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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 08, 2021
Filed:
Dec. 19, 2018
Applicant:
Flir Systems, Inc., Wilsonville, OR (US);
Inventors:
James L. Dale, Santa Barbara, CA (US);
Christopher Chan, Goleta, CA (US);
Eric A. Kurth, Santa Barbara, CA (US);
Assignee:
FLIR Systems, Inc., Wilsonville, OR (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 27/146 (2006.01); H04N 5/33 (2006.01); H04N 5/378 (2011.01); G01J 5/02 (2006.01); G01J 5/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 27/14669 (2013.01); G01J 5/023 (2013.01); G01J 5/024 (2013.01); G01J 5/20 (2013.01); H01L 27/14636 (2013.01); H01L 27/14683 (2013.01); H04N 5/33 (2013.01); H04N 5/378 (2013.01);
Abstract
Systems and methods are directed to vertical legs for an infrared detector. For example, an infrared imaging device may include a microbolometer array in which each microbolometer includes a bridge and a vertical leg structure that couples the bridge to a substrate such as a readout integrated circuit. The vertical leg structure may run along a path that is parallel to a plane defined by the bridge and may be oriented perpendicularly to the plane. The path may be disposed within, below, or above the plane defined by the bridge.