Solid image pickup apparatus

US9509890B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9509890-B2
Application numberUS-201113032839-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateFeb 23, 2011
Priority dateFeb 26, 2010
Publication dateNov 29, 2016
Grant dateNov 29, 2016

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Abstract

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A solid image pickup apparatus according to an embodiment includes: a device chip including a first principal surface and a second principal surface, a CMOS device and an electrode portion being formed on the first principal surface; a holding block including a joining surface joined to the second principal surface and an inclined surface inclined inward at a predetermined angle relative to the joining surface; a wiring board including a distal end portion including a connection portion connected to the electrode portion on the first principal surface, an extending portion that is in contact with the inclined surface, the extending portion being joined to the inclined surface via a bonding layer; and a flexure portion flexed at the predetermined angle between the distal end portion and the extending portion.

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What is claimed is: 1. A solid image pickup apparatus comprising: an image pickup device substrate including a first principal surface and a second principal surface, a solid image pickup device being formed on the first principal surface; a holding portion including a joining surface directly joined to the second principal surface of the image pickup device substrate, and an inclined surface inclined inward at a predetermined angle relative to the joining surface; and a wirin…

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What does patent US9509890B2 cover?
A solid image pickup apparatus according to an embodiment includes: a device chip including a first principal surface and a second principal surface, a CMOS device and an electrode portion being formed on the first principal surface; a holding block including a joining surface joined to the second principal surface and an inclined surface inclined inward at a predetermined angle relative to the…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Nakayama Takashi, Olympus Corp
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification H04N23/54. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Nov 29 2016 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
What related patents are in patentsdb?
We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).