Imaging device and mobile terminal using this imaging device

Abstract

An imaging unit mounted on a compact portable terminal equipment such as a cellular phone set, etc. On a side of a flexible printed circuit board (FPC) having an opening (20) at a predetermined position thereof, an imaging element (2) is provided such that at least a part of the opening is closed and an imaging area is exposed. The imaging element is connected by a flip-chip package. On the other side of the flexible printed circuit board, a reinforcing plate (10) made of a material of a liner expansion coefficient of less than 1×10−5 (cm/cm/° C.) is attached to reinforce the flexible printed circuit board. Thus, it becomes possible to provide an imaging unit (100) having superior resistance against the heat shock when the imaging element is connected the imaging unit and the heat shock when the portable terminal equipment in which the imaging unit is arranged is used.

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