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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 26, 2024
Filed:
Aug. 13, 2021
Applicant:
Texas Instruments Incorporated, Dallas, TX (US);
Inventors:
Rahmi Hezar, Allen, TX (US);
Henry Litzmann Edwards, Garland, TX (US);
Miaad Aliroteh, Milpitas, CA (US);
Srinath Mathur Ramaswamy, Murphy, TX (US);
Baher Haroun, Allen, TX (US);
Gerd Schuppener, Allen, TX (US);
Assignee:
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED, Dallas, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 31/02 (2006.01); G01S 7/4861 (2020.01); H01L 31/107 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 31/02027 (2013.01); G01S 7/4861 (2013.01); H01L 31/107 (2013.01);
Abstract
A sensor chip includes a sensor pixel. The sensor pixel includes an avalanche photodetector. A circuit is adjacent to the avalanche photodetector. The circuit is coupled to the avalanche photodetector. An isolation structure at least partially encloses the circuit and is between the avalanche photodetector and the circuit.