Patent ID: 8237834

Claim:
A solid-state imaging device comprising: a substrate; a plurality of pixel portions arranged over the substrate, wherein: each of the pixel portions includes a photoelectric conversion portion provided over the substrate and a color filter provided over the photoelectric conversion portion; each of the photoelectric conversion portions includes a lower electrode provided over the substrate, an upper electrode provided over the lower electrode, and a photoelectric conversion layer provided between the lower electrode and the upper electrode; the lower electrode is divided to correspond to the respective pixel portions, the photoelectric conversion layer is a single layer that is common to all the pixel portions, the upper electrode is a single electrode that is common to all the pixel portions, and each of the pixel portions has a size of 2 μm or less; and partitions for preventing light that is incident on the color filter of each pixel portion from entering adjacent pixel portions; wherein the partitions are provided between the color filters of the adjoining pixel portions so as to cover side surfaces of the color filters; and the partitions are made from a light absorbing or reflecting material or are air layers that reflect light totally.