Patent ID: 8345137

Claim:
A solid-state image pickup apparatus, comprising: a plurality of pixels which comprise a pixel area, each of the pixels including at least: a photoelectric conversion unit, and an amplification transistor for amplifying and outputting a signal generated by the photoelectric conversion unit, wherein the pixels are arranged two-dimensionally in a first and a second direction; and a power supply wiring, which extends in the first direction and is arranged so as to supply a predetermined voltage to sources or drains of amplification transistors of a plurality of pixels which form a first pixel line, wherein the power supply wiring is comprised of a plurality of portions, including: (i) a first portion arranged on a side of a second pixel line that is adjacent to the first pixel line and which extends in the first direction, (ii) a second portion arranged on a side of a third pixel line that is adjacent to a side of the first pixel line, opposite to the second pixel line, and which extends in the first direction, and (iii) a third portion arranged across the first pixel line and electrically connecting the first portion and the second portion to each other, wherein each of the first, second, and third pixel lines include an output line from which a signal is outputted, and wherein the power supply wiring is electrically connected to (i) the sources or the drains of the amplification transistors of the plurality of pixels included in the first pixel line, and (ii) sources or drains of amplification transistors of a plurality of pixels included in the second pixel line.