The solid image pickup device of the present invention comprises a photoelectric conversion part, a charge-voltage conversion part for converting electric charges from the photoelectric conversion part to voltage signals, a signal amplifier for amplifying the voltage signals generated in the charge-voltage...http://www.google.de/patents/US7973839?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7973839 - Solid image pickup device, image pickup system and method of driving solid image pickup device