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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 08, 2007
Filed:
Sep. 17, 2003
Kevin Duesman, Boise, ID (US);
Jeffrey Bruce, Meridian, ID (US);
Peter P. Altice, Jr., Meridian, ID (US);
Moshe Reuven, Boise, ID (US);
Donald E. Robinson, Blise, CA (US);
Ed Jenkins, Meridian, ID (US);
Joey Shah, Boise, ID (US);
Kevin Duesman, Boise, ID (US);
Jeffrey Bruce, Meridian, ID (US);
Peter P. Altice, Jr., Meridian, ID (US);
Moshe Reuven, Boise, ID (US);
Donald E. Robinson, Blise, CA (US);
Ed Jenkins, Meridian, ID (US);
Joey Shah, Boise, ID (US);
Micron Technology, Inc., Boise, ID (US);
Abstract
A method for automatically measuring the modulation transfer function of an imager is disclosed. A opaque mask is placed over selected columns and rows of the imager during fabrication. In the course of an automated process, photons are uniformly shone over the image sensor. The amount of the input signal that flows from the unmasked pixel cells to the masked pixel cells can then be measured and the modulation transfer function can be determined.