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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 22, 2008
Filed:
Aug. 23, 2004
Shen Wang, Webster, NY (US);
William F. Desjardin, Holley, NY (US);
Robert P. Fabinski, Rochester, NY (US);
David N. Nichols, Fairport, NY (US);
Christopher Parks, Rochester, NY (US);
Eric G. Stevens, Webster, NY (US);
Shen Wang, Webster, NY (US);
William F. DesJardin, Holley, NY (US);
Robert P. Fabinski, Rochester, NY (US);
David N. Nichols, Fairport, NY (US);
Christopher Parks, Rochester, NY (US);
Eric G. Stevens, Webster, NY (US);
Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, NY (US);
Abstract
A charge coupled device includes a substrate; a plurality of image pixels arranged in a two dimensional array in the substrate for capturing an electronic representation of an image and for transferring charge in a first direction; a transfer mechanism for transferring charge in a second direction from the plurality of the image pixels for further processing; an amplifier structure disposed in the substrate that receives the charge from the transfer mechanism and converts the charge into a voltage signal; a first opaque layer spanning over the amplifier for blocking near-infrared light inherently generated by an electrical field within the amplifier structure when a voltage is applied; and a second opaque layer deposited into the substrate for also blocking near-infrared light inherently generated by an electrical field within the amplifier structure when a voltage is applied.