Patent ID: 7372037

Claim:
A solid-state imaging apparatus comprising: a photosensitive section comprising a semiconductor substrate of a first conductivity type, and a plurality of second conductivity type semiconductor regions arrayed in a two-dimensional pattern on one side of the semiconductor substrate, wherein the semiconductor substrate and each second conductivity type semiconductor region constitute a pn junction to function as a photodiode; signal lines for readout of outputs from the photodiodes, which are electrically connected to the photodiodes; a switch group consisting of a plurality of switches for controlling electrical connection and disconnection between each photodiode and the signal line in each column of the photodiodes; wires connected to control terminals of the respective switches forming the switch group, and arranged to supply a scan signal to turn each switch off or on in each row of the photodiodes, to the control terminals; and an electroconductive member provided so as to cover at least the pn junction portions exposed on the one side of the semiconductor substrate, wherein the electroconductive member is connected to a fixed potential, or is grounded, and wherein the wires are located above the electroconductive member so as to overlap the electroconductive member when viewed from a direction of incidence of light.