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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 25, 2000
Filed:
Oct. 19, 1998
Jeremy A Theil, Mountain View, CA (US);
Min Cao, Mountain View, CA (US);
Dietrich W Vook, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Frederick A Perner, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Xin Sun, San Jose, CA (US);
Shawming Ma, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Gary W Ray, Mountain View, CA (US);
Hewlett-Packard Cmpany, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Abstract
An active pixel sensor. The active pixel sensor includes a substrate, an interconnect structure adjacent to the substrate, and at least one photo sensor adjacent to the interconnect structure. Each photo sensor includes an individual pixel electrode. An I-layer is formed over all of the pixel electrodes. A transparent electrode is formed over the I-layer. An inner surface of the transparent electrode is electrically connected to the I-layer and the interconnect structure.