BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
The above and other objects, advantages and features of the present invention will be more apparent from the following description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which:
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a conventional solid-state imaging device;
FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an example of a configuration of a solid-state imaging device according to the present invention;
FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view illustrating an example of a structure of a CCD of the solid-state imaging device;
FIG. 4 is a magnified view of the structure illustrated in FIG. 3;
FIG. 5 is a circuit diagram showing a clock supply circuit of the solid-state imaging device according to a first embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 6 is a timing chart showing a time variation of potentials of signal lines;
FIG. 7 conceptually shows a charge transfer in the CCD according to the first embodiment;
FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view showing electrode capacitances in the CCD;
FIG. 9 is a circuit diagram showing a clock supply circuit of the solid-state imaging device according to a second embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 10 is a timing chart showing a time variation of potentials of signal lines in an intermediate resolution mode;
FIG. 11 conceptually shows a charge transfer in the intermediate resolution mode; and
FIG. 12 conceptually shows a charge transfer in a high resolution mode.