Patent ID: 7268331

Claim:
A solid-state imaging device comprising: an imaging section including a plurality of unit pixel portions arranged along a row direction and a column direction, each of the plurality of pixel portions including a charge storage section for storing a charge, a reset section for resetting the charge storage section, a photoelectrical conversion section for photoelectrically converting light to a charge, a transfer section for transferring charge from the photoelectrical conversion section to the charge storage section, and a signal outputting section for outputting a signal corresponding to the charge stored in the charge storage section, wherein at least a part of the signal outputting section and at least a part of the resetting section are formed in common with one another; a vertically scanning section for vertically scanning the plurality of unit pixel portions on a row basis; and a driving voltage control section for controlling a driving voltage for driving both said reset section and said signal output section of each of the plurality of unit pixel portions; wherein said reset section includes a first control voltage application portion to which a first control voltage is applied by said vertically scanning section and said one-side voltage application portion to which said driving voltage is applied by said driving voltage control section; said transfer section includes a second control voltage application portion to which a second control voltage is applied by said vertically scanning section; and said signal output section includes said one-side driving voltage application portion to which said driving voltage is applied by said driving voltage control section and a control voltage application portion connected to said charge storage portion; such that said first and said second control voltages applied by said vertically scanning section and said driving voltage applied by said driving voltage control section together completely control the pixel units selected and the outputs thereof during a vertical scan of said imaging section.