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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 11, 2008
Filed:
Jun. 26, 2006
Applicant:
Han-seob Cha, Chungcheongbuk-do, KR;
Inventor:
Han-Seob Cha, Chungcheongbuk-do, KR;
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 29/06 (2006.01); H01L 31/072 (2006.01); H01L 31/109 (2006.01); H01L 31/0328 (2006.01); H01L 31/0336 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A CMOS image sensor includes a substrate including silicon, a silicon germanium (SiGe) epitaxial layer formed over the substrate, the SiGe epitaxial layer formed through epitaxial growth and doped with a predetermined concentration level of impurities, an undoped silicon epitaxial layer formed over the SiGe epitaxial layer by epitaxial growth, and a photodiode region formed from a top surface of the undoped silicon epitaxial layer to a predetermined depth in the SiGe epitaxial layer.