Patent ID: 9466639
Filing Date: 2016-10-11
CPC Classification: H01L

Claim Text:
1. A method of manufacturing a solid-state imaging apparatus, comprising: preparing a substrate on which a plurality of photoelectric conversion portions are arranged; forming, on the substrate, a dielectric film for forming a plurality of inner lenses corresponding to the plurality of photoelectric conversion portions; forming a plurality of members on the dielectric film, the plurality of members having one of a lens shape, a conical shape, and a polygonal pyramid shape; etching the plurality of members and the dielectric film to form the plurality of inner lenses, such that part of each member is left on a flat upper face of the dielectric film and part of the dielectric film around the part of each member that is left is remove; and forming, on the plurality of inner lenses, a plurality of microlenses corresponding to the plurality of photoelectric conversion portions.