Patent ID: 8896029

Claim:
A solid state image pickup device comprising a plurality of pixels arranged in a matrix, wherein each of the plurality of pixels includes: a photoelectric conversion unit for generating electronic carriers based on an incident light; a carrier holding unit for accumulating the electronic carriers generated in the photoelectric conversion unit; and a plurality of transistors for outputting a signal of the pixel, wherein the matrix of the plurality of pixels includes first and second pixel columns adjacent to each other, and first and second pixel rows adjacent to each other, wherein the carrier holding unit of a pixel included in the first pixel column is arranged between the photoelectric conversion unit of a pixel included in the first pixel column and the photoelectric conversion unit of a pixel included in the second pixel column, and wherein the plurality of transistors of a pixel included in the first pixel row are arranged between a photoelectric conversion unit of a pixel included in the first pixel row and the photoelectric conversion unit of a pixel included in the second pixel row.