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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 15, 2014
Filed:
Jan. 27, 2012
Koji Tsuduki, Kawasaki, JP;
Takanori Suzuki, Tokyo, JP;
Hisatane Komori, Ayase, JP;
Satoru Hamasaki, Yamato, JP;
Koji Tsuduki, Kawasaki, JP;
Takanori Suzuki, Tokyo, JP;
Hisatane Komori, Ayase, JP;
Satoru Hamasaki, Yamato, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A solid-state imaging apparatus, comprising: a semiconductor chip having a principal face including a pixel region; a protruding portion disposed on the principal face to surround the pixel region; a cover member disposed over the pixel region; and an adhesive material surrounding the pixel region and bonding the cover member and the protruding portion, is provided. The protruding portion has top and first side faces facing the space, a first edge line being formed by this two faces. The adhesive material bonds the top face of the protruding portion and the cover member. The adhesive material has a first face facing the interior space, and the first face extends from the first edge line toward the cover member. Perimeters of the interior space, in planes parallel to the principal face become shorter in a direction from the top face of the protruding portion toward the cover member.