Patent ID: 7164112

Claim:
An imaging apparatus comprising: a photoelectric conversion device having a plurality of substrates each having a plurality of photoelectric conversion elements and lead electrode portions on a principal surface thereof, the plurality of substrates being arranged adjacent each other in a plane, and a wavelength converting member arranged on the photoelectric conversion elements over the plurality of substrates; a control circuit connected to said lead electrode portions, for driving the device; a housing for said photoelectric device and said control circuit; a grounded conductive member disposed within said housing and fixed with an adhesive to said wavelength converting member; and a resin that seals at least a portion of said principal surface of each said substrate and at least a part of an end face of the conductive member and at least a part of each lead electrode portion, wherein said plurality of substrates and the conductive member are in close proximity with each other, wherein a periphery of the conductive member extends over the outer edges of the plurality of substrates and an edge portion of said conductive member is sealed so as to cover the outer edges of the plurality of substrates.