KR100872991B1 - 이미지센서 및 그 제조방법 - Google Patents
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- 회로(circuitry)를 포함하는 기판;상기 기판상에 순차적으로 형성된 하부 전극, 제1 도전형 전도층;상기 제1 도전형 전도층 상에 형성된 스트레인 진성층(strained intrinsic layer);상기 스트레인 진성층 상에 형성된 제2 도전형 전도층; 및상기 제2 도전형 전도층 상에 형성된 상부 전극;을 포함하는 것을 특징으로 하는 이미지센서.
- 제1 항에 있어서,상기 제1 도전형 전도층은,제1 도전형 실리콘게르마늄 전도층인 것을 특징으로 하는 이미지센서.
- 제1 항에 있어서,상기 스트레인 진성층은,상기 제1 도전형 전도층 보다 격자 상수가 더 작은 것을 특징으로 하는 이미지센서.
- 제1 항 내지 제3 항 중 어느 하나의 항에 있어서,상기 스트레인 진성층은,스트레인 실리콘 진성층(strained Si intrinsic layer)인 것을 특징으로 하는 이미지센서.
- 제4 항에 있어서,상기 제2 도전형 전도층은,제2 도전형 실리콘 전도층인 것을 특징으로 하는 이미지센서.
- 제4 항에 있어서,상기 제2 도전형 전도층은,제2 도전형 실리콘게르마늄 전도층인 것을 특징으로 하는 이미지센서.
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- 회로(circuitry)를 포함하는 기판상에 순차적으로 하부 전극, 제1 도전형 전도층을 형성하는 단계;상기 제1 도전형 전도층 상에 스트레인 진성층(strained intrinsic layer)을 형성하는 단계;상기 스트레인 진성층 상에 제2 도전형 전도층을 형성하는 단계; 및상기 제2 도전형 전도층 상에 상부 전극을 형성하는 단계;를 포함하는 것을 특징으로 하는 이미지센서의 제조방법.
- 제11 항에 있어서,상기 제1 도전형 전도층은,제1 도전형 실리콘게르마늄 전도층인 것을 특징으로 하는 이미지센서의 제조방법.
- 제11 항 또는 제12 항에 있어서,상기 스트레인 진성층은,스트레인 실리콘 진성층(strained Si intrinsic layer)인 것을 특징으로 하는 이미지센서의 제조방법.
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