Patent application number | Description | Published |
20090197365 | Treatment method for surface of substrate, method of fabricating image sensor by using the treatment method, and image sensor fabricated by the same - Provided may be a treatment method to remove defects created on the surface of a substrate, a method of fabricating an image sensor by using the treatment method, and an image sensor fabricated by the same. The treatment method may include providing a semiconductor substrate including a surface defect, providing a chemical solution to a surface of the semiconductor substrate, and removing the surface defect by consuming the surface of the semiconductor substrate and forming a chemical oxide layer on the semiconductor substrate. | 08-06-2009 |
20090206432 | IMAGE SENSOR AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - An image sensor and a method of manufacturing the same are provided. The image sensor includes a substrate having a sensor array area and a peripheral circuit area a first insulating film structure formed on the peripheral circuit area and including a plurality of first multi-layer wiring lines and a second insulating film structure formed on the sensor array area and including a plurality of second multi-layer wiring lines. The uppermost-layer wiring line of the plurality of first multi-layer wiring lines is higher than that of the uppermost-layer wiring line of the plurality of second multi-layer wiring lines. The first insulating film structure includes an isotropic etch-stop layer, and the second insulating film structure does not include the isotropic etch-stop layer. | 08-20-2009 |
20090261443 | SHARED-PIXEL-TYPE IMAGE SENSOR AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THE SAME - A shared-pixel-type image sensor including a shared floating diffusion region formed in a semiconductor substrate; first and second adjacent photoelectric conversion regions sharing the floating diffusion region; two transmission elements that alternately transfer electric charges accumulated in the first and second photoelectric conversion regions to the shared floating diffusion region, respectively; a drive element for outputting the electric charges of the shared floating diffusion region; a first contact formed on the floating diffusion region; a second contact formed on the drive element; and a local wire that connects the first and second contacts to electrically connect the floating diffusion region and the drive element, wherein the local wire is formed at a level lower than respective top surfaces of the first and second contacts. | 10-22-2009 |
20100267184 | Methods of manufacturing image sensors including gettering regions - Method of manufacturing image sensors having a plurality of gettering regions. In the method, a gate electrode may be formed on a semiconductor substrate. A source/drain region may be formed in the semiconductor substrate to be overlapped with the gate electrode. A gettering region may be formed in the semiconductor substrate to be adjacent to the source/drain region. | 10-21-2010 |
20130134520 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - Provided are a semiconductor device including a high voltage transistor and a low voltage transistor and a method of manufacturing the same. The semiconductor device includes a semiconductor substrate including a high voltage region and a low voltage region; a high voltage transistor formed in the high voltage region and including a first active region, a first source/drain region, a first gate insulating layer, and a first gate electrode; and a low voltage transistor formed in the low voltage region and including a second active region, a second source/drain region, a second gate insulating layer, and a second gate electrode. The second source/drain region has a smaller thickness than a thickness of the first source/drain region. | 05-30-2013 |
20140357035 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - Provided are a semiconductor device including a high voltage transistor and a low voltage transistor and a method of manufacturing the same. The semiconductor device includes a semiconductor substrate including a high voltage region and a low voltage region; a high voltage transistor formed in the high voltage region and including a first active region, a first source/drain region, a first gate insulating layer, and a first gate electrode; and a low voltage transistor formed in the low voltage region and including a second active region, a second source/drain region, a second gate insulating layer, and a second gate electrode. The second source/drain region has a smaller thickness than a thickness of the first source/drain region. | 12-04-2014 |
20150340445 | SUBSTRATE STRUCTURE AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE ON THE SUBSTRATE STRUCTURE - A substrate structure include a lower substrate doped with n-type impurities having a first impurity concentration, an epitaxial layer on the lower substrate, and a metallic-contaminant collection area spaced apart from the epitaxial layer in the lower substrate, the metallic-contaminant collection area doped with impurities having a second impurity concentration higher than the first impurity concentration, the metallic-contaminant collection area having lattice defects, and an upper surface of the metallic-contaminant collection area being spaced apart from a top surface of the lower substrate at a distance in a range of about 0.1 μm to about 3 μm. | 11-26-2015 |