Patent ID: 8462252

Claim:
A solid state imaging device comprising: a transfer channel configured to receive signal charges from light receiver sections during a standby time period, a normally-low transfer pulse and a normally-high transfer pulse being adapted to control a propagation of the signal charges along said transfer channel during a charge transfer time period, wherein said normally-high transfer pulse during said charge transfer time period changes between a positive-side voltage and a negative-side voltage, said negative-side voltage being more negative than said positive-side voltage, wherein said normally-low transfer pulse during said charge transfer time period changes between a positive-side potential and a negative-side potential, said negative-side potential being more negative than said positive-side potential, wherein during said charge transfer time period, said negative-side potential is smaller in an absolute value than said negative-side voltage and said normally-low transfer pulse changes between said negative-side potential and said negative-side voltage.