Method of operating image sensor

Details Method of operating image sensor Method of operating image sensor

2006-09-29

2010-10-12

Smith, Zandra (Department: 2822)

Semiconductor device manufacturing: process

Making device or circuit responsive to nonelectrical signal

Responsive to electromagnetic radiation

C438S060000, C438S145000, C438S216000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07811850

ABSTRACT:
Isolation methods and devices for isolating pixels of an image sensor pixel. The isolation structure and methods include forming a biased gate over a field isolation region and adjacent a pixel of an image sensor. The isolation methods also include forming an isolation gate over substantial portions of a field isolation region to isolate pixels in an array of pixels.

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