Patent ID: 7446357

Claim:
An imager comprising: a first photosensor for generating charges in response to light; a first active region comprising first doped regions and at least one transistor gate interconnecting said first doped regions; a second active region comprising second doped regions and at least one transistor gate interconnecting said second doped regions, said first doped regions being different than said second doped regions; a first transfer transistor having a transfer gate that is operable to transfer the generated charges from the photosensor to a storage node, the transfer gate and storage node being part of said first active region; at least one transistor having a gate for receiving charges from said storage node and providing an output signal, said at least one transistor being part of said second active region which is separated from said first active region; a reset transistor for resetting said storage node; and a row select transistor for gating said output signal, wherein only one of said reset transistor and said row select transistor is located at said second active region, and wherein said gate also comprises a plate for a capacitive element.