Patent ID: 8164664

Claim:
A solid-state imaging apparatus comprising: a pixel section having a plurality of pixels arranged into a two-dimensional array, each pixel having a photoelectric conversion means, a memory means for storing a photoelectric conversion signal of the photoelectric conversion means, a transfer means for transferring said photoelectric conversion signal to said memory means, a reset means for resetting said memory means, a discharge means for discharging the photoelectric conversion signal accumulated at said photoelectric conversion means, and a read means for reading the photoelectric conversion signal of said memory means; a vertical circuit for controlling an operation of the pixels in said pixel section, said vertical circuit having an alternate disposition in the vertical direction of a discharge control signal line connected to the discharge means of first and second vertically adjacent ones of said pixels for controlling the discharge means and a transfer control signal line connected to the transfer means of said second and a third vertically adjacent ones of said pixels for controlling the transfer means; and a concurrent controller for controlling said vertical circuit so as to cause a concurrent operation respectively of said discharge means and said transfer means.