Patent ID: 8355075

Claim:
A camera module, comprising: a wiring substrate having a connection pad provided on an upper surface thereof; an imaging device mounted on the upper surface of the wiring substrate; and a lens unit provided on the wiring substrate with a lower surface of the lens unit arranged to be opposed to the upper surface of the wiring substrate, the lens unit being equipped with a lens portion arranged over the imaging device, an actuator for driving the lens portion, an outer frame portion for supporting the lens unit and the actuator and a projected connection terminal, made of a metal, provided on a lower surface of the outer frame portion and extending downward from the lower surface of the lens unit outer frame portion and electrically connected to the actuator, wherein a whole of a horizontal section of the projected connection terminal is provided to the lower surface of the outer frame portion; wherein the projected connection terminal of the outer frame portion is arranged opposed to the connection pad provided on the upper surface of the wiring substrate, and the connection pad and the projected connection terminal are joined electrically by a conductive adhesive agent, and a projection portion protruded downward is formed in a lower surface of the outer frame portion, and the projected connection terminal is formed on a lower surface of the projection portion, and a notched stepped portion is formed in an upper surface of the wiring substrate, and the connection pad is formed in a bottom surface of the notched stepped portion, and the projection portion is fitted into the notched stepped portion, and the projected connection portion is electrically connected to the connection pad.