Patent ID: 8004020

Claim:
A solid-state image capturing device, comprising a plurality of electrode pads provided in an outer circumference edge section of a semiconductor substrate, for inputting and outputting a signal or voltage from and to the outside; a plurality of photoelectric conversion elements provided in an image capturing area inside the outer circumference edge section of the semiconductor substrate; a planarization film for planarizing the difference in level on the surface above the plurality of photoelectric conversion elements; a microlens provided above the planarization film, for focusing incident light on each of the plurality of photoelectric conversion elements; and a protection film provided above the microlens and the planarization film, the planarization film and the protection film above the plurality of electrode pads being removed so as to form an opening, wherein the protection film has a protection film removing area that at least includes an area located between the opening and the image capturing area, and is separate from the opening.