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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 09, 2010
Filed:
Oct. 10, 2008
Applicant:
Jeffrey A. Mckee, Meridian, ID (US);
Inventor:
Jeffrey A. McKee, Meridian, ID (US);
Assignee:
Aptina Imaging Corporation, Grand Cayman, KY;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 31/062 (2006.01); H01L 31/113 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A pixel and imager device, and method of forming the same, where the pixel has a transfer transistor gate associated with a photoconversion device and is isolated in a substrate by shallow trench isolation. The transfer transistor gate does not overlap the shallow trench isolation region.