Patent ID: 8068158

Claim:
A solid state imaging device having a pixel region in which a plurality of pixel cells are disposed in a matrix, the solid state imaging device comprising: a plurality of photodiodes each disposed in a different one of the pixel cells and operable to perform photoelectric conversion; and a plurality of charge storage portions each disposed in a different one of the pixel cells and operable to store a signal charge generated by a corresponding one of the photodiodes, wherein the pixel cells include a first pixel cell and a second pixel cell that are adjacent to each other on a same column, the solid state imaging device further comprises: a first output signal line and a second output signal line disposed in parallel to each other and adjacent to both the charge storage portions of the first and second pixel cells; and a conductive layer disposed between the charge storage portion of the first pixel cell and the second output signal line to suppress capacitive coupling therebetween, a signal voltage indicative of a signal charge stored in the charge storage portion of the first pixel cell is output to the first output signal line, a signal voltage indicative of a signal charge stored in the charge storage portion of the second pixel cell is output to the second output signal line, and the output to the first output signal line is made in parallel with the output to the second output signal line.