Patent ID: 11887839
Assignee: NIKON CORPORATION
Field: Audio-visual technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 0:
1. An imaging unit comprising:
a first substrate that includes a first surface and a second surface, the second surface facing away from the first surface;
an imaging chip that (i) outputs a pixel signal and (ii) is arranged on the first surface;
a member that is arranged on the first surface so as to surround at least part of the imaging chip and that includes an attaching portion for attaching another structure;
an optical element that is fixed to the member so as to form a sealed space together with the substrate and the member;
a power supply circuit that (i) supplies power to the imaging chip, (ii) is arranged on the second surface, and (iii) is located in an area underneath the imaging chip so as to be overlapped by the imaging chip in plan view from a direction in which light is incident to the imaging chip;
a connector that is arranged on the second surface;
a second, flexible substrate that is connected to the connector; and
a third substrate that includes an image processing circuit to which the pixel signal output from the imaging chip is transmitted through the connector and the flexible substrate.