Patent ID: 8717470

Claim:
A solid-state imaging apparatus comprising: a solid-state imaging element including a light receiving portion and a peripheral portion outside of the light receiving portion; a package configured to have a cavity portion to hold the solid-state imaging element; a bonding wire for electrically connecting the peripheral portion to the package; a light transmitting member positioned spaced from the solid-state imaging element in a first direction, to form a space between the light receiving portion and the light transmitting member; and a partitioning member for isolating the light receiving portion from surroundings of the light receiving portion, wherein the package includes a convex part that is positioned spaced from the solid-state imaging element in a second direction crossing the first direction, and the convex part forms a side wall of the cavity portion, wherein the partitioning member includes a first part that touches the solid-state imaging element, a second part and a third part that is bonded to the convex part, and the partitioning member extends from the first part to the third part, through the second part without contacting the bonding wire, and wherein the first part is positioned between the space and the bonding wire in the second direction, and the second part is positioned so that the bonding wire is positioned between the second part and the package in the first direction.