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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 15, 2024
Filed:
Sep. 03, 2021
Applicant:
Microsoft Technology Licensing, Llc, Redmond, WA (US);
Inventors:
Minseok Oh, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Satyadev Hulikal Nagaraja, San Jose, CA (US);
Cyrus Soli Bamji, Fremont, CA (US);
Assignee:
Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC, Redmond, WA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 27/146 (2006.01); H01L 23/38 (2006.01); H01L 31/024 (2014.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 23/38 (2013.01); H01L 27/14632 (2013.01); H01L 27/14687 (2013.01); H01L 31/024 (2013.01);
Abstract
An image sensor comprises an array of sensor elements, each responsive to incident photon flux, and a readout circuit coupled electronically to the array of sensor elements and configured to release an electronic signal varying in dependence on the incident photon flux. A thermal-barrier zone separates the array of sensor elements from the readout circuit, and a solid-state cooler is coupled thermally to the array of sensor elements.