Patent ID: 7242433

Claim:
An image pickup device, comprising: a solid-state image pickup element having light-receiving surface; a peripheral IC chip processing a signal output from the solid-state image pickup device; a lens holder to which an optical lens is fittable; a printed circuit board to which the lens holder is fixed, the printed circuit board being provided with a through hole; and a transparent substrate made of a material that transmits visible light or a material that has been subjected to optical filter treatment and is capable of transmitting visible light, said transparent substrate having wirings on at least a surface thereof, the wirings of the transparent substrate that are joined to the solid-state image pickup element are connected to the printed circuit board through a first metal material in a state where the solid-state image pickup element joined to the transparent substrate are received in the through hole of the printed circuit board; said image pickup element being sealed with a sealant in a state where the solid-state image pickup element is joined to the wirings on the surface of the transparent substrate, with the light-receiving surface of the solid-state pickup element opposed to the transparent substrate leaving predetermined gap therebetween, and the lens holder being fitted to a surface of the transparent substrate opposite from said surface to which the solid-state image pickup element is joined.