Patent ID: 7436443

Claim:
A mounting plate having an opening provided for adhesively bonding a solid-state imaging device to the mounting plate, said solid-state imaging device having a light receiving area, a size of the light receiving area being smaller than a size of the solid state imaging device, the mounting plate comprising: a first edge portion that defines a first part of a periphery of said opening; and a second edge portion that defines a second part of the periphery of said opening; and a third edge portion that defines a third part of the periphery of said opening, said third edge portion configured to increase an adhesive bonding periphery of said mounting plate to said solid-state imaging device, a surface of said solid-state imaging device that is opposite to a light receiving surface of the solid-state imaging device being adhesively bonded to the mounting plate; said first and second edge portions extending along and at least partially coinciding with a contour of said light receiving area to provide reference lines for positioning the light receiving area of said solid-state imaging device over said opening.