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CMOS imager with a self-aligned buried contact

  • US 20030148570A1
  • Filed: 02/11/2003
  • Published: 08/07/2003
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/18/1999
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An imaging device comprising:

  • a substrate;

    a photosensitive area within said substrate for accumulating photo-generated charge in said area;

    a floating diffusion region in said substrate for receiving charge from said photosensitive area;

    a readout circuit comprising at least an output transistor formed in said substrate; and

    , a self-aligned buried contact for interconnecting said floating diffusion region with said output transistor.

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