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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 25, 2022
Filed:
Jun. 07, 2018
Applicant:
Argo Ai, Llc, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Inventors:
Mark Allen Itzler, Princeton, NJ (US);
Brian Piccione, Yardley, PA (US);
Xudong Jiang, Princeton, NJ (US);
Krystyna Slomkowski, Parlin, NJ (US);
Assignee:
ARGO AI, LLC, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 27/144 (2006.01); H01L 31/107 (2006.01); H01L 31/02 (2006.01); G01J 1/44 (2006.01); H01C 7/00 (2006.01); H01L 27/146 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 27/1446 (2013.01); G01J 1/44 (2013.01); H01L 31/02027 (2013.01); H01L 31/107 (2013.01); G01J 2001/448 (2013.01); G01J 2001/4466 (2013.01); H01C 7/006 (2013.01); H01L 27/14609 (2013.01);
Abstract
A GmAPD FPA having increased tolerance optical overstress includes a limit resistor that is monolithically integrated into each pixel in the FPA, and which limits the magnitude of the current entering the read out integrated circuit.