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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 05, 2017
Filed:
Dec. 02, 2015
Applicant:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.;
Inventors:
Ho-Chul Ji, Yongin-si, KR;
Keun-Yeong Cho, Suwon-si, KR;
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 31/036 (2006.01); H01L 31/0384 (2006.01); H01L 31/028 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 31/03845 (2013.01); H01L 31/028 (2013.01); H01L 31/036 (2013.01); Y02E 10/547 (2013.01);
Abstract
A photodiode includes a semiconductor substrate, a crystalline layer on the semiconductor substrate, an insulating pattern layer on the crystalline layer to define a plurality of holes exposing a top surface of the crystalline layer, a seed layer in the plurality of holes and directly on the crystalline layer, and a light absorption layer on the seed layer and the insulating pattern layer.