Patent ID: 7164161

Claim:
A method of forming an imager device, comprising the steps of: forming at least one in-pixel gate structure in an array region of a substrate, said at least one in-pixel gate structure being further formed by providing a first doped conductive layer over said substrate and providing a first silicide region over said first doped conductive layer; forming at least one peripheral gate structure in a peripheral region of said substrate, said peripheral region being adjacent said array region, said at least one peripheral gate structure being further formed by providing a second doped conductive layer over said substrate and providing a second silicide region over said second doped conductive layer; and forming at least one capacitor structure over an isolation region in said array region, said at least one capacitor structure being further formed by providing a first capacitor electrode layer, providing a dielectric layer over said first capacitor electrode layer, and providing a second capacitor electrode layer over said dielectric layer, wherein said steps of providing said first and second silicide regions are conducted subsequent to said step of providing said second capacitor electrode layer.