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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 15, 2019
Filed:
Oct. 30, 2017
Applicant:
W&wsens, Devices Inc., Los Altos, CA (US);
Inventors:
Shih-Yuan Wang, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Shih-Ping Wang, Los Altos, CA (US);
M. Saif Islam, Davis, CA (US);
Assignee:
W&Wsens Devices, Inc., Los Altos, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 31/0232 (2014.01); H01L 31/18 (2006.01); H01L 31/0352 (2006.01); G02B 1/00 (2006.01); H01L 31/107 (2006.01); H01L 27/144 (2006.01); H01L 31/103 (2006.01); H04B 10/69 (2013.01); H01L 27/146 (2006.01); H01L 31/028 (2006.01); H01L 31/02 (2006.01); H01L 31/0236 (2006.01); H01L 31/09 (2006.01); H04B 10/80 (2013.01); H04B 10/25 (2013.01); H04B 10/40 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 31/02327 (2013.01); G02B 1/002 (2013.01); G02B 1/005 (2013.01); H01L 27/1443 (2013.01); H01L 27/1446 (2013.01); H01L 27/14625 (2013.01); H01L 31/02 (2013.01); H01L 31/02002 (2013.01); H01L 31/028 (2013.01); H01L 31/02016 (2013.01); H01L 31/0232 (2013.01); H01L 31/0236 (2013.01); H01L 31/02325 (2013.01); H01L 31/02363 (2013.01); H01L 31/035218 (2013.01); H01L 31/035281 (2013.01); H01L 31/09 (2013.01); H01L 31/103 (2013.01); H01L 31/107 (2013.01); H01L 31/1804 (2013.01); H01L 31/1808 (2013.01); H04B 10/25 (2013.01); H04B 10/40 (2013.01); H04B 10/691 (2013.01); H04B 10/6971 (2013.01); H04B 10/801 (2013.01); Y02E 10/547 (2013.01);
Abstract
Microstructure enhanced photodiodes and avalanche photodiodes are monolithically integrated with CMOS/BiCMOS circuitry such as transimpedance amplifiers. Microstructures, such as holes, can improve quantum efficiency in silicon and III-V materials and can also reduce avalanche voltages for avalanche photodiodes. Applications include optical communications within and between datacenters, telecommunications, LIDAR, and free space data communication.