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- フォトダイオードを各々含む複数の画素がM行N列に2次元配列されて成る受光部と、
各列毎に配設され、対応する列の前記画素に含まれる前記フォトダイオードと読出用スイッチを介して接続されたN本の読出用配線と、
前記読出用配線を経て入力された電荷の量に応じた電圧値を出力する信号出力部と、
前記読出用スイッチの開閉動作を各行毎に制御する垂直シフトレジスタと
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前記受光部の行方向に沿った一辺と列方向に沿った一対の辺との間の輪郭が階段状を呈しており、
前記受光部の階段状の輪郭に沿って形成されたダミー用フォトダイオード領域を更に備えることを特徴とする、固体撮像装置。 - 前記受光部は、同じ列数の複数行から成るL個(L≧2)の行群が列方向に並んで構成されており、
前記受光部の階段状の輪郭は、前記L個の行群のうち列方向の一端に位置する行群(列数NL)を含む連続するLA個(2≦LA<L)の行群それぞれの列数NL−LA+1〜NLがNL<NL−1<…<NL−LA+1を満たすことにより実現されていることを特徴とする、請求項1に記載の固体撮像装置。 - 前記垂直シフトレジスタは、前記L個の行群それぞれの端列に沿って配設されており、
前記受光部の各行群に対応する前記垂直シフトレジスタの各部分と当該行群との間に、前記ダミー用フォトダイオード領域の少なくとも一部分が形成されていることを特徴とする、請求項2に記載の固体撮像装置。 - 前記受光部の各行群に対応する前記垂直シフトレジスタの各部分に信号及び電力を供給するために前記受光部の列方向に沿って延設された幹配線を更に備え、
前記ダミー用フォトダイオード領域の少なくとも一部分が、前記幹配線の両側に沿って形成されていることを特徴とする、請求項2または3に記載の固体撮像装置。 - 前記受光部の各行群に対応する前記垂直シフトレジスタの各部分に信号及び電力を供給するために前記受光部の列方向に沿って延設された幹配線を更に備え、
前記ダミー用フォトダイオード領域が、前記幹配線の直下を除く領域に形成されていることを特徴とする、請求項2または3に記載の固体撮像装置。 - 前記受光部の各行群に対応する複数のバッファアンプを更に備え、
前記幹配線と前記垂直シフトレジスタの各部分とが前記バッファアンプを介して接続されていることを特徴とする、請求項4または5に記載の固体撮像装置。 - 前記ダミー用フォトダイオード領域は、前記フォトダイオードと同一の半導体層構造を有することを特徴とする、請求項1〜6のいずれか一項に記載の固体撮像装置。
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