Patent ID: 8586909

Claim:
A method of making a solid-state imaging device comprising the steps of: forming a first alternate placement layer on a semiconductor substrate where a light reception portion is formed; and forming a second alternate placement layer at a light incident side of the first alternate placement layer; wherein, each of forming the first and second alternate placement layers comprises (a) forming low refractive index layers having a small refractive index, (b) forming high refractive index layers having a great refractive index on said low refractive index layers, (c) forming a plurality of opening portions in said high refractive index layers at positions corresponding to said light reception portion by arraying said plurality of opening portions, and (d) embedding each of said opening portions with said low refractive index layers, the foregoing results in a single optical member where said high refractive index layers and said low refractive index layers are disposed alternately in each of the first and second alternate placement layers in the lateral direction relative to an optical axis, and that is integral with said semiconductor substrate.