Solid-state image sensing device having a multi-row direction transfer circuit

A solid-state image sensing device comprising;

• a photosensitive section in which a plurality of photosensitive element trains each having a plurality of photosensitive elements being arranged in a column direction;
• first column direction transfer means arranged adjacently to the odd-numbered photosensitive element trains, and for transferring, in a first direction, first signal charges produced in the odd-numbered photosensitive elements included in said photosensitive element trains;
• second column direction transfer means arranged adjacently to the even-numbered photosensitive element trains, and for transferring, in a second direction opposite to said first direction, second signal charges produced in the even-numbered photosensitive elements included in said photosensitive element trains;
• first row direction transfer means including transfer stages provided in correspondence with respective columns of said first column direction transfer means, and adapted to receive said first signal charges from a first final transfer stage of said first column direction transfer means to transfer said first signal charges in a row direction;
• second row direction transfer means including transfer stages provided in correspondence with respective columns of said second column direction transfer means, and adapted to receive said second signal charges from a second final transfer stage of said second column direction transfer means to transfer said second signal charges in the row direction;
• a first output circuit for outputting, to the external, said first signal charges transferred by said first row direction transfer means;
• a second output circuit for outputting, to the external, said second signal charges transferred by said second row direction transfer means;
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• first charge storage means for storing, for a predetermined time period, said signal charges transferred, and having a charge transfer order conversion function to reverse the transfer sequence in the first row direction transfer means for reading out the signal charges, said first charge storage means being provided within a region above both of said first and its adjacent second column direction transfer means and under said first row direction transfer means.