Patent ID: 8159577

Claim:
A solid-state imaging apparatus comprising: a pixel region including a plurality of pixels arranged in a matrix, the pixel region including first and second pixel regions, each pixel including: a photoelectric conversion element, a reset switch for discharging an electric charge of the photoelectric conversion element, an amplifier unit for amplifying a signal based on the electric charge of the photoelectric conversion element, and a transfer switch for transferring to an input portion of the amplifier unit; a first scanning circuit for supplying a reset control signal for controlling an operation of the reset switches, wherein the pixel region and the first scanning circuit are disposed on a semiconductor substrate, and wherein the first scanning circuit includes a first decoder for controlling an operation of a reset switch in the first pixel region, and a second decoder for controlling an operation of a reset switch arranged in the second pixel region; a second scanning circuit for supplying a transfer control signal for controlling an operation of the transfer switches, wherein the second scanning circuit includes a third decoder for generating the transfer control signal; and a logic circuit for supplying one or more pixel rows with the reset control signal and the transfer control signal, respectively, responsive to a pulse from the first or the second decoder and to a pulse from the third decoder.