Patent ID: 8507309

Claim:
An imaging apparatus manufacturing method, the method comprising: providing a protective tape on a surface of a sealing film formed on a first surface of a semiconductor substrate of a photosensor; providing a visible light transmitting plate on a second surface of the semiconductor substrate; disposing a lens unit on the visible light transmitting plate; and removing the protective tape after the lens unit is disposed; wherein the photosensor comprises, on the first surface of the semiconductor substrate: a photoelectric conversion device region and a connection pad; an insulating film; a wiring line provided on a lower surface of the insulating film to be connected to the connection pad; a columnar electrode provided under a land of the wiring line; and the sealing film, the sealing film being provided around the columnar electrode under the wiring line and under the insulating film; and wherein a total thickness of the semiconductor substrate and the sealing film is 350 μm or less.