Patent Publication Number: US-10770493-B2

Title: Solid-state imaging apparatus with high handling reliability and method for manufacturing solid-state imaging apparatus

Description:
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS 
     This application is a U.S. National Phase of International Patent Application No. PCT/JP2017/005243 filed on Feb. 14, 2017, which claims priority benefit of Japanese Patent Application No. JP 2016-051043 filed in the Japan Patent Office on Mar. 15, 2016. Each of the above-referenced applications is hereby incorporated herein by reference in its entirety. 
     TECHNICAL FIELD 
     The present technology relates to a solid-state imaging apparatus and a method for manufacturing the solid-state imaging apparatus. 
     BACKGROUND ART 
     Conventionally, a solid-state imaging apparatus having a hollow structure (cavity) in a package structure thereof has been generally used. In such a solid-state imaging apparatus having a cavity, moisture may infiltrate the apparatus from a bonding portion between sealing glass and the package. When moisture enters the cavity, fogging may occur inside the cavity to degrade image quality, or a part disposed in the cavity, such as an image sensor, may be adversely affected by moisture. In addition, due to the hollow structure, the thickness of the package structure increases, and the volume of the entire package also increases. 
     For this reason, various attempts have been made in order to achieve reduction in height and size of the solid-state imaging apparatus by making the solid-state imaging apparatus cavity-less (for example, Patent Documents 1, 2, and the like). 
     Patent Document 1 discloses an image sensor chip size package obtained by forming a circuit element constituting an image sensor on an image sensor forming surface on a surface of a semiconductor substrate, connecting a prescribed wiring layer in a multilayer wiring portion formed thereon to a through electrode, and further forming a transparent insulating film on an upper surface of the multilayer wiring portion. 
     Patent Document 2 discloses a solid-state imaging apparatus including a light receiving region and a peripheral circuit region located around the light receiving region on a major surface of a light receiving element, including an external connection electrode electrically connected to the peripheral circuit region on a back surface opposite to the major surface of the light receiving element, and including a sealing resin for bonding a transparent member covering the light receiving region with a transparent adhesive and covering a side surface of the transparent member and the major surface of the light receiving element outside the region covered with the transparent member on the major surface of the light receiving element. 
     CITATION LIST 
     Patent Document 
     
         
         Patent Document 1: Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2006-173220 
         Patent Document 2: Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2008-219854 
       
    
     SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
     Problems to be Solved by the Invention 
     The package structure of each of the solid-state imaging apparatuses disclosed in the above Patent Documents 1 and 2 is manufactured by a method of so-called chip size package (CSP) or so-called wafer level chip size package (WLCSP). CSP and WLCSP each have a configuration obtained only by bonding a glass not having a ceramic substrate, a resin substrate, or the like to a silicon chip directly, and achieve reduction in height. However, the hardness is insufficient, handling reliability is low when the solid-state imaging apparatus is mounted on another substrate, and it is difficult to control warp. 
     The present technology has been achieved in view of the above problems, and an object of the present technology is to achieve a solid-state imaging apparatus capable of responding to requests for reduction in height and size while easily controlling warp with high handling reliability when the solid-state imaging apparatus is mounted on another substrate or the like, and a method for manufacturing such a solid-state imaging apparatus. 
     Solutions to Problems 
     One aspect of the present technology is a solid-state imaging apparatus including a substrate having a recess on a surface thereof, an imaging chip disposed and fixed on an inner bottom surface of the recess, and a filler filled and solidified in the whole of a gap between a side surface of the imaging chip and an inner surface of the recess, in which a groove having a substantially constant width is formed between the side surface of the imaging chip and the inner surface of the recess, and an expansion portion where the groove width is equal to or larger than the constant width is formed in a part of the groove. 
     In addition, another aspect of the present technology is a method for manufacturing a solid-state imaging apparatus, including a step of disposing and fixing an imaging chip on an inner bottom surface of a substrate having a recess on a surface thereof, and a step of filling and solidifying a filler in the whole of a gap between a side surface of the imaging chip and an inner surface of the recess, in which a groove having a substantially constant width is formed between the side surface of the imaging chip and the inner surface of the recess, and an expansion portion where the groove width is equal to or larger than the substantially constant width is formed in a part of the groove. 
     Note that the solid-state imaging apparatus described above includes various aspects such as an aspect in which the solid-state imaging apparatus is implemented in a state of being incorporated in another device and an aspect in which the solid-state imaging apparatus is implemented together with another method. 
     Effects of the Invention 
     According to the present technology, it is possible to achieve a solid-state imaging apparatus capable of responding to requests for reduction in height and size while easily controlling warp with high handling reliability when the solid-state imaging apparatus is mounted on another substrate or the like, and a method for manufacturing such a solid-state imaging apparatus. Note that effects described herein are merely illustrative, and are not restrictive. In addition, an additional effect may be present. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS 
         FIGS. 1A and 1B  are views for explaining a configuration of a solid-state imaging apparatus according to a first embodiment. 
         FIG. 2  is a cross-sectional view for explaining a structure of a substrate. 
         FIG. 3  is a cross-sectional view for explaining a structure of an imaging chip. 
         FIG. 4  is a plan view for explaining a structure formed by a substrate and an imaging chip. 
         FIGS. 5A and 5B  are views for explaining the size of an expansion portion according to the first embodiment. 
         FIGS. 6A and 6B  are views for explaining a configuration of a solid-state imaging apparatus according to a second embodiment. 
         FIGS. 7A and 7B  are views for explaining the size of an expansion portion according to the second embodiment. 
         FIGS. 8A and 8B  are views for explaining a configuration of a solid-state imaging apparatus according to a third embodiment. 
         FIGS. 9A, 9B, 9C, 9D, 9E, 9F, and 9G  are views for explaining a method for manufacturing a solid-state imaging apparatus according to a fourth embodiment. 
         FIG. 10  is a block diagram illustrating an example of a schematic configuration of a vehicle control system. 
         FIG. 11  is an explanatory diagram illustrating examples of installation positions of a vehicle external information detection unit and an imaging unit. 
         FIG. 12  is a diagram illustrating an example of a schematic configuration of an endoscopic surgical system. 
         FIG. 13  is a block diagram illustrating examples of functional configurations of a camera head and a CCU. 
         FIG. 14  is a block diagram illustrating an example of a schematic configuration of an in-vivo information acquiring system. 
     
    
    
     MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION 
     Hereinafter, the present technology will be described in the following order. 
     (1) First Embodiment: 
     (2) Second Embodiment: 
     (3) Third Embodiment: 
     (4) Fourth Embodiment: 
     (5) Fifth Embodiment: 
     (6) Sixth Embodiment: 
     (7) Seventh Embodiment: 
     (1) First Embodiment 
       FIGS. 1A and 1B  are views for explaining a configuration of a solid-state imaging apparatus  100  according to the present embodiment. Incidentally,  FIG. 1A  is a cross-sectional view taken along line A-A of  FIG. 1B ,  FIG. 1B  is a plan view of the solid-state imaging apparatus  100 ,  FIG. 2  is a cross-sectional view for explaining a structure of a substrate  10 ,  FIG. 3  is a cross-sectional view for explaining a structure of an imaging chip  20 , and  FIG. 4  is a plan view for explaining a structure formed by the substrate  10  and the imaging chip  20 . Note that a formation range of a light shielding film  60  illustrated in  FIG. 1B  is indicated by a broken line, and a member under the light shielding film  60  is indicated in a see-through state. 
     The solid-state imaging apparatus  100  includes the substrate  10 , the imaging chip  20 , an adhesive  30 , a filler  40 , bridge metal wiring  50 , the light shielding film  60 , and a transparent insulating film  70 . 
     A recess  12  is formed on an upper surface of the substrate  10 , and the imaging chip  20  is disposed and fixed in the recess  12 . That is, a peripheral wall  13  is formed in an upright state from an inner bottom surface  121  of the recess  12 , and the imaging chip  20  disposed and fixed on the inner bottom surface  121  of the recess  12  is surrounded by the peripheral wall  13 . The depth of the recess  12  is set such that an upper surface  23  of the imaging chip  20  disposed and fixed on the inner bottom surface  121  of the recess  12  has a height substantially equal to a peripheral wall upper surface  131  which is an upper surface of the peripheral wall  13 . Examples of the substrate  10  include a ceramic substrate, an organic resin substrate, a plastic package substrate obtained by molding a plastic (for example, refer to Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2006-173220), and the like. Note that materials of the imaging chip  20  and the substrate  10  desirably have coefficients of linear expansion equal to each other. 
     The inner bottom surface  121  of the recess  12  has a chip mounting area  123  on which an imaging chip is mounted and a filler area  124  on which an imaging chip is not mounted. The chip mounting area  123  is an area having the same shape as the shape of the imaging chip  20  on the inner bottom surface  121  of the recess  12 , and is a rectangular area in accordance with the imaging chip  20  having a rectangular shape in plan view in the example illustrated in  FIGS. 1A and 1B . The filler area  124  is an area disposed between the chip mounting area  123  and a lower end of an inner surface  122  of the recess  12  on the inner bottom surface  121  of the recess  12 , and is a rectangular frame-shaped area so as to surround an outer shape of the imaging chip  20  having a rectangular shape in plan view in the example illustrated in  FIGS. 1A and 1B . 
     The imaging chip  20  is a thin plate-shaped member fixed in the recess  12 , and is an integrated circuit manufactured including a semiconductor circuit element or a semiconductor device including the integrated circuit. In the present embodiment, the imaging chip  20  has a configuration of a solid-state imaging element. That is, in the imaging chip  20 , a plurality of photoelectric conversion elements such as a photodiode is disposed in an embedded manner along an upper surface of the imaging chip  20 . Each of the photoelectric conversion elements generates and outputs an electric signal corresponding to incident light from the upper surface of the imaging chip  20 . 
     A bottom surface  21  of the imaging chip  20  is fixed to the chip mounting area  123  of the inner bottom surface  121  of the recess  12  with the adhesive  30  such as a die bond or a die attach film (DAF). The upper surface  23  of the imaging chip  20  and the peripheral wall upper surface  131  have substantially equal heights to each other. Therefore, a value obtained by adding a thickness d 2  of the adhesive  30  to a thickness d 1  of the imaging chip  20  is substantially equal to a depth d 3  of the recess  12  (height of the peripheral wall  13 ). 
     An inner shape of the recess  12  is formed so as to be slightly larger than an outer shape of the imaging chip  20 . Therefore, a gap is formed between an outer surface  22  of the imaging chip  20  and the inner surface  122  of the recess  12 . This gap constitutes a rectangular frame-shaped and ditch-shaped groove  14  surrounding the imaging chip  20 . In the groove  14 , an inner side wall is constituted by the outer surface  22  of the imaging chip  20 , an outer side wall is constituted by the inner surface  122  of the recess  12 , and a bottom surface is constituted by the filler area  124  of the inner bottom surface  121  of the recess  12 . 
     The groove width of the groove  14  is substantially constant over almost the entire periphery of the imaging chip  20 . The groove  14  is formed according to a margin corresponding to the accuracy of a device for disposing and fixing the imaging chip  20  in the recess  12 . For example, in a case where the margin is about 0.1 mm, the groove width is about 0.1 mmm to 1.0 mm. Incidentally, in a case where the groove  14  has a rectangular frame shape as in the present embodiment, the groove width of the groove  14  corresponding to a side  126  is substantially constant, but the groove width of the groove  14  in a diagonal direction, corresponding to a corner  125 , is about 1.4 times (root  2 ) the groove width of the side  126 . 
     If the filler  40  is filled and cured in the groove  14  to stably support the imaging chip  20  in the recess  12 , the filler  40  is filled and cured in a rectangular frame shape surrounding the imaging chip  20  in the groove  14 . Note that an upper surface of the filler  40  filled and cured in the groove  14  desirably has a height substantially equal to the upper surface  23  of the imaging chip  20  and the peripheral wall upper surface  131 . 
     As the filler  40 , for example, an underfill material or the like is used, and a material that generates a capillary phenomenon in the groove  14  is selected. That is, as the filler  40 , a material having good wettability with a side surface of the groove  14  (the outer surface  22  of the imaging chip  20 , the inner surface  122  of the recess  12 , and the filler area  124  of the inner bottom surface  121  of the recess  12 ) and having a viscosity of about 0.1 to 100 Pa·s at the time of injection is used, and a material in which the size of a filler material included therein is smaller than the width of the groove  14  is selected. The size of the filler material is desirably ⅓ or less of the groove width of the groove  14  other than an expansion portion  128 . That is, if the size of the filler material is x 1 , the width of the narrowest portion of the groove  14  is x 2 , and the width of the expansion portion  128  described later is x 3 , a material satisfying a relationship of x 1 &lt;x 2 &lt;x 3  is used as the filler  40 . 
     The expansion portion  128  obtained by extending an outer side wall of the rectangular frame-shaped groove  14  outward is formed in at least one location of the groove  14 . That is, a lead-in portion  127  recessed outward in plan view is formed in at least a part of the inner surface  122  of the recess  12  of the substrate  10 . By forming the lead-in portion  127  on the inner surface  122  of the recess  12 , it is possible to form the expansion portion  128  having a larger width than the groove  14  in a case where the groove  14  is formed with a substantially constant groove width over the entire periphery of the imaging chip  20 . Note that the lead-in portion  127  having an arc shape in plan view and the cylindrical expansion portion  128  are illustrated in the drawing. However, the shapes of the lead-in portion  127  and the expansion portion  128  are not limited thereto and may be rectangular, polygonal, or the like. 
       FIGS. 5A and 5B  are views for explaining the size of the expansion portion  128  according to the present embodiment. In the present embodiment, the expansion portion  128  is formed in the corner  125 .  FIGS. 5A and 5B  illustrate the diameter of a cylindrical member that can be inserted into the groove  14  while a case where the expansion portion  128  is not formed in the corner  125  ( FIG. 5A ) is compared with a case where the expansion portion  128  is formed in the corner  125  ( FIG. 5B ). Generally, on-substrate wiring  11 , the bridge metal wiring  50 , and a terminal  24  on the imaging chip  20 , described later, are concentratedly disposed along the side  126 . In a case where the expansion portion  128  is formed in the corner  125 , it is easy to design the on-substrate wiring  11  and the bridge metal wiring  50 . 
       FIG. 5A  illustrates the maximum shape of the cylindrical member that can be inserted into the corner  125  in a case where the expansion portion  128  is not formed by a broken line. The maximum diameter of the cylindrical member that can be inserted in the corner  125  is represented by rmax, and the width of the groove  14  in the side  126  is represented by x2. 
     In the present embodiment, the expansion portion  128  is formed in such a shape that the maximum diameter of the cylindrical member that can be inserted into the corner  125  is larger than rmax. For example, as illustrated in  FIG. 5B , the lead-in portion  127  is formed on the inner side wall  121  of the corner  125  of the recess  12  in plan view so as to draw a convex arc in plan view outward. As a result, the maximum diameter (size x3 of the expansion portion  128 ) of the cylindrical member that can be inserted into the expansion portion  128  formed in the corner  128  is larger than rmax, and the degree of freedom in selecting the size of a discharge port of a device for filling the filler  40  in the groove  14  is improved. 
     The upper surface  23  of the imaging chip  20  has a light incident area  231  corresponding to a disposition range of a plurality of solid-state imaging elements for generating and outputting an electric signal corresponding to incident light and a non-light incident area  232  not corresponding to a disposition range of a solid-state imaging elements for generating and outputting an electric signal corresponding to incident light. The non-light incident area  232  is formed in a frame shape along the entire periphery of an edge of the upper surface  23  of the imaging chip  20 . The light incident area  231  is surrounded by the non-light incident area  232  on the upper surface  23  of the imaging chip  20 . 
     In the non-light incident area  232  of the imaging chip  20 , a plurality of terminals  24  to be electrically connected to an outside is disposed. A plurality of terminals  24  is juxtaposed along an edge of the imaging chip  20 . 
     Meanwhile, on an upper surface of the peripheral wall  13  of the substrate  10 , the terminals  24  and a plurality of the on-substrate wiring  11  are disposed at positions corresponding to each other across the groove  14 . An end of the on-substrate wiring  11  extends to an edge close to the groove  14  on the peripheral wall  13 . The terminals  24  are connected to the ends of the on-substrate wiring  11  close to the groove  14  by the bridge metal wiring  50  disposed across the groove  14 , respectively. 
     The bridge metal wiring  50  is obtained by forming a conductive metal paste material such as a gold paste, a silver paste, a copper paste, or a solder paste into a thin film, for example, by screen printing. By forming the wiring by screen printing, the bridge metal wiring  50  can be formed with a thickness of 50 μm or less, for example, with a thickness of about 1 to 25 μm. Note that a thickness of about 100 to 300 μm is required in a case where similar wiring is formed with a wire loop. 
     Note that the filler  40  filled and cured in the groove  14  may have irregularities formed on a surface thereof or may be shrunk upon curing to have a surface recessed downward from a surface of the imaging chip  20  or the peripheral wall  13 . Therefore, an insulating material may be laminated on the surface of the filler  40  along the groove  14  by screen printing or the like such that the upper surface is flat. As a result, the surface of the groove  14  is flattened and can reliably be connected by wiring without being affected by steps or irregularities when the bridge metal wiring  50  is disposed. 
     The bridge metal wiring  50  is covered with the light shielding film  60 . A formation range of the light shielding film  60  for an upper surface side of the peripheral wall  13  of the substrate  10  is not particularly limited. However, a formation range of the light shielding film  60  for an upper surface of the imaging chip  20  is up to a side of the non-light incident area  232  with respect to the boundary between the non-light incident area  232  and the light incident area  231 . Therefore, the light shielding film  60  may be formed so as to cover only the disposition range of the bridge metal wiring  50 , or may be formed so as to cover both the bridge metal wiring  50  and the on-substrate wiring  11 . As a result, the light shielding film  60  does not hinder light incident on the photoelectric conversion element while occurrence of an optical problem such as flare or ghost due to reflected light of the bridge metal wiring  50  (and the on-substrate wiring  11 ) is suppressed. 
     In addition, an edge of the light shielding portion  60  close to the light incident area  231  has a tapered shape having a lower height as the edge is closer to the light incident area  231 . As a result, probability that the light shielding portion  60  shields light obliquely incident on the light incident area  231  is reduced, and the light receiving sensitivity of the imaging element is not lowered. 
     The transparent insulating film  70  is laminated above the imaging chip  20 , above the peripheral wall  13 , and on the light shielding portion  60  (also on the filler  40  and the bridge metal wiring  50  in a case where the filler  40  and the bridge metal wiring  50  are exposed from the light shielding portion  60 ). As a result, it is possible to protect and insulate the imaging chip  20 , the on-substrate wiring  11  on the peripheral wall  13 , and the bridge metal wiring  50  from an outside. An antireflection film may be laminated on an upper surface of the transparent insulating film  70  as necessary, or lamination may be performed, for example, by bonding a glass having functionality such as an antireflection film. In this case, the upper surface of the transparent insulating film  70  is flattened by CMP or the like as necessary. 
     In a case where sharpness is required for an imaged image of the imaging chip  20 , as the transparent insulating film  70 , a material having a refractive index higher than a material of an on-chip microlens disposed in the imaging chip  20  is used on the basis of Snell&#39;s law. For example, in a case where the on-chip microlens is formed with a silicon nitride film (Si3N4) having a refractive index of about 2, the transparent insulating film  70  is formed with an epoxy resin having a refractive index of about 1.5. 
     The solid-state imaging apparatus  100  configured as described above has no hollow structure (so-called cavity) which a conventional general solid-state imaging apparatus has, and therefore can reduce the height and size thereof as compared with the conventional solid-state imaging apparatus. WLCSP and other technologies have superiority if only simple reduction in height and size is aimed at. However, the solid-state imaging apparatus according to the present technology is advantageous in that it is possible to achieve reduction in height and size while also achieving ease of handling when the solid-state imaging apparatus  100  is mounted on another substrate or the like due to use of the solid substrate  10 . That is, a solid-state imaging apparatus manufactured by WLCSP is too thin, and handling, alignment, or the like is difficult with a device for mounting a conventional solid-state imaging apparatus at a predetermined position on a substrate unless a support member or the like is separately disposed. However, the solid-state imaging apparatus  100  according to the present technology uses the substrate  10  that has been conventionally handled, and therefore it is possible to use a device that has been conventionally used as it is. In addition, there is no hollow structure, and therefore probability that moisture enters a cavity, an image quality is degraded due to fogging, discoloration, or the like, and an image sensor or the like is influenced by the moisture is extremely low. 
     (2) Second Embodiment 
       FIGS. 6A and 6B  are views for explaining a configuration of a solid-state imaging apparatus  200  according to the present embodiment. Incidentally,  FIG. 6A  is a cross-sectional view taken along line A-A of  FIG. 6B , and  FIG. 6B  is a plan view of the solid-state imaging apparatus  200   
     The solid-state imaging apparatus  200  illustrated in  FIGS. 6A and 6B  is similar to the solid-state imaging apparatus  100  according to the first embodiment except for the position where an expansion portion is disposed in a groove  14 . Therefore, hereinafter, description of configurations other than the expansion portion will be omitted, and the configurations other than the expansion portion will be described using the same reference numerals as those of the solid-state imaging apparatus  100 . 
     In the present embodiment, an expansion portion  228  obtained by extending an outer side wall of the rectangular frame-shaped groove  14  outward is formed in a side  126  of the groove  14 . That is, a lead-in portion  227  recessed outward in plan view is formed in at least a part of an inner surface  122  of a recess  12  of a substrate  10 . By forming the lead-in portion  227  on the inner surface  122  of the recess  12 , it is possible to form the expansion portion  228  having a larger width than the groove  14  in a case where the groove  14  is formed with a substantially constant groove width over the entire periphery of an imaging chip  20 . 
       FIGS. 7A and 7B  are views for explaining the size of the expansion portion  228  according to the present embodiment. In the present embodiment, the expansion portion  228  is formed in the side  126 .  FIGS. 7A and 7B  illustrate the diameter of a cylindrical member that can be inserted into the groove  14  while a case where the expansion portion  228  is not formed at the side  126  ( FIG. 7A ) is compared with a case where the expansion portion  228  is formed in the side  126  ( FIG. 7B ). 
       FIG. 7A  illustrates the maximum diameter of the cylindrical member that can be inserted into the side  126  in a case where the expansion portion  228  is not formed. In this case, as illustrated in  FIG. 7A , a maximum diameter rmax of the cylindrical member that can be inserted into the side  126  is substantially equal to a width x2 of the groove  14  in the side  126 . 
     In the present embodiment, the expansion portion  228  is formed in such a shape that the maximum diameter of the cylindrical member that can be inserted into the expansion portion  228  is larger than rmax. For example, as illustrated in  FIG. 7B , the lead-in portion  227  is formed on an inner side wall  121  of the side  126  of the recess  12  in plan view so as to draw a convex arc in plan view outward. As a result, the maximum diameter (size x3 of the expansion portion  228 ) of the cylindrical member that can be inserted into the expansion portion  228  formed in the side  126  is larger than rmax, and the degree of freedom in selecting the size of a discharge port of a device for filling a filler  40  in the groove  14  is improved. 
     (3) Third Embodiment 
       FIGS. 8A and 8B  are views for explaining a configuration of a solid-state imaging apparatus  300  according to the present embodiment. Incidentally,  FIG. 8A  is a cross-sectional view taken along line A-A of  FIG. 8B , and  FIG. 8B  is a plan view of the solid-state imaging apparatus. 
     The solid-state imaging apparatus  300  illustrated in  FIGS. 8A and 8B  are similar to the solid-state imaging apparatus  100  according to the first embodiment except for the position where an expansion portion is formed in a groove  14  and the number of the expansion portions. Therefore, hereinafter, description of configurations other than the expansion portion will be omitted, and the configurations other than the expansion portion will be described using the same reference numerals as those of the solid-state imaging apparatus  100 . 
     In the present embodiment, expansion portions  328   a  to  328   h  obtained by extending an outer side wall of the rectangular frame-shaped groove  14  outward are formed in a plurality of corners  125  of the groove  14  and in a plurality of sides  126  of the groove  14 . 
     That is, lead-in portions  327   a  to  327   h  recessed outward in plan view are formed in an inner surface  122  of a recess  12  of a substrate  10 . By forming the lead-in portions  327   a  to  327   h  on the inner surface  122  of the recess  12 , it is possible to form the plurality of expansion portion  328   a  to  328   h  each having a larger width than the groove  14  in a case where the groove  14  is formed with a substantially constant groove width over the entire periphery of an imaging chip  20 . 
     In the present embodiment, the expansion portions  328   a  to  328   h  are formed in a point symmetrical positional relationship with the center of the recess  12  or the imaging chip  20  as a target axis X. That is, with respect to the symmetry axis X, the expansion portion  328   a  is formed in a point symmetrical positional relationship with the expansion portion  328   e , the expansion portion  328   b  is formed in a point symmetrical positional relationship with the expansion portion  328   f , the expansion portion  328   c  is formed in a point symmetrical positional relationship with the expansion portion  328   g , and the expansion portion  328   d  is formed in a point symmetrical positional relationship with the expansion portion  328   h.    
     Incidentally, the size of each of the expansion portions  328   a ,  328   c ,  328   e , and  328   g  formed in the corners  125  and the shape of a lead-in portion formed corresponding to each of the expansion portions  328   a ,  328   c ,  328   e , and  328   g  are similar to those of the first embodiment, and the size of each of the expansion portions  328   b ,  328   d ,  328   f , and  328   h  formed in the sides  126  and the shape of a lead-in portion formed corresponding to each of the expansion portions  328   b ,  328   d ,  328   f , and  328   h  are similar to those of the second embodiment. In addition, for example, by forming the expansion portions  328   b ,  328   d ,  328   f , and  328   h  to be formed in the sides  126  at approximately midpoints of the corners at both ends thereof, the expansion portions are desirably formed uniformly over the entire groove  14 . 
     In this way, by forming the expansion portions at a plurality of positions, it is possible to fill a filler  40  in the groove  14  and to easily spread the filler  40  over the entire groove  14 , and it is possible to shorten time for filling the filler and to improve reliability for filling the groove  14 . 
     (4) Fourth Embodiment 
       FIGS. 9A, 9B, 9C, 9D, 9E, 9F, and 9G  are views for explaining a method for manufacturing the solid-state imaging apparatuses  100  to  300 . Incidentally, the reference numerals of detailed parts are not illustrated in  FIG. 10 , and description will be made with the reference numerals illustrated in  FIGS. 1A, 1B, 2, 3, 4, 5A , and  5 B as necessary. 
     In the manufacturing method according to the present embodiment, first, a coupling substrate  410  and a plurality of imaging chips  20  are prepared ( FIG. 9A ). A plurality of recesses  12  is regularly formed on an upper surface of the coupling substrate  410 . When the coupling substrate  410  is cut along a cut line CL and divided into individual pieces, a plurality of substrates  10  is obtained. Examples of the coupling substrate  410  include a ceramic substrate, an organic resin substrate, a plastic package substrate obtained by molding a plastic, and the like. Note that a material of the imaging chip  20  desirably has a coefficient of linear expansion equal to that of the coupling substrate  410 . 
     Subsequently, the imaging chip  20  is disposed in a chip mounting area  123  of each recess  12  of the coupling substrate  410 , and fixed by an adhesive  30  such as a die bond or a die attach film (DAF) ( FIG. 9B ). The inner shape and size of the recess  12  and the outer shape and size of the imaging chip  20  are substantially equal to each other. However, a margin is formed such that the inner shape and size of the recess  12  are slightly larger than the outer shape and size of the imaging chip  20 . This margin is determined in accordance with the accuracy of a mounting device for disposing the imaging chip  20  in the recess  12 . Margins equal to or larger than an error in horizontal position control of the mounting device are formed on the upper, lower, left, and right sides, respectively. For example, in a case where an error of the mounting device is 0.1 mm, the outer shape of the recess  12  is formed so as to be larger by about 0.1 mm to 1.0 mm in each of upper, lower, left, and right sides than the outer shape of the imaging chip  20 . 
     Subsequently, the filler  40  is filled in the groove  14  formed in a gap between the recess  12  and the imaging chip  20  due to the margin described above, and is cured by heating or the like ( FIG. 9C ). This filling of the filler  40  is performed by inserting a tip of a nozzle of a filling machine into the expansion portion  128 ,  228 , or  328   a  to  328   h  formed in at least one location of the groove  14 . The liquid filler  40  filled in the expansion portion  128 ,  228 , or  328   a  to  328   h  flows due to a capillary phenomenon so as to spread over the entire groove  14 . That is, wettability between the filler  40  and a side surface of the groove  14  (the outer surface  22  of the imaging chip  20 , the inner surface  122  of the recess  12 , and the filler area  124  of the inner bottom surface  121  of the recess  12 ) is good. The filler  40  has a viscosity of about 0.1 to 100 Pas at the time of injection. The size of a filler material included in the filler  40  is smaller than the width of the groove  14 . The size of the filler material is desirably ⅓ or less of the groove width of the groove  14  other than the expansion portion  128 ,  228 , or  328   a  to  328   h . That is, if the size of the filler material is x1, the width of the narrowest portion of the groove  14  is x2, and the width of the expansion portion  128 ,  228 , or each of  328   a  to  328   h  is x3, a material satisfying a relationship of x1&lt;x2&lt;x3 is used as the filler  40 . 
     Subsequently, a filling resin is screen-printed on a surface of the filler  40  as necessary to flatten a surface side of the filler  40 . That is, even in a case where the portion of the filler  40  is recessed due to shrinkage caused at the time of curing the filler  40 , or a step is generated between the filler  40  and an upper surface of the peripheral wall  13  or an upper surface of the imaging chip  20 , the shape on the surface side of the filler  40  can be formed into a constant shape with the filling resin. Incidentally, when the filling resin is screen-printed, the surface side of the filler  40  slightly rises by the thickness of a mask disposed for screen printing compared with the upper surface of the peripheral wall  13  of the substrate  10  and the surface of the imaging chip  20 . 
     Subsequently, bridge metal wiring  50  for electrically connecting a terminal  24  of the imaging chip  20  to on-substrate wiring  11  formed on the upper surface of the peripheral wall  13  is formed into a thin film by screen printing across the filler  40  ( FIG. 9D ). For a wiring material, a conductive metal paste material such as a gold paste, a silver paste, a copper paste, or a solder paste is used. At this time, the surface side of the filler  40  is flattened with the filling resin as described above, and therefore the wiring quality of the bridge metal wiring  50  can be stabilized. Note that wiring formed by screen printing can be formed with a thickness of 50 μm or less, and can be formed with a thickness of, for example, about 1 to 25 μm. 
     Subsequently, a light shielding film  60  is formed by screen printing or the like so as to cover the bridge metal wiring  50  ( FIG. 9E ). In the present embodiment, the light shielding film  60  is formed so as to collectively cover the plurality of bridge metal wiring  50  in a direction in which the groove  14  extends above the groove  14  into a rectangular frame shape covering an edge on the groove  14  side of an upper surface of the peripheral wall  13  and an edge on the groove  14  side of the non-light incident area  232  of the imaging chip  20 . An edge of the light shielding portion  60  close to the light incident area  231  has a tapered shape having a lower height as the edge is closer to the light incident area  231 . 
     Subsequently, the transparent insulating film  70  is formed on the entire upper surface of the coupling substrate  410  ( FIG. 9F ). The transparent insulating film  70  can be formed by screen printing or spin coating. Note that screen printing is better in flatness because sweeping unevenness is not formed on the surface shape of the transparent insulating film  70 . However, the surface may be flattened by separately performing a process such as chemical mechanical polishing (CMP). In this case, the transparent insulating film  70  is formed so as to be slightly thick in consideration of the thickness reduced by polishing. 
     As a material of the transparent insulating film  70 , a material having a refractive index higher than that of a material of an on-chip microlens disposed in the imaging chip  20  is used. For example, in a case where the on-chip microlens is formed with a silicon nitride film (Si3N4) having a refractive index of about 2, the transparent insulating film  70  is formed with an epoxy resin having a refractive index of about 1.5. 
     Thereafter, an antireflection film is formed on the transparent insulating film  70 , or a glass plate having an antireflection film is mounted and fixed as necessary. Note that it is not necessary to dispose an antireflection film in applications in which optical blurring such as flare is not a problem. 
     Finally, the coupling substrate  410  is cut along the cut line CL, and a solid-state imaging apparatus in which the imaging chip  20  is embedded and fixed with the filler  40  in the recess  12  of the substrate  10  is divided into individual pieces ( FIG. 9G ). According to the manufacturing method described above, the solid-state imaging apparatuses  100 ,  200 , and  300  according to the first, second, and third embodiments described above can be manufactured, respectively. 
     (5) Fifth Embodiment 
     The technology according to the present disclosure (the present technology) can be applied to various products. For example, the technology according to the present disclosure may be achieved as an apparatus mounted on any type of mobile body such as an automobile, an electric vehicle, a hybrid electric vehicle, a motorcycle, a bicycle, a personal mobility, an airplane, a drone, a ship, or a robot. 
       FIG. 10  is a block diagram illustrating an example of a schematic configuration of a vehicle control system which is an example of a mobile body control system to which the technology according to the present disclosure can be applied. 
     A vehicle control system  12000  includes a plurality of electronic control units connected to one another via a communication network  12001 . In the example illustrated in  FIG. 10 , the vehicle control system  12000  includes a drive system control unit  12010 , a body system control unit  12020 , a vehicle external information detection unit  12030 , a vehicle internal information detection unit  12040 , and an integrated control unit  12050 . In addition, as a functional configuration of the integrated control unit  12050 , a microcomputer  12051 , an audio image output unit  12052 , and an on-vehicle network interface (I/F)  12053  are illustrated. 
     The drive system control unit  12010  controls an operation of a device related to a drive system of a vehicle according to various programs. For example, the drive system control unit  12010  functions as a control device of a driving force generating device for generating a driving force of a vehicle such as an internal combustion engine or a driving motor, a driving force transmitting mechanism for transmitting a driving force to wheels, a steering mechanism for adjusting a rudder angle of a vehicle, a braking device for generating a braking force of a vehicle, or the like. 
     The body system control unit  12020  controls operations of various devices mounted on a vehicle body according to various programs. For example, the body system control unit  12020  functions as a control device of a keyless entry system, a smart key system, a power window device, or various lamps such as a head lamp, a back lamp, a brake lamp, a turn indicator, and a fog lamp. In this case, to the body system control unit  12020 , a radio wave transmitted from a portable device substituted for a key or signals of various switches can be input. The body system control unit  12020  receives input of the radio wave or signals and controls a door lock device, a power window device, a lamp, and the like of a vehicle. 
     The vehicle external information detection unit  12030  detects information outside a vehicle on which the vehicle control system  12000  is mounted. For example, to the vehicle external information detection unit  12030 , an imaging unit  12031  is connected. The vehicle external information detection unit  12030  causes the imaging unit  12031  to image an image outside a vehicle and receives an imaged image. The vehicle external information detection unit  12030  may perform object detection processing or distance detection processing of a person, a car, an obstacle, a sign, a character on a road surface, or the like on the basis of the received image. 
     The imaging unit  12031  is a light sensor for receiving light and outputting an electric signal corresponding to the amount of light received. The imaging unit  12031  can output an electric signal as an image or output the electric signal as distance measurement information. In addition, the light received by the imaging unit  12031  may be visible light or invisible light such as infrared light. 
     The vehicle internal information detection unit  12040  detects information inside a vehicle. To the vehicle internal information detection unit  12040 , for example, a driver state detection unit  12041  for detecting the state of a driver is connected. The driver state detection unit  12041  includes, for example, a camera for imaging a driver. The vehicle internal information detection unit  12040  may calculate the degree of fatigue or the degree of concentration of a driver or may determine whether the driver is dozing off on the basis of detection information input from the driver state detection unit  12041 . 
     The microcomputer  12051  can calculate a control target value of a driving force generating device, a steering mechanism, or a braking device on the basis of information inside and outside a vehicle, acquired by the vehicle external information detection unit  12030  or the vehicle internal information detection unit  12040 , and can output a control command to the drive system control unit  12010 . For example, the microcomputer  12051  can perform cooperative control aiming at realizing a function of advanced driver assistance system (ADAS) including collision avoidance or impact mitigation of a vehicle, following travel based on inter-vehicle distance, vehicle speed maintenance travel, vehicle collision warning, vehicle lane departure warning, and the like. 
     In addition, the microcomputer  12051  can perform cooperative control aiming at, for example, automatic driving that autonomously travels without depending on driver&#39;s operation by controlling a driving force generating device, a steering mechanism, a braking device, or the like on the basis of information around a vehicle, acquired by the vehicle external information detection unit  12030  or the vehicle internal information detection unit  12040 . 
     In addition, the microcomputer  12051  can output a control command to the body system control unit  12020  on the basis of vehicle external information acquired by the vehicle external information detection unit  12030 . For example, the microcomputer  12051  can perform cooperative control aiming at antiglare such as switching from high beam to low beam by controlling a headlamp according to the position of a preceding vehicle or an oncoming vehicle detected by the vehicle external information detection unit  12030 . 
     The audio image output unit  12052  transmits an audio output signal and/or an image output signal to an output device capable of visually or audibly notifying a passenger of a vehicle or the outside of the vehicle of information. In the example of  FIG. 10 , as the output device, an audio speaker  12061 , a display unit  12062 , and an instrument panel  12063  are illustrated. The display unit  12062  may include an on-board display and/or a head-up display, for example. 
       FIG. 11  is a diagram illustrating an example of an installation position of the imaging unit  12031 . 
     In  FIG. 11 , the vehicle  12100  includes imaging units  12101 ,  12102 ,  12103 ,  12104 , and  12105  as the imaging unit  12031 . 
     The imaging units  12101 ,  12102 ,  12103 ,  12104 , and  12105  are disposed, for example, in a front nose, a side mirror, a rear bumper, and a back door of the vehicle  12100 , in an upper portion of a front glass in a passenger compartment, and the like. The imaging unit  12101  disposed in a front nose and the imaging unit  12105  disposed in an upper portion of a front glass in a passenger compartment mainly acquire images in front of the vehicle  12100 . The imaging units  12102  and  12103  disposed in side mirrors mainly acquire images on sides of the vehicle  12100 . The imaging unit  12104  disposed in a rear bumper or a back door mainly acquires an image behind the vehicle  12100 . The front images acquired by the imaging units  12101  and  12105  are mainly used for detecting a preceding vehicle, a pedestrian, an obstacle, a traffic signal, a traffic sign, a lane, or the like. 
     Note that  FIG. 11  illustrates examples of imaging ranges of the imaging units  12101  to  12104 . An imaging range  12111  indicates an imaging range of the imaging unit  12101  disposed in a front nose. Imaging ranges  12112  and  12113  indicate imaging ranges of the imaging units  12102  and  12103  disposed in side mirrors, respectively. An imaging range  12114  indicates an imaging range of the imaging unit  12104  disposed in a rear bumper or a back door. For example, by superimposing image data imaged by the imaging units  12101  to  12104  on one another, an overhead view image of the vehicle  12100  viewed from above is obtained. 
     At least one of the imaging units  12101  to  12104  may have a function of acquiring distance information. For example, at least one of the imaging units  12101  to  12104  may be a stereo camera including a plurality of imaging elements, or may be an imaging element having pixels for phase difference detection. 
     For example, the microcomputer  12051  determines a distance to each three-dimensional object in the imaging range  12111  to  12114  and a temporal change (relative speed with respect to the vehicle  12100 ) of the distance on the basis of the distance information obtained from the imaging units  12101  to  12104 , and can thereby particularly extract a three-dimensional object which is the nearest three-dimensional object on a traveling path of the vehicle  12100  and is traveling at a predetermined speed (for example, 0 km/h or more) in substantially the same direction as the vehicle  12100  as a preceding vehicle. Furthermore, the microcomputer  12051  can set an inter-vehicle distance to be secured in advance in front of the preceding vehicle, and can perform automatic brake control (including following stop control), automatic acceleration control (including following start control), and the like. In this way, it is possible to perform cooperative control aiming at, for example, automatic driving that autonomously travels without depending on driver&#39;s operation. 
     For example, the microcomputer  12051  classifies three-dimensional object data related to a three-dimensional object into a two-wheeled vehicle, a regular vehicle, a large vehicle, a pedestrian, and another three-dimensional object such as a telegraph pole on the basis of the distance information obtained from the imaging units  12101  to  12104  and extracts data, and can use the extracted data for automatic avoidance of an obstacle. For example, the microcomputer  12051  identifies an obstacle around the vehicle  12100  as an obstacle that a driver of the vehicle  12100  can see and an obstacle that is difficult to see. Then, the microcomputer  12051  judges a collision risk indicating a risk of collision with each obstacle. When the collision risk is higher than a set value and there is a possibility of collision, the microcomputer  12051  can perform driving assistance for avoiding collision by outputting an alarm to a driver via the audio speaker  12061  or the display unit  12062 , or performing forced deceleration or avoiding steering via the drive system control unit  12010 . 
     At least one of the imaging units  12101  to  12104  may be an infrared camera for detecting an infrared ray. For example, the microcomputer  12051  can recognize a pedestrian by determining whether or not a pedestrian exists in imaged images of the imaging units  12101  to  12104 . Such recognition of a pedestrian is performed by, for example, a procedure of extracting characteristic points in imaged images of the imaging units  12101  to  12104  as infrared cameras and a procedure of performing pattern matching processing on a series of characteristic points indicating an outline of an object and determining whether or not a pedestrian exists. If the microcomputer  12051  determines that a pedestrian exists in imaged images of the imaging units  12101  to  12104  and recognizes a pedestrian, the audio image output unit  12052  controls the display unit  12062  such that the display unit  12062  superimposes and displays a rectangular contour line for emphasis on the recognized pedestrian. In addition, the audio image output unit  12052  may control the display unit  12062  such that the display unit  12062  displays an icon or the like indicating a pedestrian at a desired position. 
     An example of the vehicle control system to which the technology according to the present disclosure can be applied has been described above. The technology according to the present disclosure can be applied to the imaging unit  12031  in the above-described configurations. By applying the technology pertaining to the above-described solid-state imaging elements  100  to  300  to the imaging unit  12031 , it is possible to achieve reduction in size and height of the entire apparatus. 
     (6) Sixth Embodiment 
     The technology according to the present disclosure (the present technology) can be applied to various products. For example, the technology according to the present disclosure may be applied to an endoscopic surgical system. 
       FIG. 12  is a diagram illustrating an example of a schematic configuration of an endoscopic surgical system to which the technology according to the present disclosure (the present technology) can be applied. 
       FIG. 12  illustrates a situation in which a surgeon (physician)  11131  is performing surgery on a patient  11132  on a patient bed  11133  using an endoscopic surgical system  11000 . As illustrated in the drawing, the endoscopic surgical system  11000  includes an endoscope  11100 , another surgical tool  11110  such as a pneumoperitoneum tube  11111  or an energy treatment tool  11112 , a support arm device  11120  for supporting the endoscope  11100 , and a cart  11200  on which various devices for endoscopic surgery are mounted. 
     The endoscope  11100  includes a lens barrel  11101  to be inserted into a body cavity of the patient  11132  in a region of a predetermined length from a tip thereof, and a camera head  11102  connected to a proximal end of the lens barrel  11101 . In the illustrated example, the endoscope  11100  configured as a so-called rigid mirror including the rigid lens barrel  11101  is illustrated, but the endoscope  11100  may be configured as a so-called flexible mirror including a flexible lens barrel. 
     At the tip of the lens barrel  11101 , an opening into which an objective lens is fitted is disposed. A light source device  11203  is connected to the endoscope  11100 . Light generated by the light source device  11203  is guided to the tip of the lens barrel by a light guide extended inside the lens barrel  11101 , and is emitted toward an observation target in a body cavity of the patient  11132  via the objective lens. Note that the endoscope  11100  may be a direct view mirror, a perspective view mirror, or a side view mirror. 
     An optical system and an imaging element are disposed inside the camera head  11102 . Reflected light (observation light) from an observation target is converged on the imaging element by the optical system. The observation light is photoelectrically converted by the imaging element, and an electric signal corresponding to the observation light, that is, an image signal corresponding to an observation image is generated. The image signal is transmitted as RAW data to a camera control unit (CCU)  11201 . 
     The CCU  11201  includes a central processing unit (CPU), a graphics processing unit (GPU), and the like, and integrally controls operations of the endoscope  11100  and the display device  11202 . Furthermore, the CCU  11201  receives an image signal from the camera head  11102 , and performs, on the image signal, various image processing for displaying an image based on the image signal, such as development processing (demosaic processing), for example. 
     The display device  11202  displays an image based on an image signal subjected to image processing by the CCU  11201  under the control of the CCU  11201 . 
     The light source device  11203  includes a light source such as a light emitting diode (LED), for example, and supplies irradiation light for imaging a surgical site or the like to the endoscope  11100 . 
     An input device  11204  is an input interface to the endoscopic surgical system  11000 . A user can input various kinds of information and instructions to the endoscopic surgical system  11000  via the input device  11204 . For example, the user inputs an instruction or the like to change imaging conditions (type of irradiation light, magnification, focal length, and the like) by the endoscope  11100 . 
     A treatment tool control device  11205  controls driving of the energy treatment tool  11112  for cauterizing and cutting a tissue, sealing a blood vessel, or the like. A pneumoperitoneum device  11206  feeds a gas into a body cavity via the pneumoperitoneum tube  11111  in order to inflate the body cavity of the patient  11132  for the purpose of securing a field of view by the endoscope  11100  and securing a working space of a surgeon. A recorder  11207  is a device capable of recording various kinds of information regarding surgery. A printer  11208  is a device capable of printing various kinds of information regarding surgery in various formats such as a text, an image, and a graph. 
     Note that the light source device  11203  for supplying irradiation light used for imaging a surgical site to the endoscope  11100  may include an LED, a laser light source, or a white light source constituted by a combination thereof, for example. In a case where the white light source is constituted by a combination of RGB laser light sources, the output intensity and the output timing of each color (each wavelength) can be controlled with high precision, and therefore adjustment of a white balance of an imaged image can be performed by the light source device  11203 . In addition, in this case, by irradiating an observation target with laser light from each of the RGB laser light sources in a time division manner and controlling driving of an imaging element of the camera head  11102  in synchronization with the irradiation timing, it is also possible to image an image corresponding to each of RGB in a time division manner. According to this method, a color image can be obtained without disposing a color filter in the imaging element. 
     In addition, driving of the light source device  11203  may be controlled so as to change the intensity of light output at predetermined time intervals. By controlling driving of the imaging element of the camera head  11102  in synchronization with the timing of the change of the intensity of the light to acquire an image in a time division manner and synthesizing the image, a high dynamic range image without so-called blocked up shadows or blown out highlights can be generated. 
     In addition, the light source device  11203  may be configured so as to be able to supply light in a predetermined wavelength band corresponding to special light observation. In the special light observation, for example, by irradiation with light in a narrower band than irradiation light (that is, white light) at the time of ordinary observation using wavelength dependency of light absorption in a body tissue, a predetermined tissue such as a blood vessel of a mucosal surface layer is imaged at a high contrast, that is, so-called narrow band imaging is performed. Alternatively, in the special light observation, fluorescence observation for obtaining an image by fluorescence generated by irradiation with excitation light may be performed. In the fluorescence observation, it is possible to observe fluorescence from a body tissue (autofluorescence observation) by irradiating the body tissue with excitation light, or to obtain a fluorescent image by injecting a reagent such as indocyanine green (ICG) into a body tissue and irradiating the body tissue with excitation light corresponding to a fluorescence wavelength of the reagent, for example. The light source device  11203  can be configured so as to be able to supply narrow band light and/or excitation light corresponding to such special light observation. 
       FIG. 13  is a block diagram illustrating examples of functional configurations of the camera head  11102  and the CCU  11201  illustrated in  FIG. 12 . 
     The camera head  11102  includes a lens unit  11401 , an imaging unit  11402 , a driving unit  11403 , a communication unit  11404 , and a camera head control unit  11405 . The CCU  11201  includes a communication unit  11411 , an image processing unit  11412 , and a control unit  11413 . The camera head  11102  and the CCU  11201  are communicably connected to each other by a transmission cable  11400 . 
     The lens unit  11401  is an optical system disposed at a connecting portion with the lens barrel  11101 . Observation light taken in from a tip of the lens barrel  11101  is guided to the camera head  11102  and is incident on the lens unit  11401 . The lens unit  11401  includes a combination of a plurality of lenses including a zoom lens and a focus lens. 
     The imaging unit  11402  includes an imaging element. The imaging unit  11402  may include one imaging element (so-called single plate type) or a plurality of imaging elements (so-called multiplate type). In a case where the imaging unit  11402  includes multiplate type imaging elements, for example, an image signal corresponding to each of RGB may be generated by each imaging element, and a color image may be obtained by synthesizing these image signals. Alternatively, the imaging unit  11402  may include a pair of imaging elements for acquiring an image signal for each of the right eye and the left eye corresponding to three-dimensional (3D) display. By performing the 3D display, the surgeon  11131  can grasp the depth of a living tissue in a surgical site more accurately. Incidentally, in a case where the imaging unit  11402  includes multiplate type imaging elements, a plurality of lens units  11401  can be disposed corresponding to the respective imaging elements. 
     In addition, the imaging unit  11402  is not necessarily disposed in the camera head  11102 . For example, the imaging unit  11402  may be disposed just behind an objective lens inside the lens barrel  11101 . 
     The driving unit  11403  includes an actuator, and moves a zoom lens and a focus lens of the lens unit  11401  by a predetermined distance along an optical axis under control of the camera head control unit  11405 . As a result, the magnification and the focus of an image imaged by the imaging unit  11402  can be appropriately adjusted. 
     The communication unit  11404  includes a communication device for transmitting and receiving various kinds of information to and from the CCU  11201 . The communication unit  11404  transmits an image signal obtained from the imaging unit  11402  as RAW data to the CCU  11201  via the transmission cable  11400 . 
     In addition, the communication unit  11404  receives a control signal for controlling driving of the camera head  11102  from the CCU  11201 , and supplies the control signal to the camera head control unit  11405 . The control signal includes information regarding imaging conditions such as information indicating designation of a frame rate of an imaged image, information indicating designation of an exposure value at the time of imaging, and/or information indicating designation of the magnification and the focus of an imaged image, for example. 
     Note that the imaging conditions such as the frame rate, the exposure value, the magnification, and the focus may be appropriately designated by a user, or may be automatically set by the control unit  11413  of the CCU  11201  on the basis of an acquired image signal. In the latter case, the endoscope  11100  has a so-called auto exposure (AE) function, a so-called auto focus (AF) function, and a so-called auto white balance (AWB) function. 
     The camera head control unit  11405  controls driving of the camera head  11102  on the basis of a control signal from the CCU  11201  received via the communication unit  11404 . 
     The communication unit  11411  includes a communication device for transmitting and receiving various kinds of information to and from the camera head  11102 . The communication unit  11411  receives an image signal transmitted from the camera head  11102  via the transmission cable  11400 . 
     In addition, the communication unit  11411  transmits a control signal for controlling driving of the camera head  11102  to the camera head  11102 . The image signal and the control signal can be transmitted by electric communication, optical communication, or the like. 
     The image processing unit  11412  performs various kinds of image processing on the image signal which is RAW data transmitted from the camera head  11102 . 
     The control unit  11413  performs various kinds of control concerning imaging of a surgical site or the like by the endoscope  11100  and display of an imaged image obtained by imaging a surgical site or the like. For example, the control unit  11413  generates a control signal for controlling driving of the camera head  11102 . 
     In addition, the control unit  11413  causes the display device  11202  to display an imaged image of a surgical site or the like on the basis of an image signal subjected to image processing by the image processing unit  11412 . In this case, the control unit  11413  may recognize various objects in the imaged image using various image recognition techniques. For example, by detecting the shape, color, and the like of an edge of an object included in the imaged image, the control unit  11413  can recognize a surgical tool such as forceps, a specific living body part, bleeding, a mist at the time of using the energy treatment tool  11112 , and the like. When the display device  11202  displays the imaged image, the control unit  11413  may cause the display device  11202  to superimpose and display various kinds of surgical support information on the image of the surgical site using the recognition result. The surgical support information is superimposed and displayed, and presented to the surgeon  11131 . This makes it possible to reduce a burden on the surgeon  11131  and makes it possible for the surgeon  11131  to reliably perform surgery. 
     The transmission cable  11400  connecting the camera head  11102  to the CCU  11201  is an electric signal cable corresponding to communication of an electric signal, an optical fiber corresponding to optical communication, or a composite cable thereof. 
     Here, in the illustrated example, communication is performed by wire using the transmission cable  11400 , but communication between the camera head  11102  and the CCU  11201  may be performed wirelessly. 
     An example of the endoscopic surgical system to which the technology according to the present disclosure can be applied has been described above. The technology according to the present disclosure can be applied to the imaging unit  11402  of the camera head  11102  among the above-described configurations. 
     By applying the technology pertaining to the above-described solid-state imaging elements  100  to  300  to the imaging unit  11402 , it is possible to achieve reduction in size and height of the entire apparatus. 
     Note that the endoscopic surgical system has been described as an example here. However, the technology according to the present disclosure may also be applied to, for example, a microscopic surgery system and the like. 
     (7) Seventh Embodiment 
     The technology according to the present disclosure (the present technology) can be applied to various products. For example, the technology according to the present disclosure may be applied to an endoscopic surgical system. 
       FIG. 14  is a block diagram illustrating an example of a schematic configuration of a patient in-vivo information acquiring system using a capsule type endoscope to which the technology according to the present disclosure (the present technology) can be applied. 
     An in-vivo information acquiring system  10001  includes a capsule type endoscope  10100  and an external control device  10200 . 
     The capsule type endoscope  10100  is swallowed by a patient at the time of examination. The capsule type endoscope  10100  has an imaging function and a wireless communication function. While moving inside an organ such as the stomach or the intestine by peristaltic movement or the like before natural discharge from a patient, the capsule type endoscope  10100  sequentially images an image of an inside of the organ (hereinafter also referred to as an in-vivo image) at predetermined intervals, and sequentially wirelessly transmits information regarding the in-vivo image to the external control device  10200  outside the body. 
     The external control device  10200  integrally controls an operation of the in-vivo information acquiring system  10001 . In addition, the external control device  10200  receives information regarding the in-vivo image transmitted from the capsule type endoscope  10100 , and generates image data for displaying the in-vivo image on a display device (not illustrated) on the basis of the received information regarding the in-vivo image. 
     In this way, the in-vivo information acquiring system  10001  can obtain an in-vivo image obtained by imaging the state of an inside of a patient body at any time during a period between swallow of the capsule type endoscope  10100  and discharge thereof. 
     The configurations and functions of the capsule type endoscope  10100  and the external control device  10200  will be described in more detail. 
     The capsule type endoscope  10100  includes a capsule type casing  10101 , and the casing  10101  houses a light source unit  10111 , an imaging unit  10112 , an image processing unit  10113 , a wireless communication unit  10114 , a power feed unit  10115 , a power supply unit  10116 , and a control unit  10117 . 
     The light source unit  10111  includes a light source such as a light emitting diode (LED), for example, and irradiates an imaging field of view of the imaging unit  10112  with light. 
     The imaging unit  10112  includes an imaging element and an optical system including a plurality of lenses disposed in a preceding stage of the imaging element. Reflected light (hereinafter referred to as observation light) of light with which a body tissue as an observation target has been irradiated is collected by the optical system and is incident on the imaging element. In the imaging unit  10112 , the imaging element photoelectrically converts observation light incident thereon, and an image signal corresponding to the observation light is generated. The image signal generated by the imaging unit  10112  is provided to the image processing unit  10113 . 
     The image processing unit  10113  includes a processor such as a central processing unit (CPU) or a graphics processing unit (GPU), and performs various signal processing on the image signal generated by the imaging unit  10112 . The image processing unit  10113  provides the image signal subjected to the signal processing as RAW data to the wireless communication unit  10114 . 
     The wireless communication unit  10114  performs predetermined processing such as modulation processing on the image signal subjected to signal processing by the image processing unit  10113  and transmits the image signal to the external control device  10200  via an antenna  10114 A. In addition, the wireless communication unit  10114  receives a control signal concerning driving control of the capsule type endoscope  10100  from the external control device  10200  via the antenna  10114 A. The wireless communication unit  10114  provides the control signal received from the external control device  10200  to the control unit  10117 . 
     The power feed unit  10115  includes an antenna coil for power reception, a power regeneration circuit for regenerating power from a current generated in the antenna coil, a booster circuit, and the like. The power feed unit  10115  generates power using the principle of so-called non-contact charging. 
     The power supply unit  10116  includes a secondary battery, and stores power generated by the power feed unit  10115 . In  FIG. 14 , in order to avoid complication of the drawing, illustration of an arrow or the like indicating the destination of power supply from the power supply unit  10116  is omitted. However, the power stored in the power supply unit  10116  is supplied to the light source unit  10111 , the imaging unit  10112 , the image processing unit  10113 , the wireless communication unit  10114 , and the control unit  10117 , and can be used for driving of these units. 
     The control unit  10117  includes a processor such as a CPU, and appropriately controls driving of the light source unit  10111 , the imaging unit  10112 , the image processing unit  10113 , the wireless communication unit  10114 , and the power feed unit  10115  according to a control signal transmitted from the external control device  10200 . 
     The external control device  10200  includes a processor such as a CPU or a GPU, or a microcomputer, a control board, or the like on which a processor and a storage element such as a memory are mixedly mounted. The external control device  10200  controls an operation of the capsule type endoscope  10100  by transmitting a control signal to the control unit  10117  of the capsule type endoscope  10100  via an antenna  10200 A. In the capsule type endoscope  10100 , for example, light irradiation conditions with respect to an observation target in the light source unit  10111  can be changed by a control signal from the external control device  10200 . In addition, imaging conditions (for example, a frame rate in the imaging unit  10112 , an exposure value, or the like) can be changed by the control signal from the external control device  10200 . In addition, depending on the control signal from the external control device  10200 , the contents of the processing in the image processing unit  10113  and conditions under which the wireless communication unit  10114  transmits an image signal (for example, a transmission interval, the number of transmitted images, or the like) may be changed. 
     In addition, the external control device  10200  performs various image processing on an image signal transmitted from the capsule type endoscope  10100 , and generates image data for displaying the imaged in-vivo image on a display device. As the image processing, various signal processing such as development processing (demosaic processing), high image quality processing (band enhancement processing, super-resolution processing, noise reduction (NR) processing, and/or camera shake correction processing, for example), and/or enlargement processing (electronic zoom processing) can be performed, for example. The external control device  10200  controls driving of the display device and causes the display device to display an in-vivo image imaged on the basis of the generated image data. Alternatively, the external control device  10200  may cause a recording device (not illustrated) to record the generated image data, or cause a printing device (not illustrated) to print out the generated image data. 
     An example of the in-vivo information acquiring system to which the technology according to the present disclosure can be applied has been described above. The technology according to the present disclosure can be applied to the imaging unit  10112  in the above-described configurations. By applying the technology pertaining to the above-described solid-state imaging elements  100  to  300  to the imaging unit  10112 , it is possible to achieve reduction in size and height of the entire apparatus. 
     Note that the present technology is not limited to the above-described embodiments and also includes a configuration in which the configurations disclosed in the above-described embodiments are replaced with each other or combination thereof is changed, a configuration in which related art and the configurations disclosed in the above-described embodiments are replaced with each other or combination thereof is changed, and the like. In addition, the technical scope of the present technology is not limited to the above-described embodiments, but extends to matters described in the claims and equivalents thereof. 
     In addition, the present technology can have the following configurations. 
     (1) 
     A solid-state imaging apparatus including: 
     a substrate having a recess on a surface thereof; 
     an imaging chip disposed and fixed on an inner bottom surface of the recess; and 
     a filler filled and solidified in the whole of a gap between a side surface of the imaging chip and an inner surface of the recess, in which 
     a groove having a substantially constant width is formed between the side surface of the imaging chip and the inner surface of the recess, and 
     an expansion portion where the groove width is equal to or larger than the constant width is formed in a part of the groove. 
     (2) 
     The solid-state imaging apparatus according to (1), in which 
     the recess and the imaging chip are substantially rectangular, and 
     the expansion portion is formed at a portion corresponding to a corner of each of the recess of the groove and the imaging chip. 
     (3) 
     The solid-state imaging apparatus according to (2), in which 
     the expansion portion is formed in a size capable of inserting a cylindrical member having a diameter larger than the size of a cylindrical member that can be inserted into a corner in a case where the groove is formed substantially constantly. 
     (4) 
     The solid-state imaging apparatus according to (1), in which 
     the recess and the imaging chip are substantially rectangular, and 
     the expansion portion is formed at a portion corresponding to a side of each of the recess of the groove and the imaging chip. 
     (5) 
     The solid-state imaging apparatus according to (4), in which 
     the expansion portion is formed in a size capable of inserting a cylindrical member having a diameter larger than the groove width in a case where the groove is formed substantially constantly. 
     (6) 
     The solid-state imaging apparatus according to any one of (1) to (5), in which the expansion portion is formed in a plurality of locations of the groove, and 
     the plurality of expansion portions is formed in a point symmetric positional relationship with the center of the recess or the imaging chip as a target axis. 
     (7) 
     The solid-state imaging apparatus according to any one of (1) to (6), in which 
     wiring formed on an upper surface outside a recess of the substrate is connected to a terminal formed on an upper surface of the imaging chip by bridge metal wiring formed in a thin film across a filler filled in the groove, and 
     an upper surface side of the bridge metal wiring is covered with a light shielding film. 
     (8) 
     The solid-state imaging apparatus according to (7), in which 
     a plurality of the bridge metal wiring is juxtaposed in a direction in which the groove extends, and 
     the light shielding film is disposed so as to cover the plurality of bridge metal wiring including the whole of the groove. 
     (9) 
     The solid-state imaging apparatus according to any one of (1) to (8), in which 
     the filler includes a filler material, and 
     a relationship of x 1 &lt;x 2 &lt;x 3  is satisfied between the size x 1  of the filler material, the width x 2  of the groove having a substantially constant width other than the expansion portion, and the size x 3  of the expansion portion. 
     (10) 
     A method for manufacturing a solid-state imaging apparatus, including: 
     a step of disposing and fixing an imaging chip on an inner bottom surface of a substrate having a recess on a surface thereof; and 
     a step of filling and solidifying a filler in the whole of a gap between a side surface of the imaging chip and an inner surface of the recess, in which 
     a groove having a substantially constant width is formed between the side surface of the imaging chip and the inner surface of the recess, and 
     an expansion portion where the groove width is equal to or larger than the substantially constant width is formed in a part of the groove. 
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           10  Substrate 
           11  On-substrate wiring 
           12  Recess 
           13  Peripheral wall 
           14  Groove 
           20  Imaging chip 
           21  Bottom surface 
           22  Outer surface 
           23  Upper surface 
           24  Terminal 
           30  Adhesive 
           40  Filler 
           50  Bridge metal wiring 
           60  Light shielding film 
           70  Transparent insulating film 
           100  Solid-state imaging apparatus 
           121  Inner bottom surface 
           122  Inner surface 
           123  Chip mounting area 
           124  Filler area 
           125  Corner 
           126  Side 
           127  Lead-in portion 
           128  Expansion portion 
           131  Peripheral wall upper surface 
           231  Light incident area 
           232  Non-light incident area