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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 13, 2011
Filed:
Apr. 14, 2009
Applicants:
Myoung-shik Kim, Chungcheongbuk-do, KR;
Hyung-jun Kim, Chungcheongbuk-do, KR;
Inventors:
Myoung-Shik Kim, Chungcheongbuk-do, KR;
Hyung-Jun Kim, Chungcheongbuk-do, KR;
Assignee:
Crosstek Capital, LLC, Wilmington, DE (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 21/8234 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An image sensor capable of overcoming a decrease in photo sensitivity resulted from using a single crystal silicon substrate, and a method for fabricating the same are provided. An image sensor includes a single crystal silicon substrate, an amorphous silicon layer formed inside the substrate, a photodiode formed in the amorphous silicon layer, and a transfer gate formed over the substrate adjacent to the photodiode and transferring photoelectrons received from the photodiode.