Patent ID: 8013370

Claim:
A solid-state imaging device comprising: a substrate in which are formed a pixel array portion having a plurality of pixels each of which includes a photo-electric converter and a transistor, and a peripheral circuitry portion peripheral to the pixel array portion; a first multilevel metallization structure including first multilevel connection layers, first multilevel dielectric layers therebetween, and first multilevel conductive vias formed in the first multilevel dielectric lavers for connecting the first multilevel connection layers to each other, and formed over the peripheral circuitry portion; and a second multilevel metallization structure including second multilevel connection layers, second multilevel dielectric layers therebetween, and second multilevel conductive vias formed in the second multilevel dielectric lavers for connecting the second multilevel connection lavers to each other, being thinner than the first multilevel metallization structure, and formed over the pixel array portion.