Abstract: An integrated circuit includes a semiconductor substrate, a gate dielectric over the substrate, and a metal gate structure over the semiconductor substrate and the gate dielectric. The metal gate structure includes a first metal material. The integrated circuit further includes a seal formed on sidewalls of the metal gate structure. The integrated circuit further includes a dielectric film on the metal gate structure, the dielectric film including a first metal oxynitride comprising the first metal material and directly on the metal gate structure without extending over the seal formed on sidewalls of the metal gate structure.

Abstract: An imaging lens includes first to sixth lens elements arranged from an object side to an image side in the given order. Through designs of surfaces of the lens elements and relevant lens parameters, a short system length of the imaging lens may be achieved while maintaining good optical performance.

Abstract: In a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device, a dummy gate structure is formed over a substrate. A first insulating layer is formed over the dummy gate structure. The dummy gate structure is removed so as to form a gate space in the first insulating layer. A first conductive layer is formed in the gate space so as to form a reduced gate space. The reduced gate space is filled with a second conductive layer made of a different material from the first conductive layer. The filled first conductive layer and the second conductive layer are recessed so as to form a first gate recess. A third conductive layer is formed over the first conductive layer and the second conductive layer in the first gate recess. After recessing the filled first conductive layer and the second conductive layer, the second conductive layer protrudes from the first conductive layer.

Abstract: An optical imaging lens includes: a first, second, third, fourth, fifth and sixth lens element, the first lens element with positive refractive power, the second lens element having an object-side surface with a concave part in an outermost portion for an imaging rays passing through and an image-side surface with a concave part in an outermost portion for the imaging rays passing through, the fourth lens element having an image-side surface with a convex part in a vicinity of the optical axis, the fifth lens element having an object-side surface with a convex part in a vicinity of the optical axis and an image-side surface with a concave part in a vicinity of the optical axis, the sixth lens element having an image-side surface with a convex part in an outermost portion for the imaging rays passing through, and the sixth lens element being made of plastic.

Abstract: An integrated circuit includes a semiconductor substrate, a gate dielectric over the substrate, a metal gate structure over the semiconductor substrate and the gate dielectric, a dielectric film on the metal gate structure, the dielectric film comprising oxynitride combined with metal from the metal gate, and an interlayer dielectric (ILD) on either side of the metal gate structure.

Abstract: In a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device, a dummy gate structure is formed over a substrate. A first insulating layer is formed over the dummy gate structure. The dummy gate structure is removed so as to form a gate space in the first insulating layer. A first conductive layer is formed in the gate space so as to form a reduced gate space. The reduced gate space is filled with a second conductive layer made of a different material from the first conductive layer. The filled first conductive layer and the second conductive layer are recessed so as to form a first gate recess. A third conductive layer is formed over the first conductive layer and the second conductive layer in the first gate recess. After recessing the filled first conductive layer and the second conductive layer, the second conductive layer protrudes from the first conductive layer.

Abstract: An optical imaging lens includes: a first, second and third lens element. The first lens element has a positive refracting power, and has an object-side surface with a convex part in a vicinity of the optical axis, and a convex part in a vicinity of its periphery. The second lens element has a positive refracting power, and has an object-side surface with a concave part in a vicinity of the optical axis, and a concave part in a vicinity of its periphery, and has an image-side surface with a convex part in a vicinity of the optical axis. The third lens element has negative refracting power, and has an image-side surface with a concave part in a vicinity of the optical axis, and a convex part in a vicinity of its periphery.

Abstract: The present invention provides a camera device and an optical imaging lens thereof. The optical imaging lens comprises six lens elements positioned in an order from an object side to an image side and an aperture stop positioned between the third and fourth lens elements. Through controlling the convex or concave shape of the surfaces of the lens elements, the optical imaging lens shows better optical characteristics and the total length of the optical imaging lens is shortened.

Abstract: In a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device, a dummy gate structure is formed over a substrate. A first insulating layer is formed over the dummy gate structure. The dummy gate structure is removed so as to form a gate space in the first insulating layer. A first conductive layer is formed in the gate space so as to form a reduced gate space. The reduced gate space is filled with a second conductive layer made of a different material from the first conductive layer. The filled first conductive layer and the second conductive layer are recessed so as to form a first gate recess. A third conductive layer is formed over the first conductive layer and the second conductive layer in the first gate recess. After recessing the filled first conductive layer and the second conductive layer, the second conductive layer protrudes from the first conductive layer.

Abstract: An optical imaging lens set includes an aperture stop, a first lens element to a fourth lens element from an object side toward an image side along an optical axis. The first lens element has an image-side surface with a convex portion in a vicinity of its periphery. The second lens element has an object-side surface with a concave portion in a vicinity of its periphery and an image-side surface with a convex portion in a vicinity of its periphery. The third lens element has an image-side surface with a convex portion in a vicinity of the optical axis and a concave portion in a vicinity of its periphery. The fourth lens element is made of plastic and has an object-side surface with a concave portion in a vicinity of its periphery.

Abstract: An imaging optical lens includes, in order from object side to image side, an aperture stop, first, second, third, fourth, and fifth lens elements, each of the five lens elements having an object side surface and an image side surface. The object side surface of the first lens element is convex along an optical axis. The image-side surface of the second lens element concave in the vicinity of an outer circumference. The object side of the fourth lens element is convex in the vicinity of the outer circumference. The image side surface of the fifth lens element is concave in the vicinity of the optical axis and convex in the vicinity of the outer circumference. The first, second, third, fourth, and fifth lens elements have a refractive power. The thicknesses of the first, second, third, fourth, and fifth lens elements and the air gaps between them satisfy specific conditions.

Abstract: The present invention provides a camera device and an optical imaging lens thereof. The optical imaging lens comprises five lens elements positioned in an order from an object side to an image side. Through controlling the convex or concave shape of the surfaces of the lens elements, the view angle of the optical imaging lens is efficiently increased to provide better optical characteristics.

Abstract: The present invention provides a camera device and an optical imaging lens thereof. The optical imaging lens comprises six lens elements positioned in an order from an object side to an image side. Through controlling the convex or concave shape of the surfaces of the lens elements, the view angle of the optical imaging lens is efficiently increased to shows better optical characteristics.

Abstract: An optical imaging lens includes: a first, second, third, fourth, fifth and sixth lens element, the first lens element has negative refractive power, the second lens element has negative refractive power, the third lens element has refractive power, the fourth lens element having an image-side surface with a convex portion in a vicinity of the optical axis, the fifth lens element having an image-side surface with a convex portion in a vicinity of the optical axis, and the sixth lens element having an image-side surface with a concave portion in a vicinity of its periphery, wherein the optical imaging lens set does not include any lens element with refractive power other than said first, second, third, fourth, fifth and sixth lens elements.

Abstract: Present embodiments provide for a mobile device and an optical imaging lens thereof. The optical imaging lens may comprise an aperture stop and four lens elements positioned sequentially from an object side to an image side. By controlling the convex or concave shape of the surfaces of the lens elements and designing parameters satisfying at least two inequalities, the optical imaging lens may exhibit better optical characteristics and the total length of the optical imaging lens may be shortened.

Abstract: An integrated circuit includes a semiconductor substrate, a gate dielectric over the substrate, a metal gate structure over the semiconductor substrate and the gate dielectric, a dielectric film on the metal gate structure, the dielectric film comprising oxynitride combined with metal from the metal gate, and an interlayer dielectric (ILD) on either side of the metal gate structure.

Abstract: An optical imaging lens set includes an aperture stop, a first lens element to a fourth lens element from an object side toward an image side along an optical axis. The first lens element has an image-side surface with a convex portion in a vicinity of its periphery. The second lens element has an object-side surface with a concave portion in a vicinity of its periphery and an image-side surface with a convex portion in a vicinity of its periphery. The third lens element has an image-side surface with a convex portion in a vicinity of the optical axis and a concave portion in a vicinity of its periphery. The fourth lens element is made of plastic and has an object-side surface with a concave portion in a vicinity of its periphery.

Abstract: Present embodiments provide for a mobile device and an optical imaging lens thereof. The optical imaging lens comprises five lens elements positioned sequentially from an object side to an image side. Through controlling the convex or concave shape of the surfaces and/or the refracting power of the lens elements and designing an equation, the optical imaging lens shows better optical characteristics and the total length of the optical imaging lens is shortened.

Abstract: An imaging lens includes an aperture stop, first to fifth lens elements arranged from an object side to an image side in the given order along an optical axis. The first lens element has a positive refractive power. The image-side surface of the second lens element has a convex portion in a vicinity of the optical axis. The image-side surface of the third lens element has a convex portion in a vicinity of its periphery. The image-side surface of the fourth lens element has a convex portion in a vicinity of the optical axis. The image-side surface of the fifth lens element has a concave portion in a vicinity of the optical axis and a convex portion in a vicinity of its periphery.

Abstract: An imaging lens includes first to fifth lens elements arranged from an object side to an image side in the given order. Through designs of surfaces of the lens elements and relevant optical parameters, a short system length of the imaging lens may be achieved while maintaining good optical performance.