Patent ID: 7902623

Claim:
A solid-state imaging device comprising: a photoelectric conversion section which is provided for each pixel and which converts light incident thereon into a signal; a circuit region which transfers the signal from the photoelectric conversion section; a multilayer film including an insulating film and a wiring film, the multilayer film being disposed beneath the photoelectric conversion section; and wherein there are a plurality of multilayer films and each multilayer film includes a layer of light absorbing material as the insulating film, wherein the layer of light absorbing material is located at a side of the photoelectric conversion section opposite a side at which light is primarily incident thereon, the light absorbing material absorbing a greater amount of light than silicon dioxide, wherein a gate electrode made of a polysilicon film with a gate insulating film between the polysilicon film and a silicon substrate, and a silicon carbide layer is formed adjacent the silicon substrate and the polysilicon film as the layer of light absorbing material.