Patent ID: 8233064

Claim:
A solid-state image pickup apparatus comprising: a solid-state image sensing device; a wiring board including wiring to be electrically connected to the solid-state image sensing device, and having an opening passing through the wiring board in a thickness direction; and a transparent member provided above the solid-state image sensing device in such a manner that the transparent member covers a light receiving section of the solid-state image sensing device with a space between the transparent member and the light receiving section, at least a part of the transparent member being located within the opening of the wiring board; and the solid-state image sensing device having a light receiving surface adhered to a backside of the wiring board, wherein the solid-state image sensing device is sealed to the wiring board with an encapsulation resin formed around the solid-state image sensing device; and a through-hole passing through the wiring board in a thickness direction is formed on outside of the opening of the wiring board.