Teledyne Scientific and Imaging, LLC

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Mikro-tasarim Elektronik San. Ve Tic. A.s.

Mikrosens Elektronik San. Ve Tic. A.s.

Selim Eminoglu

Stefan Clemens Lauxtermann

Haluk Külah

William E Tennant

Atul Joshi

Tayfun Akin

John C Stevens

Angelika Kononenko

David J Chiaverini

Gananath Wijeratne

A MEMS biochemical sensor configured to sense a target molecule, such as a DNA molecule, a protein molecule, and a viruses molecule. The biochemical sensor may include a cell and a readout module. The cell is configured to be coupled to a probe molecule, to retain a pre-sensing charge before the probe molecule is exposed to the target molecule, and to retain a sensing charge after the probe molecule is exposed to the target molecule. The readout module is coupled to the cell and configured to generate a measurement signal based on the pre-sensing charge and the sensing charge.

Method and apparatus for biochemical sensor array with integrated charge based readout circuitry

This disclosure discusses various methods for manufacturing uncooled infrared detectors by using foundry-defined silicon-on-insulator (SOI) complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) wafers, each of which may include a substrate layer, an insulation layer having a pixel region and a wall region surrounding the pixel region, a pixel structure formed on the pixel region of the insulation layer, a wall structure formed adjacent to the pixel structure and on the wall region of the insulation layer, a dielectric layer covering the pixel structure and the wall structure, a pixel mask formed within the dielectric layer and for protecting the pixel structure during a dry etching process, and a wall mask formed within the dielectric layer and for protecting the wall structure during the dry etching process, thereby releasing a space defined between the wall structure and the pixel structure after the dry etching process.

Uncooled infrared detector and methods for manufacturing the same

A MEMS biochemical sensor configured to sense a target molecule, such as a DNA molecule, a protein molecule, and a viruses molecule. In one embodiment, the biochemical sensor may include a cell and a readout module. The cell is configured to be coupled to a probe molecule, to retain a pre-sensing charge before the probe molecule is exposed to the target molecule, and to retain a sensing charge after the probe molecule is exposed to the target molecule. The readout module is coupled to the cell and configured to generate a measurement signal based on the pre-sensing charge and the sensing charge.

Embodiments of a read-out integrated circuit (ROIC) include a plurality of unit cells. Each unit cell includes a bias subsystem, a reset switch, at least one integration capacitor, and at least one read switch. A focal plane array includes a plurality of photo detectors disposed in a grid and a ROIC. A column buffer includes a first buffer subsystem, a feedback subsystem, a first and second correlated double sampling subsystem, and a second buffer subsystem. A ROIC includes at least one integration subsystem having a transistor subsection, a poly silicon layer, and a plurality of active layer sections.

Multi-color read-out integrated circuit

The images sensor includes a readout circuit capacitatively coupled to a memory circuit. The readout circuit includes: (i) a photon detector to receive a plurality of photons and to provide a charge signal corresponding to the received photons, (ii) a resettable integrator that is reset multiple times over a single exposure time and provides an analog representation of the incident photons during the last integration cycle, and (iii) a comparator that monitors the integrator output and generates a reset pulse when the integrator reaches a built-in threshold value. The memory circuit includes: (i) a receiver circuit that detects the output of the digital driver in the front-end readout circuit via capacitive coupling and generates a digital voltage pulse for each received signal, and (ii) a digital counting memory to count the received pulses to provide a coarse digital representation of how many times the integrator is reset.

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Ankara, Turkey

Selim Eminoglu