Patent ID: 8149306
Filing Date: 2012-04-03
Classification: H01L

Abstract:
1. A driving method for driving a solid-state imaging device, comprising: (a) a plurality of light receiving portions arranged in a first direction and a second direction, (b) a plurality of transfer channels extending in the second direction, each being arranged between the neighboring light receiving portions, (c) a plurality of first transfer electrodes arranged on said transfer channels, the neighboring first transfer electrodes positioned at both sides of the light receiving portion being connected in the first direction, (d) a plurality of second transfer electrodes arranged in the same layer of said first transfer electrodes, on said transfer channel, and (e) low resistance wirings (1) corresponding in number to the number of transfer electrodes, (2) extending over said first transfer electrode in the first direction, and (3) having a lower resistance than that of each of said first transfer electrodes and said second transfer electrodes, each of said low resistance wirings being connected to a first transfer electrode and a second transfer electrode over each transfer channel through a connecting portion, said driving method comprising the step of: operating to solid-state imaging devices using three-phase driving or six-phase driving method.