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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 21, 2011
Filed:
Sep. 09, 2008
John P. Mccarten, Penfield, NY (US);
Joseph R. Summa, Hilton, NY (US);
Todd J. Anderson, Fairport, NY (US);
Cristian A. Tivarus, Pittsford, CT (US);
John P. McCarten, Penfield, NY (US);
Joseph R. Summa, Hilton, NY (US);
Todd J. Anderson, Fairport, NY (US);
Cristian A. Tivarus, Pittsford, CT (US);
OmniVision Technologies, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Abstract
An image sensor includes (a) a first wafer having (i) a photosensitive area; (ii) a charge-to-voltage conversion region; (b) a second wafer having (i) a first amplifier that receives a signal from the charge-to-voltage conversion region; (c) an electrical interconnect connecting the charge-to-voltage conversion region to an input of the amplifier; (d) an electrically biased shield at least partially enclosing at least a portion of the electrical interconnect.