US Patent 7202462 Solid-state imaging apparatus with reduced shading of pixel signals

Disclosed herein is a solid-state imaging apparatus including: a pixel section having a plurality of pixels arranged in a two-dimensional matrix, each containing an amplification means for amplifying signal of a photoelectric conversion device; horizontal and vertical read circuits for reading pixel signals in pixel units from the pixel section; and load means provided respectively at opposite locations with the pixel section between, the load means serving as one unit of load on the amplification means of each pixel arranged on each column line.