Simage Oy

Panu Y Jalas

Konstantinos E Spartiotis

Risto O Orava

Miltiadis Evangelos Sarakinos

Tom Gunnar Schulman

Jouni Ilari Pyyhti&auml;

Jouni I Pyyhtia

A method, suitable for forming metal contacts on a semiconductor substrate at positions for defining radiation detector cells, includes the steps of forming one or more layers of material on a surface of the substrate with openings to the substrate surface at the contact positions; forming a layer of metal over the layer(s) of material and the openings; and removing metal overlying the layer(s) of material to separate individual contacts. Optionally, a passivation layer to be left between individual contacts on the substrate surface may be applied. Etchants used for removing unwanted gold (or other contact matter) are preferably prevented from coming into contact with the surface of the substrate, thereby avoiding degradation of the resistive properties of the substrate.

Forming contacts on semiconductor substrates, radiation detectors and imaging devices

Forming contacts on semiconductor substrates radiation detectors and

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