Abstract: An image sensor comprising a transfer gate electrode having a uniform impurity doping distribution is provided. The image sensor further comprises a semiconductor substrate comprising a pixel area, wherein the pixel area comprises an active region and the transfer gate electrode is disposed on the active region. A method of fabricating the image sensor is also provided. The method comprises preparing a semiconductor substrate, forming a polysilicon layer on the semiconductor substrate, doping the polysilicon layer with impurity ions, and patterning the polysilicon layer.

Abstract: Provided are a semiconductor integrated circuit (IC) device and a method of fabricating the same. The semiconductor IC device may include first, second and third deep wells of a first conductivity type formed in a semiconductor substrate, and electrically isolated from one another; first and second wells of a second conductivity type and an active pixel sensor (APS) array formed between a top surface of the semiconductor substrate and the first, second and third deep wells, respectively; and first, second and third protective wells of the first conductivity type formed in the semiconductor substrate. The first and second wells of the second conductivity type and the APS array may be connected to different power supply voltages. The first, second and third protective wells of the first conductivity type may surround side surfaces of the first and second wells and the APS array, respectively.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for acquiring a pilot channel in a code division multiple access (CDMA) system. A signal strength detector detects signal strength values for all pseudo-random noise (PN) hypotheses from a despread received signal. A PN hypothesis selector selects PN hypotheses whose detected signal strength values are greater than or equal to a particular threshold. A searcher controller sorts the selected PN hypotheses in order of a high signal strength value, and generates PN sequences in the order of the high signal strength value. A PN sequence generator generates PN sequences for the PN hypotheses. A PN mask shifts a signal output of the PN sequence generator to a position of a PN hypothesis, according to signal strength.

Abstract: Disclosed is a image sensor (e.g., a CMOS image sensor) including pixels each having a transfer transistor and a drive transistor, in which the gate of at least one of the transistors has a boosting gate disposed over it comprised of a conductive film pattern with interposing an insulation film. Thus, a voltage applied to the boosting gate is capacitively coupled to at least one of the transfer gate of the transfer transistor and a drive gate of the drive transistor. The transfer gate is supplied with the sum of the transfer voltage and the boosting gate-coupling voltage as a result and there is no need for providing a high voltage generator for the image sensor. The dynamic range of operation may be enhanced if such a coupling voltage is applied to the drive gate of the drive transistor.

Abstract: Image sensors and methods of fabricating the same are provided. The image sensor includes a blocking pattern disposed on photodiodes. The blocking pattern is formed of insulation material having a metal diffusion coefficient which is lower than a silicon oxide diffusion coefficient. Therefore, dark defects of the image sensor are reduced. In addition, the image sensor includes a color-ratio control layer. The color ratio control layer controls color ratios between the sensitivities to blue, green and red. As a result, color distinction of the picture that is embodied by the image sensor can be improved.

Abstract: Image sensors and methods of fabricating the same are provided. The image sensor includes a blocking pattern disposed on photodiodes. The blocking pattern is formed of insulation material having a metal diffusion coefficient which is lower than a silicon oxide diffusion coefficient. Therefore, dark defects of the image sensor are reduced. In addition, the image sensor includes a color-ratio control layer. The color ratio control layer controls color ratios between the sensitivities to blue, green and red. As a result, color distinction of the picture that is embodied by the image sensor can be improved.

Abstract: Image sensors and methods of fabricating the same are provided. The image sensor includes a blocking pattern disposed on photodiodes. The blocking pattern is formed of insulation material having a metal diffusion coefficient which is lower than a silicon oxide diffusion coefficient. Therefore, dark defects of the image sensor are reduced. In addition, the image sensor includes a color-ratio control layer. The color ratio control layer controls color ratios between the sensitivities to blue, green and red. As a result, color distinction of the picture that is embodied by the image sensor can be improved.

Abstract: Image sensors and methods of fabricating the same are provided. The image sensor includes a blocking pattern disposed on photodiodes. The blocking pattern is formed of insulation material having a metal diffusion coefficient which is lower than a silicon oxide diffusion coefficient. Therefore, dark defects of the image sensor are reduced. In addition, the image sensor includes a color-ratio control layer. The color ratio control layer controls color ratios between the sensitivities to blue, green and red. As a result, color distinction of the picture that is embodied by the image sensor can be improved.

Abstract: An automatic dispersion equalization apparatus in a high-speed optical transmission system, which performs continuous automatic dispersion equalization with the help of analog circuits without employing external digital processors by performing automatic compensation of optical fiber chromatic dispersion.