Patent ID: 8390714
Filing Date: 2013-03-05
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. A solid-state imaging device, comprising: a photoelectric conversion element; a transfer transistor of a first conductivity type for transferring a signal of said photoelectric conversion element to a floating node; an amplifier transistor for outputting a signal of said floating node to a signal line; a reset transistor of the first conductivity type for resetting said floating node; and a driving means for driving an interconnect to which an electrode of said reset transistor on an opposite side to said floating node is connected, wherein said driving means has: a first transistor of a second conductivity type connected between said interconnect and a voltage source and a second transistor of the second conductivity type connected between said interconnect and a ground and driven by a signal having an inverse polarity to that for said first transistor and further wherein the driving means selectively applies a voltage level substantially equal to a channel voltage of the second transistor during a reset operation which is greater than 0V.