Patent ID: 6633334
Filing Date: 2003-10-14
Classification: H01L

Abstract:
A solid-state image pickup apparatus comprising:photoelectric conversion sections arranged in a plurality of lines; a semiconductor area to which a signal from at least one of said photoelectric conversion sections is transferred; a transfer electrode which transfers the signal from the photoelectric conversion section to said semiconductor area; an amplification element which amplifies the signal in said semiconductor area to output the amplified signal to an output line; a selection electrode provided in series with said amplification element, which selects said amplification element and reads out the signal from said selected amplification element; a reset electrode which supplies a predetermined electric potential to said semiconductor area; a transfer control line which sends a pulse to said transfer electrode; and a selection control line which sends a pulse to said selection electrode; wherein said transfer control line and said selection control line are arranged between the photoelectric conversion sections of n-th and (n+1)-th lines, wherein n is an integer greater than one, wherein said transfer control line sends the pulse to said transfer electrode of a photoelectric conversion section of the n-th line, and wherein said selection control line sends the pulse to said selection electrode of a photoelectric conversion section of the (n+1)-th line.