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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 09, 2013
Filed:
Mar. 24, 2009
Hisanori Suzuki, Hamamatsu, JP;
Yasuhito Yoneta, Hamamatsu, JP;
Shinya Otsuka, Hamamatsu, JP;
Masaharu Muramatsu, Hamamatsu, JP;
Hisanori Suzuki, Hamamatsu, JP;
Yasuhito Yoneta, Hamamatsu, JP;
Shinya Otsuka, Hamamatsu, JP;
Masaharu Muramatsu, Hamamatsu, JP;
Hamamatsu Photonics K.K., Hamamatsu-shi, Shizuoka, JP;
Abstract
A solid-state imaging deviceis provided with a plurality of photoelectric converting portions, a plurality of first transferring portions, a plurality of charge accumulating portions, a plurality of second transferring portions, and a shift register. Each photoelectric converting portionhas a photosensitive regionwhich has a planar shape of a nearly rectangular shape composed of two long sides and two short sides, and a potential gradient forming regionwhich forms a potential gradient increasing along a first direction directed from one short side to the other short side forming the planar shape of the photosensitive region. Bach first transferring portionis arranged on the side of the other short side forming the planar shape of the corresponding photosensitive regionand transfers a charge acquired from the corresponding photosensitive region, in the first direction. Each charge accumulating portionaccumulates a charge transferred from the corresponding first transferring portion. This achieves the solid-state imaging device capable of quickly reading out the charge generated in the photosensitive region, without complicating image processing.