Patent ID: 7570303

Claim:
An image pick-up element assembly comprising: an image pick-up element including a plurality of pixels that generate signals corresponding to the strength of an incident light; an element storing part for storing the image pick-up element, and having a first surface, a second surface opposite to the first surface, and a third surface intersecting the first surface and the second surface, the element storing part being made of a material having a thermal conductivity; a window material provided in a first opening formed in the first surface of the element storing part facing the pixels of the image pick-up element; an element mounting part made of a material having a second thermal conductivity which is higher than the first thermal conductivity, and being in contact with the second surface of the element storing part, the element mounting part having a first face on which the image pick-up element is mounted at an inside of the element storing part, and a second face exposed at the second surface of the element storing part and adapted to be brought into contact with a cooling mechanism; and an inputting and outputting pin arranged to be electrically connected to a circuit board for controlling the image pick-up element, and provided at an area other than an area that the second surface of the element storing part faces.