Patent ID: 9240398
Filing Date: 2016-01-19
CPC Classification: H01L

Claim Text:
1. A method for producing an image pickup apparatus, the method comprising processes of: cutting an image pickup chip substrate where a plurality of light receiving sections are formed on a first main face and electrode pads are formed around each light receiving section to fabricate a plurality of image pickup chips; bonding the first main face of each of the image pickup chips to a transparent support substrate via a transparent adhesive layer as well as bonding dummy chips to an outer peripheral region of the support substrate where the image pickup chips are not bonded, via the adhesive layer to fabricate a joined wafer; filling a sealing member between the image pickup chips and the dummy chips that are bonded to the joined wafer; machining the joined wafer from a second main face side to thin a thickness; forming a plurality of external connection electrodes, each of which is connected to each of the electrode pads via each of a plurality of through-hole interconnections, on the second main face; and cutting the joined wafer.