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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 15, 2008
Filed:
Dec. 29, 2005
Applicant:
Sang Gi Lee, Bucheon, KR;
Inventor:
Sang Gi Lee, Bucheon, KR;
Assignee:
Dongbu Electronics Co., Ltd, Seoul, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 29/76 (2006.01); H01L 29/94 (2006.01); H01L 31/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A CMOS image sensor and a method for fabricating the same can ensure isolation characteristics using a shallow trench isolation (STI) process and a selective epitaxy method. The CMOS image sensor and method for fabricating the same can also reduce pixel size. The CMOS image sensor includes a semiconductor substrate, a first photodiode, a first epitaxial layer, a second epitaxial layer, a plurality of device isolation layers formed in isolation regions formed at the second epitaxial layer, a second photodiode formed between the device isolation layers, and a third epitaxial layer.