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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 05, 2010
Filed:
Nov. 02, 2007
Hiroshi Ito, Tokyo, JP;
You Kondoh, Kanagawa, JP;
Mikio Nakamura, Tokyo, JP;
Olympus Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An imaging module includes a flexible printed circuit board which has a first area on which a first functional element is mounted, a second area on which a second functional element is mounted, and a third area which is formed between the first area and the second area, an electronic component which is mounted on the first area, and an imaging device which is mounted on the second area. The flexible printed circuit board is formed by an insulating layer which is integrated, spreading over the first area, the second area, and the third area. The flexible printed circuit board is formed such that the flexible printed circuit board can be bent at least in the third area.