Patent ID: 7029186

Claim:
A solid-state imaging apparatus comprising: a structure member made of an insulating resin and having a through-opening portion; a wiring portion formed on a surface of said structure member; a solid-state image pickup element connected to said wiring portion and attached to said structure member to cover the through-opening portion; and a light-transmitting member attached to said structure member to cover the through-opening portion and being separated from said solid-state image pickup element by a predetermined distance, wherein said light-transmitting member being configured by a plate-like member made of a material which is smaller in coefficient of linear expansion than the insulating resin of said structure member, and integrally molded with said structure member to be embedded at a peripheral portion into said structure member, wherein said structure member comprises: a solid-state image pickup element mounting portion where said solid-state image pickup element is attached; and a penetrated hole communicating with the through-opening portion provided in a region positioned between a solid-state image pickup element mounting portion and a light-transmitting member embedding portion.