SOLID-STATE IMAGING APPARATUS, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a solid-state imaging apparatus capable of miniaturizing a pixel by improving an optical characteristic such as light crosstalk in the pixel.SOLUTION: This solid-state imaging apparatus includes: a plurality of photoelectric conversion elements (11) arranged on a semiconductor substrate for converting light to charge; a first semiconductor region (13) arranged on the semiconductor substrate for converting the charge obtained by the conversion of the photoelectric conversion element to voltage; an amplifying MOS transistor having a gate electrode connected to the first semiconductor region for amplifying the voltage obtained by the conversion of the first semiconductor region; an insulation film (23) covering the semiconductor substrate; a metal wiring layer (42) arranged on the insulation film; a first conductive body (21) for connecting the first semiconductor region to the gate electrode of the amplifying MOS transistor without interposing the metal wiring layer; a second semiconductor region (18) arranged on the semiconductor substrate and different from the first semiconductor region; and a second conductive body for connecting the second semiconductor region to at least a part of the metal wiring layer.