Patent ID: 9735115
Date: 2017-08-15
CPC Classifications: H01L,H04N

Claim:
1. An image pickup apparatus, comprising: an optical device having a front side that includes an optical element area and a back side that includes an external connection terminal, wherein the front side is configured to receive light and the back side is opposite to the front side; a sealing material arranged above the front side of the optical device; a transparent conductive layer arranged between the front side of the optical device and the sealing material; a first electrode pad arranged on the front side of the optical device; a second pad that is different from the first electrode pad and is arranged in a first area on the front side of the optical device, wherein the transparent conductive layer is configured to fill a gap that excludes the first area in which the different pad is provided; and a penetrating electrode electrically connected to the first electrode pad, wherein the transparent conductive layer is electrically connected to the first electrode pad, and wherein the penetrating electrode is connected to the external connection terminal on the back side of the optical device.