Patent ID: 8643773

Claim:
A solid-state imaging apparatus comprising: a solid-state imaging device including a top face, a bottom face, and a side face; a light transmitting member including an area, and an extending portion extending from the area; and a holding member, wherein the holding member includes a top face, a bottom face, a side face surrounding a single space penetrating through the holding member from the top face of the holding member to the bottom face of the holding member, and a positioning portion constructed by a part of the side face of the holding member protruding to the single space, wherein the solid-state imaging device is arranged in the single space at the center of the holding member, and wherein the side face of the solid-state imaging device contacts with the positioning portion of the holding member, and a part of the side face of the holding member except for the positioning portion is separated from the side face of the solid-state imaging device.