Patent ID: 8994863
Filing Date: 2015-03-31
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. A solid-state imaging device comprising: an imaging area having a plurality of unit cells arranged in a two-dimensional array, each unit cell including: a plurality of pixels; a plurality of photoelectric converters, each photoelectric converter of the plurality of photoelectric converters corresponding to one of the plurality of pixels; an amplifying transistor, shared by at least two pixels of the plurality of pixels, that amplifies a signal read out from each photoelectric converter, wherein the amplifying transistor is associated with a pixel output line; a transfer transistor that selectively reads out the signal from one of the plurality of photoelectric converters and supplies the readout signal to the amplifying transistor; a reset transistor shared by the plurality of pixels and associated with the transfer transistor and the amplifying transistor; a first signal line associated with the reset transistor, wherein the first signal line is shared by two or more of the plurality of unit cells and is configured to provide a first active voltage and a second non-active voltage to the reset transistor; and a second signal line associated with the reset transistor, wherein the second signal line is configured to provide a third active voltage and a fourth non-active voltage to the reset transistor and wherein each unit cell includes at least two photoelectric converters and no more than four transistors.