Patent ID: 7714402

Claim:
A solid-state imaging device comprising: a semiconductor substrate; a first pixel formed on the semiconductor substrate, the first pixel having a first color filter that exhibits higher transmissivity to a first visible light wavelength range of a green color than to other visible light wavelength ranges; a second pixel formed on the semiconductor substrate, the second pixel having a second color filter that exhibits higher transmissivity to a second visible light wavelength range of a blue color than to other visible light wavelength ranges; and a third pixel formed on the semiconductor substrate, the third pixel having a third color filter that exhibits higher transmissivity to a third visible light wavelength range of a red color than to other visible light wavelength ranges; wherein the first pixel includes: a first area disposed in a first trench that is formed on a surface of the semiconductor substrate, the first area configured to generate an electric signal by photoelectric conversion, and a first transistor area that outputs the electric signal obtained from the first area as an output signal; the second pixel includes: a second area disposed in a second trench that is formed on a surface of the semiconductor substrate, the second area configured to generate an electric signal by photoelectric conversion, and a second transistor area that outputs the electric signal obtained from the second area as an output signal; and the third pixel includes: a third area formed in a flat shape on the surface of the semiconductor substrate, the third area configured to generate an electric signal by photoelectric conversion, and a third transistor area that outputs the electric signal obtained from the third area as an output signal.