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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 14, 2014
Filed:
Dec. 05, 2011
Kazunobu Kuwazawa, Sakata, JP;
Kazunobu Kuwazawa, Sakata, JP;
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A solid-state imaging device includes: a first photodiode receiving light of a first color; a second photodiode that is arranged next to the first photodiode in a first direction and receives light of a second color; a third photodiode that is arranged next to the second photodiode in a second direction and receives light of the first color; a fourth photodiode that is arranged next to the third photodiode in the first direction and receives light of a third color; a first reset transistor for discharging a charge generated in the first photodiode and the second photodiode; and a second reset transistor for discharging a charge generated in the third photodiode and the fourth photodiode. The first photodiode and the third photodiode have a small difference in area.