Patent ID: 6384396
Filing Date: 2002-05-07
Classification: H01L,H04N

Abstract:
A solid-state image sensing device comprising:a light-receiving portion having a plurality of photoelectric converters arrayed in M rows and N columns on a substrate; first wiring lines formed in units of columns; a first switch group including a plurality of switches for connecting the photoelectric converters to said first wiring lines in units of columns; a vertical shift register for outputting a vertical scanning signal for opening/closing the switches forming said first switch group in units of rows; second wiring lines for connecting control terminals of the switches forming said first switch group to said vertical shift register in units of rows, said second wiring lines having compensation portions for making capacitances of said second wiring lines almost equal in units of rows; a second switch group including a plurality of switches for connecting said first wiring lines to a signal output line; and a horizontal shift register for outputting a horizontal scanning signal for opening/closing the switches forming said second switch group in units of columns, wherein said vertical and horizontal shift registers are arranged on a predetermined side of said light-receiving portion, and charge amplifier portions are formed on the predetermined side of the light-receiving portion on which said horizontal and vertical shift registers are arranged on said substrate, for amplifying charge amounts read out of said first wiring lines, each of said charge amplifier portions being formed corresponding to each of the N columns and located within an area defined by the width of each of the N columns.