L,H04N

Abstract:
1. A solid-state imaging device comprising: a pixel array section which includes a plurality of pixels arranged in a two-dimensional manner; and a vertical scanning circuit which successively performs selection and scanning for a plurality of rows of the pixel array section, wherein each of the pixels includes a photoelectric conversion element, a transfer transistor which transfers a signal charge of the photoelectric conversion element to a detecting section, a reset transistor which sets a voltage of the detecting section to a voltage of a power supply terminal, and an amplifying transistor which amplifies and reads a signal charge of the detecting section, the detecting section is set to a first voltage lower than a power supply voltage in a charge-storage period of the photoelectric conversion element, a gate of the transfer transistor is set to a negative voltage in a first stage of the charge-storage period, and the gate of the transfer transistor is set to a ground voltage in a second stage of the charge-storage period.