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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 14, 2010
Filed:
Nov. 26, 2007
Masami Suzuki, Tokyo, JP;
Yoshimichi Harada, Kanagawa, JP;
Yoshihiro Nabe, Tokyo, JP;
Yuji Takaoka, Kanagawa, JP;
Masaaki Takizawa, Kanagawa, JP;
Chiaki Sakai, Kanagawa, JP;
Masami Suzuki, Tokyo, JP;
Yoshimichi Harada, Kanagawa, JP;
Yoshihiro Nabe, Tokyo, JP;
Yuji Takaoka, Kanagawa, JP;
Masaaki Takizawa, Kanagawa, JP;
Chiaki Sakai, Kanagawa, JP;
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A solid-state imaging device includes a semiconductor substrate having a foreside provided with an imaging area and an electrode pad, the imaging area having an array of optical sensors, the electrode pad being disposed around a periphery of the imaging area; a transparent substrate joined to the foreside of the semiconductor substrate with a sealant therebetween; underside wiring that extends through the semiconductor substrate from the electrode pad to an underside of the semiconductor substrate; and a protective film composed of an inorganic insulating material and interposed between the semiconductor substrate and the sealant, the protective film covering at least the electrode pad.