A new grid metal design for image sensors is disclosed which is comprised of a semiconductor image sensor chip having a pixel region covering most of the chip and a logic circuit region on the chip periphery. The pixel region contains an array of image pixels where for each image pixel the majority of...http://www.google.com/patents/US6815787?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US6815787 - Grid metal design for large density CMOS image sensor