Patent ID: 7579207

Claim:
A method of producing a solid-state imaging device comprising the steps of: injecting impurities to a substrate to form a plurality of light receiving portions and a plurality of transfer channels, said light receiving portion being arranged in a first direction and in a second direction perpendicular to said first direction, and said transfer channel being placed between the respective light receiving portions and extending in said second direction; depositing a conductive layer on said substrate; processing said conductive layer to form a first transfer electrode, a second transfer electrode, and a third transfer electrode which are repeatedly placed in the same plane on said respective transfer channels, and to form an inter-pixel interconnection which connects said plurality of said first electrode arranged in said first direction; forming a second transfer electrode drive interconnection above said first transfer electrode and said inter-pixel interconnection, said second transfer drive interconnection being connected to said plurality of said second transfer electrodes arranged in said first direction; and forming a third transfer electrode drive interconnection above said first, second, and third transfer electrodes, said third transfer drive interconnection being connected to said plurality of said third transfer electrodes arranged in said second direction.