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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 11, 2007
Filed:
Dec. 17, 2002
Applicants:
George Edward Possin, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Robert F. Kwasnick, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Douglas Albagli, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Inventors:
George Edward Possin, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Robert F. Kwasnick, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Douglas Albagli, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 31/062 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method for fabricating an imaging array includes forming a first dielectric barrier, forming a light block element on the first dielectric barrier, wherein the light block element is at least coextensive with a gate, and forming a second dielectric barrier on the first dielectric barrier and the light block element such that the light block element is encapsulated between the first dielectric barrier and the second dielectric barrier.