Solid state imaging device

Abstract

A solid state imaging device 1 includes a photodetecting section 10 , a signal readout section 20 , a controlling section 30 , dummy photodetecting sections 11 and 12 including dummy photodiodes, discharging means for discharging junction capacitance portions of the dummy photodiodes, and a scintillator layer 50 provided so as to cover the photodetecting section 10 . The dummy photodetecting section 11 is disposed so as to neighbor the first row (the upper side of the photodetecting section 10 ) of the photodetecting section 10 and has a length equivalent to the length of the photodetecting section 10 in the left-right direction. The dummy photodetecting section 12 is disposed so as to neighbor the M-th column of the photodetecting section 10 (the lower side of the photodetecting section 10 ) and has a length equivalent to the length of the photodetecting section 10 in the left-right direction.

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         7 . A solid state imaging device comprising:
 a photodetecting section including photodiodes;   a signal readout section including a holding circuit connected to the photodiodes,   a scintillator layer that covers the photodetecting section and the signal readout section; and   a shielding film formed via an insulating film, the shielding film shielding the signal readout section;   wherein the photodetecting section and the signal readout section are formed on a same semiconductor substrate.   
     
     
         8 . The solid state imaging device according to  claim 7 , further comprising:
 a dummy photodetecting section including dummy photodiodes, arranged between the signal readout section and the photo detecting section.