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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120126355 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS An oxide film capable of suppressing reflection of a lens is formed under a low temperature. A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device includes: (a) forming a lower layer oxide film on a lens formed on a substrate using a first processing source containing a firs... | 05/24/2012 |
| 20120050590 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING OPTICAL SENSOR, OPTICAL SENSOR, AND CAMERA INCLUDING OPTICAL SENSOR A method of manufacturing an optical sensor includes providing a semiconductor wafer including a plurality of pixel areas, providing a light transmissive substrate including a light transmissive wafer with a plurality of light transmissive members attached thereto, the ... | 03/01/2012 |
| 20120045866 | METHOD OF FORMING AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE USING A SEPARATION TECHNIQUE A method of forming an electronic device can include forming a patterned layer adjacent to a side of a substrate including a semiconductor material. The method can also include separating a semiconductor layer and the patterned layer from the substrate, wherein the semi... | 02/23/2012 |
| 20120034728 | LINEAR SEMICONDUCTOR SUBSTRATE, AND DEVICE, DEVICE ARRAY AND MODULE, USING THE SAME The linear semiconductor substrate 1 or 2 of the present invention comprises at least one desired thin film 4 formed on a linear substrate 3 having a length ten or more times greater than a width, thickness, or diameter of the linear substrat... | 02/09/2012 |
| 20120012963 | MICRO DEVICE PACKAGING In one embodiment, a method for making an optical micro device package includes: providing a substrate wafer having a plurality of solid state light sensors integrate therein; providing a transparent cover wafer coated with a material that alters the transparency charac... | 01/19/2012 |
| 20120009718 | IMAGE SENSOR MODULE, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME, CAMERA MODULE INCLUDING THE SAME AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING THE CAMERA MODULE An image sensor module may include an image sensor, a variable thickness member and a lens member. The image sensor may include a light receiver configured to receive a light. Further, a driving voltage may be applied to the image sensor. The variable thickness member m... | 01/12/2012 |
| 20120009717 | PACKAGED MICROELECTRONIC IMAGERS AND METHODS OF PACKAGING MICROELECTRONIC IMAGERS Microelectronic imagers, methods for packaging microelectronic imagers, and methods for forming electrically conductive through-wafer interconnects in microelectronic imagers are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a microelectronic imaging die can include a microelect... | 01/12/2012 |
| 20120003775 | 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 first face of the semiconductor body, the ceramic mixture including ceramic ... | 01/05/2012 |
| 20120003777 | SYSTEMS, METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR MAGNETIC PROCESSING OF SOLAR MODULES Provided herein are methods, apparatuses and systems for fabricating photovoltaic cells and modules. In certain embodiments, the methods, apparatuses and systems involve coating ferromagnetic substrates with thin film solar cell materials and using magnetic force to con... | 01/05/2012 |
| 20120003776 | IMAGE SENSOR AND MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR SAME An image sensor including a first region where a pad is to be formed, and a second region where a light-receiving element is to be formed. A pad is formed over a substrate of the first region. A passivation layer is formed over the substrate of the first and second regi... | 01/05/2012 |
| 20120001291 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND SOLID-STATE IMAGE SENSOR A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device includes steps of providing a substrate including a semiconductor portion, a non-porous semiconductor layer, and a porous semiconductor layer arranged between the semiconductor portion and the non-porous semiconductor lay... | 01/05/2012 |
| 20110318863 | PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICE MANUFACTURE A photovoltaic device manufacturing method is disclosed. Methods include manufacturing a photovoltaic cell using nanoimprint technology to define individual cell units of the photovoltaic device. The methods can include providing a substrate; forming a first conductive ... | 12/29/2011 |
| 20110306162 | PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME A photovoltaic device uses a single crystal or polycrystalline semiconductor layer which is separated from a single crystal or polycrystalline semiconductor substrate as a photoelectric conversion layer and has a SOI structure in which the semiconductor layer is bonded ... | 12/15/2011 |
| 20110303273 | PHOTOVOLTAIC CELL There is disclosed a photovoltaic cell, such as a solar cell, incorporating one or more epitaxially grown layers of SiGe or another germanium material, substantially lattice matched to GaAs. A GaAs substrate used for growing the layers may be removed by a method which i... | 12/15/2011 |
| 20110300661 | SOLAR CELL INTERCONNECTION METHOD USING A FLAT METALLIC MESH An improved method for interconnecting thin film solar cells to form solar cell modules is provided, the method comprising using a flat metallic mesh formed from a thin metallic strip to provide a current collection grid over a thin film solar cell. The method is partic... | 12/08/2011 |
| 20110273600 | Optical Imaging Apparatus And Methods Of Making The Same The present invention provides optical imaging apparatus comprising solid state sensing elements and optical components operable to be manufactured and assembled at the wafer level.... | 11/10/2011 |
| 20110247672 | Solar Cell Chips With New Geometry and Method For Manufacturing The Same A method for manufacturing solar cell chips having an active surface area configured to directly convert solar energy into electrical energy. The method including cutting the solar cell chips out of a wafer using a laser such that the solar cell chips include a non-rect... | 10/13/2011 |
| 20110237015 | NANOPHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICES The present invention provides nanophotovoltaic devices having sizes in a range of about 50 nm to about 5 microns, and method of their fabrication. In some embodiments, the nanophotovoltaic device includes a semiconductor core, e.g., formed of silicon, sandwiched betwee... | 09/29/2011 |
| 20110169118 | OPTICAL DEVICE, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS The present invention is has an object of providing an optical device miniaturized while maintaining bonding strength between a semiconductor substrate and a light-transmissive plate, reducing possibility of warpage, and maintaining yields and design flexibility, a meth... | 07/14/2011 |
| 20110168237 | INTEGRATED THIN-FILM SOLAR BATTERY AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF An integrated thin-film solar battery, comprising:
| 07/14/2011 |
| 20110162684 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THIN FILM TYPE SOLAR CELL, AND THIN FILM TYPE SOLAR CELL MADE BY THE METHOD A method for manufacturing a thin film type solar cell and a thin film type solar cell manufactured by the method is disclosed. The method is comprised of a first process for forming a plurality of unit front electrode patterns at predetermined intervals on a substrate;... | 07/07/2011 |
| 20110162688 | ASSYMETRIC SURFACE TEXTURING FOR USE IN A PHOTOVOLTAIC CELL AND METHOD OF MAKING A novel surface texturing provides improved light-trapping characteristics for photovoltaic cells. The surface is asymmetric and includes shallow slopes at between about 5 and about 30 degrees from horizontal as well as steeper slopes at about 70 degrees or more from ho... | 07/07/2011 |
| 20110127631 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SOLID-STATE IMAGING ELEMENT, AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE A solid-state imaging device includes a semiconductor substrate configured to include a solid-state imaging element that is provided with a photoelectric conversion region, and a scribe line region that is provided along a periphery of the solid-state imaging element, a... | 06/02/2011 |
| 20110124147 | METHOD FOR SEPARATING SILICON SOLAR CELLS In a method for separating silicon solar cells, a groove is introduced into a silicon wafer containing the silicon solar cells along a separating line in a front side of the silicon wafer adjacent to a p-n junction in the silicon wafer using a first laser beam. The groo... | 05/26/2011 |
| 20110114150 | PROCESS FOR MAKING SOLAR PANEL AND THE SOLAR PANEL MADE THEREOF The present invention provides a process for making solar panels. The process of the present invention avoids the use of laser scribing so it is particularly useful in making flexible solar panels. In addition, the present invention provides an alternative scheme for co... | 05/19/2011 |
| 20110111548 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A SOLAR CELL USING A PRE-CLEANING STEP THAT CONTRIBUTES TO HOMOGENEOUS TEXTURE MORPHOLOGY A method of manufacturing a solar cell wherein a pre-cleaning step is completed prior to a saw damage removal step and prior to texturization, thereby resulting in the subsequently formed textured surface to have a more homogeneous textural morphology. In one aspect, th... | 05/12/2011 |
| 20110079801 | OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICES WITH LAMINATE LEADLESS CARRIER PACKAGING IN SIDE-LOOKER OR TOP-LOOKER DEVICE ORIENTATION A laminate leadless carrier package comprising an optoelectronic chip, a substrate supporting the chip, the substrate comprising a plurality of conductive and dielectric layers; a wire bond coupled to the optoelectronic chip and a wire bond pad positioned on the top sur... | 04/07/2011 |
| 20110073974 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME In one embodiment, a method for manufacturing a semiconductor device includes following steps. An aperture is formed in an interlayer insulating film formed on a semiconductor wafer apart from an integrated circuit portion by etching process. The interlayer insulating f... | 03/31/2011 |
| 20110073983 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME According to an embodiment, there is provided a semiconductor device including a semiconductor substrate having a first surface on which an active layer having a light receiving portion is provided and a second surface to be a light receiving surface for the light recei... | 03/31/2011 |
| 20110065227 | COMMON LASER MODULE FOR A PHOTOVOLTAIC PRODUCTION LINE Embodiments of the present invention generally relate to an automated production line using a common laser scribe module for providing consistent scribe lines in multiple layers during the formation of thin film photovoltaic modules. The common laser scribe module inclu... | 03/17/2011 |
| 20110065226 | METHOD TO BREAK AND ASSEMBLE SOLAR CELLS The present disclosure relates generally to a method to break and assemble solar cells to make solar panel. The present disclosure provides a method to produce solar pieces from solar cell, as well as assemble them together. The present disclosure device is unique when ... | 03/17/2011 |
| 20110049588 | Semiconductor Device and Manufacturing Method Thereof An object of an embodiment of the disclosed invention is to provide a semiconductor device including a photoelectric conversion element with excellent characteristics. An object of an embodiment of the disclosed invention is to provide a semiconductor device including a... | 03/03/2011 |
| 20110053308 | Method for the Production of an Optoelectronic Component using Thin-Film Technology On an epitaxy substrate (1), a layer structure (5, 6, 7) provided for light-emitting diodes or other optoelectronic components using thin-film technology is produced and provided with a first connecting layer (2), which comprises one or a plurality ... | 03/03/2011 |
| 20110045625 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A SEMICONDUCTOR WAFER COMPRISING AN INTEGRATED OPTICAL FILTER A method manufactures semiconductor chips each comprising a component implanted in the semiconductor. The method includes collectively implanting components onto a front face of a semiconductor wafer and fixing a plate of a transparent material onto the front face of th... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110030758 | PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF To manufacture a photovoltaic device through a first step of sequentially stacking a transparent electrode, a photovoltaic layer, and a rear surface electrode to thereby form a structure in which photovoltaic cells are serially connected, a second step of measuring char... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20110023958 | SOLAR CELL AND METHOD OF FABRICATION THEREOF A solar cell and a method of fabricating solar cells. The method includes a step of separating neighbor solar cells formed on a semiconductor wafer by scribing the wafer to form scribe lines on the wafer and applying a force at, or adjacent to, the scribed lines to sepa... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20110017263 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR FABRICATING A SOLAR CELL USING AN INTERFACE PATTERN FOR A PACKAGED DESIGN A method and device of fabricating a photovoltaic strip. The method includes providing a photovoltaic cell having a front surface and a back surface and forming a first grid pattern on the front surface and second grid pattern on the back surface. The first grid pattern... | 01/27/2011 |
| 20110005566 | PHOTOVOLTAIC CELL MODULE AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME A photovoltaic cell module and a method of making the same are provided. The photovoltaic cell module includes a first cell including a first transparent conductive substrate, a first photovoltaic conversion layer, and a first electrode layer, at least a second cell ele... | 01/13/2011 |
| 20100320554 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SOLID STATE IMAGING DEVICE, AND SOLID STATE IMAGING DEVICE Disclosed herein is a method of manufacturing a solid state imaging device, including the steps of: forming a light receiving portion in a light receiving area of a semiconductor substrate; forming a pad portion in a pad area of the semiconductor substrate; forming a mi... | 12/23/2010 |
| 20100304519 | METHOD OF FABRICATING SOLAR CELL CHIPS A method of fabricating solar cell chips. The method includes creating an integrated circuit chip process route for fabricating integrated circuit chips using integrated circuit wafers in an integrated circuit fabrication facility; creating a solar cell process route fo... | 12/02/2010 |
