Image pickup apparatus

1. An image pickup apparatus comprising:

an image pickup device chip having a first primary surface on which an image pickup section, a circuit section, electrode pads and a guard ring are formed, and a second primary surface on which junction terminals are formed, the circuit section transmitting and receiving a signal to and from the image pickup section and having a plurality of layers including an insulating layer that is made of a low dielectric constant material having a relative dielectric constant lower than silicon oxide, the electrode pads being connected with the circuit section, the guard ring enclosing the image pickup section, the circuit section and the electrode pads and being made of one or more materials selected from materials superior to the low dielectric constant material in humidity resistance, the junction terminals being connected with the electrode pads via through wirings;

a transparent member adhered to the first primary surface of the image pickup device chip via a transparent adhesive layer and having the same dimensions as the image pickup device chip in a plan view; and

a post ring disposed between an entire circumference of the guard ring and the transparent member and made of a material superior to a material of the guard ring in humidity resistance.

2. An image pickup apparatus comprising:

an image pickup device chip having a first primary surface on which an image pickup section, a circuit section, electrode pads and a guard ring are formed, and a second primary surface on which junction terminals are formed, the circuit section transmitting and receiving a signal to and from the image pickup section and having a plurality of layers including an insulating layer that is made of a low dielectric constant material having a relative dielectric constant lower than silicon oxide, the electrode pads being connected with the circuit section, the guard ring enclosing the image pickup section, the circuit section and the electrode pads and being made of a material superior to the low dielectric constant material in humidity resistance, the junction terminals being connected with the electrode pads via through wirings; and

a transparent member that is adhered to the first primary surface of the image pickup device chip via a transparent adhesive layer, and covers at least a region inside an outer periphery of the guard ring.

3. The image pickup apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein the transparent member has the same dimensions as the image pickup device chip in a plan view.

4. The image pickup apparatus according to claim 3 , wherein the guard ring is made of one or more materials selected from materials of the plurality of layers of the circuit section.

5. The image pickup apparatus according to claim 4 , wherein a post ring is disposed between the guard ring and the transparent member, the post ring being made of a material superior to a material of the adhesive layer in humidity resistance, and dividing the adhesive layer.

6. An image pickup apparatus comprising:

an image pickup device chip having a first primary surface on which an image pickup section, a circuit section, junction electrodes and a guard ring are formed, the circuit section transmitting and receiving a signal to and from the image pickup section and having a plurality of layers including an insulating layer that is made of a low dielectric constant material having a relative dielectric constant lower than silicon oxide, the junction electrodes being connected with the circuit section, the guard ring enclosing the image pickup section, the circuit section and the junction electrodes and being made of a material superior to the low dielectric constant material in humidity resistance;

leads connected with the junction electrodes;

a sealing member that seals junction portions between the junction electrodes and the leads; and

a transparent member adhered to the first primary surface of the image pickup device chip via a transparent adhesive layer so as to cover a portion of the guard ring not covered by the sealing member.

7. The image pickup apparatus according to claim 6 , wherein the guard ring is made of one or more materials selected from materials of the plurality of layers.

8. The image pickup apparatus according to claim 6 , wherein the sealing member is made of epoxy resin or silicone resin.

9. The image pickup apparatus according to claim 6 , wherein the sealing member is made of a light shielding material.

10. An image pickup apparatus comprising:

an image pickup device chip that has a rectangular shape in a plan view and has a first primary surface on which an image pickup section and a circuit section are formed, and a second primary surface on which junction terminals are formed, the circuit section transmitting and receiving a signal to and from the image pickup section and having a plurality of layers including an insulating layer that is made of a low dielectric constant material having a relative dielectric constant lower than silicon oxide, the junction terminals being connected with the circuit section via through wirings;

a cover glass adhered to the first primary surface of the image pickup device chip and having the same dimensions as the image pickup device chip in a plan view;

a shield case in which the image pickup device chip is housed, an inner wall of the shield case having a cross sectional shape formed by a curved line at a corner portion; and

a sealing resin that fills a gap between a side surface of the image pickup device chip and the shield case, the sealing resin having thickness not greater than 100 μm except the corner portion.

11. The image pickup apparatus according to claim 10 , wherein the image pickup device chip is chamfered at a corner portion facing the corner portion of the inner wall of the shield case.

12. The image pickup apparatus according to claim 11 , wherein a radius of curvature of a cross sectional shape of the corner portion of the inner wall is not greater than 340 μm.

13. The image pickup apparatus according to claim 11 , further comprising an objective lens optical system disposed in front of the cover glass,

wherein the shield case is integral with a lens frame of the objective lens optical system.

14. The image pickup apparatus according to claim 12 , further comprising an objective lens optical system disposed in front of the cover glass,

wherein the shield case is integral with a lens frame of the objective lens optical system.