Patent ID: 8334555

Claim:
A semiconductor device comprising: a pixel area which is formed on a semiconductor substrate, the pixel area generating an image signal corresponding to incident light; a first light-shielding layer which is formed on the semiconductor substrate to surround the pixel area, the first light-shielding layer shielding the incident light; a second light-shielding layer which is spaced apart from the first light-shielding layer and formed on the semiconductor substrate to surround the first light-shielding layer, the second light-shielding layer shielding the incident light; a passivation film which is formed in the pixel area, on the first light-shielding layer, on the second light-shielding layer, and between the first light-shielding layer and the second light-shielding layer; a coating layer which is formed on the passivation film between the first light-shielding layer and the second light-shielding layer on the passivation film in the pixel area, and on the passivation film above the first and second light shielding layers; and microlenses which are formed on the coating layer in the pixel area, wherein an upper surface of the coating layer in the pixel area is at a lower level than upper surfaces of the first light-shielding layer and the second light-shielding layer, and a part of the coating layer above the first light-shielding layer is separated from a part of the coating layer above the second light-shielding layer.