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Patent No.:

US 10718873 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Jul. 21, 2020

Filed:

Jan. 11, 2019

Electromagnetic radiation detection device

Applicant:

Pixquanta Limited, Blackrock, IE;

Inventor:

Kevin O'Neill, Blackrock, IE;

Assignee:

Pixquanta Limited, Blackrock, IE;

Attorney:

Withrow & Terranova, P.L.L.C.

Primary Examiner:

Mark R Gaworecki

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01T 1/20 (2006.01); H01L 27/146 (2006.01); H01L 31/107 (2006.01); G01T 1/24 (2006.01); H01L 31/0248 (2006.01); G01T 1/208 (2006.01); H01L 31/0368 (2006.01); H01L 31/0376 (2006.01); H01L 31/0352 (2006.01); H01L 27/144 (2006.01); H01L 27/30 (2006.01); H01L 31/0392 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01T 1/2018 (2013.01); G01T 1/208 (2013.01); G01T 1/248 (2013.01); H01L 27/1446 (2013.01); H01L 27/14603 (2013.01); H01L 27/14612 (2013.01); H01L 27/14663 (2013.01); H01L 31/03529 (2013.01); H01L 31/03682 (2013.01); H01L 31/03762 (2013.01); H01L 31/107 (2013.01); H01L 27/14659 (2013.01); H01L 27/308 (2013.01); H01L 31/03921 (2013.01); Y02E 10/546 (2013.01); Y02E 10/548 (2013.01);
Abstract

An electromagnetic radiation detection device comprises a matrix having a plurality of N rows divided into a plurality of M columns of cells, each cell comprising a plurality of diode segments responsive to electromagnetic radiation incident on said device. A scan driver provides a plurality of N scan line signals to respective rows of said matrix, each for enabling charge values from cells of a selected row of said matrix to be read. A reader reads a plurality of M variable charge value signals from respective columns of said matrix, each corresponding to a cell within a selected row of said matrix. Each diode segment is connected to a drive voltage sufficient to operate each diode segment in avalanche multiplication Geiger mode; and connected in series with an avalanche quenching resistor to said reader.

Find Patent Forward Citations

O'Neill, Kevin. (2020). Electromagnetic radiation detection device (U.S. Patent No. 10718873). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/10718873

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