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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 21, 2014
Filed:
Mar. 20, 2012
Applicant:
Masahito Ochi, Chiba, JP;
Inventor:
Masahito Ochi, Chiba, JP;
Assignee:
Nikon Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 27/00 (2006.01); H01L 27/146 (2006.01); H04N 5/217 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 27/14618 (2013.01); H04N 5/2171 (2013.01);
Abstract
An image capturing unit includes: a glass substrate having a first surface and a second surface on an opposite side to the first surface, with a first wiring pattern being provided upon at least the first surface; an image sensor that is electrically connected to the first wiring pattern, and that is mounted upon the first surface of the glass substrate; and a piezoelectric element that is disposed upon the first surface or upon the second surface, and that is electrically connected to the first wiring pattern.