Patent ID: 7663168

Claim:
An image sensor comprising: a first image pickup element arranged in an array area having first and second photoelectric conversion elements, first and second transferring transistors, a resetting transistor coupled to said first and second transferring transistors, and an amplifying transistor coupled to said first and second transferring transistors; a second image pickup element having the same shape as said first image pickup element arranged adjacent to said first image pickup element in a first direction in said array area having first and second photoelectric conversion elements, first and second transferring transistors, a resetting transistor coupled to said first and second transferring transistors, and an amplifying transistor coupled to first and second transferring transistors; and a horizontal scanning circuit supplying a first control signal and a second control signal; wherein said first control signal is supplied to said first transferring transistor of said first image pickup element and said second transferring transistor of said second image pickup element, and said second control signal is supplied to said resetting transistor of said first image pickup element; and wherein each of said first and second transferring transistors is extended along a second direction from each of said first and second photoelectric conversion elements.