An MOS-type solid-state imaging apparatus includes an imaging region formed by two-dimensionally arranging unit cells serving as photoelectric conversion portions on a semiconductor substrate, a plurality of vertical address lines arranged in a row direction of the imaging region to select a row of unit...http://www.google.com/patents/US6239839?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US6239839 - MOS-type solid-state imaging apparatus using a unit cell formed of a photoelectric converter, amplification transistor, address capacitor, and reset transistor