US Patent 7446349 Two-branch outputting solid-state imaging device and imaging apparatus

A two-branch outputting solid-state imaging device is provided and includes: two output amplifiers including a first output amplifier and a second output amplifier, each outputting a voltage signal in accordance with the signal charge transferred toward the output end through the charge transfer path; and a branching part that distributes the signal charge transferred through the charge transfer path toward the first output amplifier in a case the signal charge corresponds to the first signal charge, toward the second output amplifier in a case the signal charge corresponds to the second signal charge, and toward the first output amplifier in a case the signal charge corresponds to the third signal charge.