SOLID-STATE IMAGE PICKUP DEVICE

摘要

A solid-state image pickup device comprises: a light receiving unit in which a plurality of pixels (11) each including a photodiode are two-dimensionally arranged into M rows and N columns; N read lines disposed on a per-column basis and each connected through a read switch to the photodiodes (PD) included in the pixels in the corresponding column; a signal output unit for outputting voltage values corresponding to the respective charge amounts received via the read lines; and a vertical shift register for controlling the open/close operation of the read switch on a per-row basis. The outline between a side along the row direction of the light receiving unit and a pair of sides along the column direction has a step-like shape. A dummy photodiode region is formed along the step-like outline of the light receiving unit.