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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 19, 2009
Filed:
Aug. 10, 2004
Applicant:
Jun Takayama, Tama, JP;
Inventor:
Jun Takayama, Tama, JP;
Assignee:
Konica Minolta Opto, Inc., Hachioji-Shi, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/225 (2006.01); G02B 27/10 (2006.01); H01L 31/062 (2006.01); H01L 31/113 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A solid-state image pickup apparatus includes a light receiving pixel group having light receiving pixels to convert photoelectrically incident light and to be two-dimensionally arranged; a microlens array to be two-dimensionally arranged to correspond in position to the light receiving pixels; a transparent member to be arranged on a light entering side of the microlens array; and a protrusion to support the transparent member, wherein the protrusion is higher than the microlens array and is formed to be integrated with the microlens array.