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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 23, 2023
Filed:
Sep. 10, 2020
Olympus Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Hirokazu Ichihara, Hino, JP;
OLYMPUS CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An imaging unit used in an oblique-viewing endoscope in which an endoscope axis along a longitudinal direction of a distal end portion of the endoscope and an optical axis of a lens unit cross along an observation direction includes: a semiconductor package including a light receiving surface arranged perpendicularly to the optical axis of the lens unit, an imaging device converting an optical image formed by the lens unit into an image signal, and a sensor electrode on a rear surface; a first circuit board including a first connecting electrode on a front surface and connected to the sensor electrode, and a second connecting electrode on a rear surface on which an electronic part is mounted; and a second circuit board including a first region including a third connecting electrode connected to the second connecting electrode, and a second region including a cable connecting electrode connected to a cable.