Patent ID: 7688382

Claim:
A method for manufacturing a solid-state imaging device, comprising the steps of: forming a plurality of solid-state imaging elements in a surface of a semiconductor substrate, each of the solid-state imaging elements comprising a light-receiving region; forming a sealing cover member in which a plurality of light-transmission members and a plurality of indentation sections are integrally formed, wherein the forming the sealing cover member comprising: (i) adhering a first silicon substrate to a light-transmission member that comprises low α-ray glass; (ii) etching regions of the first silicon substrate so as to form a plurality of spacers and indentation sections between the spacers; (iii) adhering a second silicon substrate to the light-transmission member on the side opposite to the first silicon substrate; and (iv) etching a region of the light-transmission member and the second silicon substrate so as to form an indentation between every pair of spacers; connecting the sealing cover member to the surface of the semiconductor substrate, so as to define gaps each of which is located between the light-transmission member and an outer surface of the light-receiving region, to form an integrated member; forming external connection terminals corresponding to the solid-state imaging elements, to form an integrated member with the external connection terminals; and separating the integrated member with the external connection terminals, for each of the solid-state imaging elements.