NOVELTY - A complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) imager is fabricated on integrated circuit with non-volatile memory by fabricating light blocking and patterned electrically conductive layer over array of non-volatile memory cells; fabricating the CMOS imager for defining an image in response to received light; and fabricating a frame memory for storing the image from the CMOS imager.    USE - For fabricating CMOS imager on integrated circuit for image sensor (claimed), such as digital camera (5).    ADVANTAGE - The method provides a CMOS imager with integrated non-volatile memory where light received by the image sensor does not affect the non-volatile memory.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Fabricating a CMOS imager on an integrated circuit with non-volatile memory, involves:    (1) fabricating an array of non-volatile memory cells;    (2) fabricating a light blocking and patterned electrically conductive layer over the array of non-volatile memory cells such that the light blocking and patterned electrically conductive layer blocks light (8) from the array of non-volatile memory cells and provides electrical interconnects on the integrated circuit;    (3) fabricating the CMOS imager for defining an image in response to received light; and    (4) fabricating a frame memory for storing the image from the CMOS imager.    An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for an image sensor comprising:    (1) a single integrated circuit;    (2) CMOS imager in the single integrated circuit for defining an image in response to received light;    (3) microcontroller in the single integrated circuit for controlling the CMOS imager;    (4) non-volatile memory unit in the single integrated circuit and fabricated adjacent to the CMOS imager for storing program code or data; and    (5) patterned conductive layer electrically interconnecting areas of the single integrated circuit, and including a level of protective material fabricated over the nonvolatile memory unit for blocking the light received by the CMOS imager.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure is a block diagram of a digital camera system utilizing CMOS imager with integrated non-volatile memory.    Single chip (3)    Digital camera (5)    Light (8)    Lens (10)    Stop (12)