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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 10, 2012
Filed:
Apr. 08, 2009
Junichi Nakai, Hiroshima, JP;
Tomohiro Konishi, Nara, JP;
Junichi Nakai, Hiroshima, JP;
Tomohiro Konishi, Nara, JP;
Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
A solid-state image capturing device according to the present invention includes: a photoelectrical conversion section formed in a semiconductor substrate or in a substrate area provided on a substrate; a first transparent film provided on the photoelectrical conversion section; and a lens provided at a position above the first transparent film corresponding to the photoelectrical conversion section, where the lens is formed by using a second transparent film layered by changing a refractive index successively or incrementally, and at least one of top and bottom surfaces of the second transparent film is formed in a convex shape.