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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 12, 2024
Filed:
Oct. 30, 2020
Quantum-si Incorporated, Guilford, CT (US);
Farshid Ghasemi, Guilford, CT (US);
Todd Rearick, Cheshire, CT (US);
Quantum-Si Incorporated, Branford, CT (US);
Abstract
Some embodiments relate to an integrated circuit, comprising: a pixel, comprising: a photodetection region; and a drain configured to discard charge carriers from within a semiconductor region of the pixel outside of the photodetection region. Some embodiments relate to an integrated circuit, comprising: a pixel, comprising: a photodetection region; and a drain configured to discard charge carriers from the photodetection region, wherein the drain comprises a semiconductor region and the semiconductor region is contacted by a metal contact. Some embodiments relate to an integrated circuit, comprising: a pixel, comprising: a photodetection region; and a drain configured to discard charge carriers from the photodetection region, wherein the drain comprises a semiconductor region that to which electrical contact is made through a conductive path that does not include a polysilicon electrode.