Patent ID: 7622700

Claim:
A photoelectric conversion element array integrated apparatus comprising: a plurality of photoelectric conversion element arrays having a plurality of photoelectric conversion elements arranged in an array having at least a first line and a second line, said photoelectric conversion elements arranged alternately at different positions so that a first photoelectric conversion element and every other photoelectric conversion element along the first line after the first photoelectric conversion element are aligned along the first line, and a second photoelectric conversion element and every other photoelectric conversion element along the second line after the second photoelectric conversion element are aligned along the second line; and an emitting optics array arranged on an interposer substrate so as to oppose said array, said emitting optics array and said array mounted on said interposer substrate through external connection terminals, wherein, adjacent ones of said photoelectric conversion element arrays have their individual photoelectric conversion elements disposed therein at different positions such that adjacent photoelectric conversion elements are separated from each other.