Patent ID: 8309898

Claim:
A photoelectric conversion apparatus having a pixel array region and a peripheral region positioned at a periphery of the pixel array region, the apparatus comprising: a pixel array disposed in the pixel array region and including a plurality of pixels; a readout unit disposed in the peripheral region and configured to read out a signal from the pixel array; an output line group disposed in the peripheral region and including a plurality of output lines disposed on a first plane, the readout unit being configured to output signals to the plurality of output lines; and a color filter layer disposed in the pixel array region and the peripheral region, wherein the color filter layer includes a first portion disposed above the read out unit, and a substance having a dielectric constant that is lower than a dielectric constant of the color filter layer is disposed above the output line group, the first portion of the color filter layer and the substance being disposed on different areas of a second plane that is parallel to the first plane.