Patent ID: 8084729

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 which is arranged in the pixel array region and has a plurality of pixels arrayed; a readout unit which is arranged in the peripheral region to read out a signal from the pixel array; an output unit which is arranged in the peripheral region; a plurality of output lines which are arranged in the peripheral region to transfer signals from the readout unit to the output unit; and a color filter layer which is arranged in the pixel array region and the peripheral region and includes a color filter arranged above the plurality of pixels, wherein the color filter layer extends to surround the plurality of output lines when viewed from above the plurality of output lines, and has an opening arranged above the plurality of output lines, and the opening of the color filter layer is filled with either of gas and an insulator lower in dielectric constant than the color filter.