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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 09, 2009
Filed:
Aug. 11, 2006
Applicant:
Hyun-pil Noh, Seongnam-si, KR;
Inventor:
Hyun-Pil Noh, Seongnam-si, KR;
Assignee:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 21/8238 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Example embodiments relate to an image sensor and a fabrication method thereof, capable of reducing dark current and a fabrication method thereof. The image sensor may include a semiconductor substrate including an active region defined by an isolation layer, a photoelectric-conversion region and a charge-movement-prevention region formed at an interface between the photoelectric-conversion region and the isolation layer.