Patent ID: 8309383

Claim:
A camera, comprising: a solid-state imaging device; an optical system configured to lead incident light to a photoelectric conversion element included in the solid-state imaging device; and a signal processing circuit configured to process signals output from the solid-state imaging device; wherein, the solid-state imaging device includes a plurality of pixels in an arrangement, each of the pixels including a photoelectric conversion element, pixel transistors including at least a transfer transistor and a floating diffusion region, a channel width of a transfer gate of the transfer transistor is larger on a side of the floating diffusion region than on a side of the photoelectric conversion element, the transfer gate is arranged on one of corner portions of the photoelectric conversion element and shaped with a convex periphery which faces and connects to the floating diffusion region and a linear periphery which faces and connects to the photoelectric conversion element, a portion of the floating diffusion region in direct contact with the transfer gate is formed as a high impurity concentration region with an impurity concentration higher than that of a remainder of the floating diffusion region, and other portions of the floating diffusion region around the high impurity concentration region and between the high impurity concentration region and a device isolation region is formed as a region having an impurity concentration lower than the high impurity concentration region.