Patent ID: 6400404
Filing Date: 2002-06-04
Classification: H01L,H04N

Abstract:
A solid-state imaging device comprising:a plurality of sensor sections arranged in matrix form, for performing photoelectric conversion; a reading section for reading signal charges obtained through the photoelectric conversion in the plurality of sensor sections; a vertical transfer section for vertically transferring to a horizontal transfer section a first row of signal charges to be used for forming an image, the first row of signal charges being read out from the sensor sections by the reading section; a horizontal transfer section for horizontally transferring the first row of signal charges from the vertical transfer section to a transfer control section; and a transfer control section capable of preventing transfer of signal charges from the vertical transfer section to the horizontal transfer section in a partial region in a horizontal direction, wherein the vertical transfer section transfers a second row of signal charges to the horizontal transfer section while the first row of signal charges is located in the transfer control section.