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8183082 Fabrication of organic solar array for applications in microelectromechanical systems and others  
A method of fabricating organic solar arrays for application in DC power supplies for electrostatic microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) devices. A solar array with 20 miniature cells (as small as...
8174014 Apparatus and method of manufacture for depositing a composite anti-reflection layer on a silicon surface  
An apparatus and associated method are provided. A first silicon layer having at least one of an associated passivation layer and barrier is included. Also included is a composite anti-reflection...
8173478 Method of manufacturing metal wiring and method of manufacturing semiconductor device  
A metal wiring suitable for a substrate of large size is provided. The present invention is characterized in that at least one layer of conductive film is formed on an insulating surface, a resist...
8173452 Method to form a device by constructing a support element on a thin semiconductor lamina  
A semiconductor assembly is described in which a support element is constructed on a surface of a semiconductor lamina. Following formation of the thin lamina, which may have a thickness about 50...
8173479 Solid-state imaging device, production method of the same, and imaging apparatus  
In a solid-state imaging device, the pixel circuit formed on the first surface side of the semiconductor substrate is shared by a plurality of light reception regions. The second surface side of...
8168465 Three-dimensional semiconductor template for making high efficiency thin-film solar cells  
A semiconductor template having a top surface aligned along a (100) crystallographic orientation plane and an inverted pyramidal cavity defined by a plurality of walls aligned along a (111)...
8163591 Backside illuminated image sensor  
A backside illuminated image sensor includes a photodiode, formed below the top surface of a semiconductor substrate, for receiving light illuminated from the backside of the semiconductor...
8158453 Methods of forming silicide strapping in imager transfer gate device  
A CMOS active pixel sensor (APS) cell structure having dual workfunction transfer gate device and method of fabrication. The transfer gate device comprises a dielectric layer formed on a substrate...
8158921 Dual conversion gain gate and capacitor combination  
An imaging device comprising a plurality of photosensors, a shared diffusion region for receiving charge generated by the photosensors, and a dual conversion gain element that can be selectively...
8153886 Method of improving the efficiency of loosely packed solar cells in dense array applications  
An increased efficiency Concentrator Photovoltaic System having a plurality of solar cells laterally spaced from each other on a substrate panel. The solar cells are mounted on electrically...
8148189 Formed ceramic receiver element adhered to a semiconductor lamina  
A method is described to create a thin semiconductor lamina adhered to a ceramic body. The method includes defining a cleave plane in a semiconductor donor body, applying a ceramic mixture to a...
8148761 Solid-state imaging device, electronic apparatus, and method for manufacturing the same  
Photoelectric conversion elements disposed on an imaging surface of a substrate, receiving light incident on a light receiving surface and performing photoelectric conversion to produce a signal...
8143687 Multi-band, reduced-volume radiation detectors and methods of formation  
A broadband radiation detector includes a first layer having a first type of electrical conductivity type. A second layer has a second type of electrical conductivity type and an energy bandgap...
8142521 Large scale MOCVD system for thin film photovoltaic devices  
An apparatus for fabricating thin films on substrate panels includes a deposition chamber enclosed by sidewalls, a lid, and a base. The apparatus includes a mixing chamber disposed above the lid...
8143513 Solar cell with superlattice structure and fabricating method thereof  
A solar cell with a superlattice structure and a fabricating method thereof are provided, which includes fabricating a superlattice structure of GaAsN/GaInAs, GaAsN/GaSbAs, or GaAsN/GaInSbAs...
8138009 Method of fabricating thin film solar cell and apparatus for fabricating thin film solar cell  
Disclosed is a method of fabricating a thin film solar cell including introducing a reaction solution into a reaction chamber, fixing a supporter onto a loader, disposing the loader in the reaction...
8110426 CMOS image sensor  
A pixel of a complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) image sensor includes a plurality of photodiodes for sensing light to thereby generate photoelectric charges in different regions; a...
8105863 Method for etching a see-through thin film solar module  
This invention discloses a method for etching a see-through thin film solar module, comprising: printing ink paste which resists the etching of etching solutions in the protected area of the thin...
8102693 Quantum dot optical devices with enhanced gain and sensitivity and methods of making same  
Optical and optoelectronic devices and methods of making same. Under one aspect, an optical device includes an integrated circuit an array of conductive regions; and an optically sensitive material...
8101451 Method to form a device including an annealed lamina and having amorphous silicon on opposing faces  
A semiconductor assembly is described in which a support element is constructed on a surface of a semiconductor lamina. Following formation of the thin lamina, which may have a thickness about 50...
8097486 Method for producing a solid-state imaging element  
There is provided a solid-state imaging element having a light receiving part generating charges by light irradiation, and a source/drain region of a transistor, both formed in a semiconductor...
8093636 CMOS image sensor  
A complementary metal-oxide semiconductor (CMOS) image sensor includes a photodiode, a gate pattern of a transfer transistor contacting one side of the photodiode, a gate pattern of a drive...
8084290 Method for fabricating CMOS image sensor  
A method of forming a CMOS image sensor and a CMOS image sensor. A method of forming a CMOS image sensor may include forming a plurality of photodiodes on and/or over a semiconductor substrate at...
8080856 Photoelectric structure and method of manufacturing thereof  
A photoelectric structure is presented, comprising one or more PiN cells. The PiN cell is formed by an intrinsic semiconductor bulk having front and rear surfaces enclosed between p- and n-type...
8076172 Method of manufacturing solid-state imaging device and method of manufacturing electronic apparatus  
A method of manufacturing a solid-state imaging device, where a signal circuit is formed on an insulating interlayer on a first side of a semiconductor substrate in which a photoelectric conversion...
8071417 Image sensor and fabrication method thereof  
An image sensor is provided. The image sensor comprises a semiconductor substrate, a dielectric interlayer, an interconnection, an image sensing unit, a via hole piercing the image sensing unit and...
8067261 Solid-state imaging device and manufacturing method thereof  
A solid-state imaging device includes a photoelectric conversion unit, a transistor, and an element separation region separating the photoelectric conversion unit and the transistor. The...
8058086 Self-organized pin-type nanostructures, and production thereof on silicon  
By means of an RIE etch process for silicon (3), a pin-type structure (4,4a) without crystal defects is formed with high aspect ratio and with nano dimensions on the surface of silicon wafers...
8058090 Apparatus and method of manufacturing solar cells  
The present invention relates to the field of thin film solar cells and particularly to an apparatus and method for manufacturing thin film solar cells. At least one material is deposited onto a...
8053665 Truncated pyramid structures for see-through solar cells  
The present disclosure presents a partially-transparent (see-through) three-dimensional thin film solar cell (3-D TFSC) substrate. The substrate includes a plurality of unit cells. Each unit cell...
8048711 Method for forming deep isolation in imagers  
An image sensor having an imaging area that includes a substrate layer and a plurality of pixels formed therein. Multiple pixels each include a photodetector formed in the substrate layer....
8043884 Methods of seamless gap filling  
A method for seamless gap filling is provided, including providing a semiconductor structure with a device layer having a gap therein, wherein the gap has an aspect ratio greater than 4. A liner...
8039293 Method of manufacturing photoelectric conversion device  
A method of manufacturing a photoelectric conversion device having a semiconductor substrate, comprises a first step of forming an insulating film on the semiconductor substrate, a second step of...
8030608 Backside illuminated imaging device, semiconductor substrate, imaging apparatus and method for manufacturing backside illuminated imaging device  
A backside illuminated imaging device performs imaging by illuminating light from a back side of a p substrate to generate electric charges in the substrate based on the light and reading out the...
8030653 Image sensor and method for manufacturing the same  
Embodiments relate to an image sensor that may include transistors, a first dielectric, a crystalline semiconductor layer on and/or over the first dielectric, a photodiode, a dummy region, via...
8030118 Method for producing single crystal silicon solar cell and single crystal silicon solar cell  
A method for producing a single crystal silicon solar cell including the steps of: implanting ions into a single crystal silicon substrate through an ion implanting surface thereof; closely...
8030119 Integrated method and system for manufacturing monolithic panels of crystalline solar cells  
A method for fabricating a photovoltaic (PV) cell panel wherein all PV cells are formed simultaneously on a two-dimensional array of monocrystalline silicon mother wafers affixed to a susceptor is...
8021911 Method for producing a photovoltaic module  
For producing a photovoltaic module (1), the front electrode layer (3), the semi-conductor layer (4) and the back electrode layer (5) are patterned by separating lines (6, 7, 8) to form...
8021910 Method for producing single crystal silicon solar cell and single crystal silicon solar cell  
A method for producing a single crystal silicon solar cell including the steps of: implanting ions into a single crystal silicon substrate through an ion implanting surface thereof to form an ion...
8012787 Photovoltaic device and manufacturing method thereof  
The manufacturing method includes: forming a P-type silicon substrate and a high-concentration N-type diffusion layer, in which an N-type impurity is diffused in a first concentration, on an entire...
8013412 Materials, systems and methods for optoelectronic devices  
A photodetector is described along with corresponding materials, systems, and methods. The photodetector comprises an integrated circuit and at least two optically sensitive layers. A first...
8003506 Single poly CMOS imager  
More complete charge transfer is achieved in a CMOS or CCD imager by reducing the spacing in the gaps between gates in each pixel cell, and/or by providing a lightly doped region between adjacent...
8004057 Materials, systems and methods for optoelectronic devices  
A photodetector is described along with corresponding materials, systems, and methods. The photodetector comprises an integrated circuit and at least two optically sensitive layers. A first...
8003429 Method of fabricating image sensor  
A method of fabricating an image sensor includes forming a photoelectric transformation device on a substrate and forming a dielectric layer structure on the substrate. The dielectric layer...
7998782 Fabrication of image sensor with improved signal to noise ratio  
For fabricating an image sensor, an isolation structure is formed to define a first active region of a semiconductor substrate. A first transistor and a second transistor of a unit pixel are formed...
7994464 Dual conversion gain gate and capacitor combination  
A pixel cell array architecture having a dual conversion gain. A dual conversion gain element is coupled between a floating diffusion region and a respective storage capacitor. The dual conversion...
7994551 Image sensor and method of fabricating the same  
An image sensor according to an example embodiment may include a plurality of photoelectric transformation active regions, a plurality of read active regions, and/or at least one read gate. The...
7989861 Image sensor and method of stabilizing a black level in an image sensor  
An image sensor includes a substrate, an anti-reflection board and a light shielding film. The substrate includes first pixels to receive a light, and second pixels to provide a black level...
7989859 Backside illuminated imaging sensor with silicide light reflecting layer  
A backside illuminated imaging sensor includes a semiconductor layer, a metal interconnect layer and a silicide light reflecting layer. The semiconductor layer has a front surface and a back...
7982126 Photovoltaic module with improved heat transfer and recovery potential  
A photovoltaic module with improved thermal properties, a method of making same and a structural, thermally improved photovoltaic panel are provided. A plurality of perforations are formed...