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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 05, 2012
Filed:
Sep. 01, 2009
Kazuo Kinoshita, Osaka, JP;
Kazuo Kinoshita, Osaka, JP;
Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
A solid-state image pickup apparatusof the present invention includes a transparent cover sectionwhich is provided so as to be spaced from a lens section, the transparent cover sectionbeing provided (i) so as to face a light-receiving section of a solid-state image sensing deviceand (ii) so as to have a gap between the solid-state image sensing deviceand the transparent cover section. Furthermore, the transparent cover sectionis provided with a positioning mark which serves as a reference for positioning the lens section in consideration of the solid-state image sensing device. Consequently, it is possible to provide a shock-resistant solid-state image pickup apparatus in which a lens section and an image pickup section are positionally aligned with high accuracy.