Patent ID: 8859968

Claim:
A method for manufacturing a sensor apparatus, which has a pyroelectric sensor in a first region above a substrate and has a bonding pad in a second region which is different to the first region above the substrate, the method comprising: forming a first conductive section in the first region; forming a pyroelectric body above the first conductive section; forming a second conductive section above the pyroelectric body; forming a first insulating film both above the second conductive section and in the second region; forming a first opening section with the second conductive section as the bottom surface in the first region by removing a portion of the first insulating film and for forming a second opening section in the second region; filling a third conductive section into both the first opening section and the second opening section; forming a second insulating film which covers the pyroelectric body in the first region and covers the third conductive section in the second region; and forming a third opening section with the third conductive section as the bottom surface by removing a portion of the second insulating film.