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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 11, 2025
Filed:
Nov. 04, 2019
Applicant:
Ecole Polytechnique Federale DE Lausanne (Epfl), Lausanne, CH;
Inventors:
Michel Ivan Antolovic, Lausanne, CH;
Claudio Bruschini, Villars-Sous-Yens, CH;
Edoardo Charbon, Jouxtens-Mezery, CH;
Assignee:
Ecole Polytechnique Federale De Lausanne, Lausanne, CH;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 27/146 (2006.01); G02B 19/00 (2006.01); G02B 21/00 (2006.01); H01L 31/107 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 31/1075 (2013.01); G02B 19/0076 (2013.01); G02B 21/008 (2013.01); H01L 27/14627 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present invention relates to a photodetector array for capturing image data, comprising: —photodetector cells arranged on a substrate, each including a single-photon avalanche diode, wherein the active areas of the photodetector cells are neighbored along a hexagonal grid; —microlenses, having a hexagonal or circular shape, each arranged on one photodetector cell to focus light onto the photodiode.