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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 03, 2007
Filed:
Apr. 05, 2006
R. Michael Guidash, Rochester, NY (US);
Ravi Mruthyunjaya, Penfield, NY (US);
Weize Xu, Rochester, NY (US);
R. Michael Guidash, Rochester, NY (US);
Ravi Mruthyunjaya, Penfield, NY (US);
Weize Xu, Rochester, NY (US);
Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, NY (US);
Abstract
A method of making an image sensor, the method includes the steps of providing a plurality of pixels each with a photodetector; providing an amplifier that is shared between the plurality of photodetectors; providing a transfer gate associated with each photodetector; providing a charge-to-voltage conversion region that is shared between the plurality of photodetectors; determining a capacitance between each transfer gate and the charge-to-voltage conversion region; and modifying the capacitance to be substantially the same by altering a physical structure within one or more pixels.