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| 20110229154 | Consumable unit and image forming apparatus for controlling the same - A consumable unit and an image forming apparatus for controlling a consumable include a first memory that stores consumable item information regarding the consumable and provides the consumable item information through password authentication, and a second memory that rewrites recycling prevention information, which indicates that recycling is impossible, a limited number of times. | 09-22-2011 |
| 20120076511 | CONSUMABLE UNIT AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - A unit installable in an apparatus and a method of managing a unit installed in an apparatus are provided. The unit includes a container for a consumable, and a chip mounted to the container. The chip includes a first memory to store data that is accessible and decodable by the apparatus to authenticate the unit. The chip includes a second memory to store recycling prevention information. | 03-29-2012 |
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| 20100072556 | Semiconductor device and associated methods - A semiconductor device and associated methods, the semiconductor device including a semiconductor substrate with a first well region, a first gate electrode disposed on the first well region, and a first N-type capping pattern, a first P-type capping pattern, and a first gate dielectric pattern disposed between the first well region and the first gate electrode. | 03-25-2010 |
| 20110237062 | Semiconductor Device And Method Of Fabricating The Same - A method of fabricating a semiconductor device includes forming an interlayer dielectric on a substrate, the interlayer dielectric including first and second openings respectively disposed in first and second regions formed separately in the substrate; fondling a first conductive layer filling the first and second openings; etching the first conductive layer such that a bottom surface of the first opening is exposed and a portion of the first conductive layer in the second opening remains; and forming a second conductive layer filling the first opening and a portion of the second opening. | 09-29-2011 |
| 20120009746 | METHODS OF FORMING A SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A semiconductor device and associated methods, the semiconductor device including a semiconductor substrate with a first well region, a first gate electrode disposed on the first well region, and a first N-type capping pattern, a first P-type capping pattern, and a first gate dielectric pattern disposed between the first well region and the first gate electrode. | 01-12-2012 |
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| 20080308876 | Semiconductor device and method of manufacturing the same - A semiconductor device includes a first gate structure on a first region of a substrate, the first gate structure including sequentially formed a first insulating layer pattern, a first conductive layer pattern, and a first polysilicon layer pattern doped with first impurities of a first conductivity type, a first source/drain in the first region of the substrate doped with second impurities of a second conductivity type, a second gate structure on a second region of the substrate, the second gate structure including sequentially formed a second insulating layer pattern, a second conductive layer pattern, and a second polysilicon layer pattern doped with third impurities with the first conductivity type, and a second source/drain in the second region of the substrate doped with fourth impurities having a conductivity type opposite the second conductivity. | 12-18-2008 |
| 20090014781 | Nonvolatile memory devices and methods for fabricating nonvolatile memory devices - A nonvolatile memory device may include: a tunnel insulating layer on a semiconductor substrate; a charge storage layer on the tunnel insulating layer; a blocking insulating layer on the charge storage layer; and a control gate electrode on the blocking insulating layer. The tunnel insulating layer may include a first tunnel insulating layer and a second tunnel insulating layer. The first tunnel insulating layer and the second tunnel insulating layer may be sequentially stacked on the semiconductor substrate. The second tunnel insulating layer may have a larger band gap than the first tunnel insulating layer. A method for fabricating a nonvolatile memory device may include: forming a tunnel insulating layer on a semiconductor substrate; forming a charge storage layer on the tunnel insulating layer; forming a blocking insulating layer on the charge storage layer; and forming a control gate electrode on the blocking insulating layer. | 01-15-2009 |
| 20100164009 | Method of manufacturing dual gate semiconductor device - The method involves providing a semiconductor substrate comprising first and second regions in which different conductive metal-oxide semiconductor (MOS) transistors are to be formed. A gate dielectric layer above the semiconductor substrate sequentially forming a first metallic conductive layer and a second metallic conductive layer on and above the gate dielectric layer; covering the second region with a mask, and performing ion plantation of a first material into the first metallic conductive layer of the first region. Removing the second metallic conductive layer of the first region and forming a first gate electrode of the first region and a second gate electrode of the second region by patterning the gate dielectric layer and the first metallic conductive layer of the first region, and the gate dielectric layer, the first metallic conductive layer, and the second metallic conductive layer of the second region. The first and second regions of the semiconductor substrate having different work functions because the gate electrodes of the first and second regions have different thicknesses and at least one of the first and second gate electrodes include impurities. | 07-01-2010 |
| 20100203716 | METHOD OF FABRICATING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE HAVING DUAL GATE - A method of fabricating a semiconductor device having a dual gate allows for the gates to have a wide variety of threshold voltages. The method includes forming a gate insulation layer, a first capping layer, and a barrier layer in the foregoing sequence across a first region and a second region on a substrate, exposing the gate insulation layer on the first region by removing the first capping layer and the barrier layer from the first region, forming a second capping layer on the gate insulation layer in the first region and on the barrier layer in the second region, and thermally processing the substrate on which the second capping layer is formed. The thermal processing causes material of the second capping layer to spread into the gate insulation layer in the first region and material of the first capping layer to spread into the gate insulation layer in the second region. Thus, devices having different threshold voltages can be formed in the first and second regions. | 08-12-2010 |
| 20110121399 | COMPLEMENTARY METAL OXIDE SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE HAVING METAL GATE STACK STRUCTURE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) device including: a semiconductor substrate including a NMOS region and a PMOS region; a NMOS metal gate stack structure on the NMOS region and including a first high dielectric layer, a first barrier metal gate on the first high dielectric layer and including a metal oxide nitride layer, and a first metal gate on the first barrier metal gate; and a PMOS metal gate stack structure on the PMOS region and including a second high dielectric layer, a second barrier metal gate on the second high dielectric layer and including a metal oxide nitride layer, and a second metal gate on the second barrier metal gate. | 05-26-2011 |
| 20110180879 | CMOS TRANSISTOR, SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE INCLUDING THE TRANSISTOR, AND SEMICONDUCTOR MODULE INCLUDING THE DEVICE - Provided are a CMOS transistor, a semiconductor device having the transistor, and a semiconductor module having the device. The CMOS transistor may include first and second interconnection structures respectively disposed in first and second regions of a semiconductor substrate. The first and second regions of the semiconductor substrate may have different conductivity types. The first and second interconnection structures may be disposed on the semiconductor substrate. The first interconnection structure may have a different stacked structure from the second interconnection structure. The CMOS transistor may be disposed in the semiconductor device. The semiconductor device may be disposed in the semiconductor module. | 07-28-2011 |
| 20110217833 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE USING AN ETCHANT - In an etchant for etching a capping layer having etching selectivity with respect to a dielectric layer, the capping layer changes compositions of the dielectric layer, to thereby control a threshold voltage of a gate electrode including the dielectric layer. The etchant includes about 0.01 to 3 percent by weight of an acid, about 10 to 40 percent by weight of a fluoride salt and a solvent. Accordingly, the dielectric layer is prevented from being damaged by the etching process for removing the capping layer and the electric characteristics of the gate electrode are improved. | 09-08-2011 |
| 20110223758 | METHOD OF FABRICATING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE HAVING DUAL GATE - A method of fabricating a semiconductor device having a dual gate allows for the gates to have a wide variety of threshold voltages. The method includes forming a gate insulation layer, a first capping layer, and a barrier layer in the foregoing sequence across a first region and a second region on a substrate, exposing the gate insulation layer on the first region by removing the first capping layer and the barrier layer from the first region, forming a second capping layer on the gate insulation layer in the first region and on the barrier layer in the second region, and thermally processing the substrate on which the second capping layer is formed. The thermal processing causes material of the second capping layer to spread into the gate insulation layer in the first region and material of the first capping layer to spread into the gate insulation layer in the second region. Thus, devices having different threshold voltages can be formed in the first and second regions. | 09-15-2011 |
| 20110237059 | Non-volatile memory devices with multiple layers having band gap relationships among the layers - A nonvolatile memory device may include: a tunnel insulating layer on a semiconductor substrate; a charge storage layer on the tunnel insulating layer; a blocking insulating layer on the charge storage layer; and a control gate electrode on the blocking insulating layer. The tunnel insulating layer may include a first tunnel insulating layer and a second tunnel insulating layer. The first tunnel insulating layer and the second tunnel insulating layer may be sequentially stacked on the semiconductor substrate. The second tunnel insulating layer may have a larger band gap than the first tunnel insulating layer. A method for fabricating a nonvolatile memory device may include: forming a tunnel insulating layer on a semiconductor substrate; forming a charge storage layer on the tunnel insulating layer; forming a blocking insulating layer on the charge storage layer; and forming a control gate electrode on the blocking insulating layer. | 09-29-2011 |
