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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 04, 2018
Filed:
Jan. 25, 2017
Olympus Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Hiroyuki Motohara, Hachioji, JP;
Yasuhiro Kusano, Fukushima, JP;
OLYMPUS CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An imaging unit includes: a semiconductor package having an image sensor and having a connection electrode on a back side thereof; a circuit board having connection electrodes on front and back sides thereof, the connection electrode on the front side being connected to the connection electrode of the semiconductor package; a deformed circuit board having first, second, and third faces and having connection electrodes on the first, second, and third faces, respectively, a connection electrode on the first face being connected to the connection electrodes of the circuit board; an electronic component mounted on the back side of the circuit board; and cables connected to the connection electrodes on the second and third faces. The electronic component is housed in a recess of the deformed circuit board. The circuit board, the deformed circuit board, and the cables are located within a projection plane in an optical-axis-direction of the semiconductor package.