Semiconductor device manufacturing: process – Making device or circuit responsive to nonelectrical signal – Responsive to electromagnetic radiation
Reexamination Certificate
2008-07-23
2010-11-16
Landau, Matthew C (Department: 2813)
Semiconductor device manufacturing: process
Making device or circuit responsive to nonelectrical signal
Responsive to electromagnetic radiation
C257SE21631
Reexamination Certificate
active
07833819
ABSTRACT:
Methods, systems and apparatuses for an imager that improve the quality of a captured image. The imager includes a pixel having a photosensor that generates charge in response to receiving electromagnetic radiation and a storage region that stores the generated charge. A protection region assists in keeping undesirable charge from reaching the storage region.
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Lee Hong-Wei
Velichko Sergey
Aptina Imaging Corporation
Kellogg David C.
Landau Matthew C
Nicely Joseph C
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