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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 03, 2025
Filed:
Dec. 28, 2022
Applicant:
Stmicroelectronics (Crolles 2) Sas, Crolles, FR;
Inventors:
Assignee:
STMicroelectronics (Crolles 2) SAS, Crolles, FR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H10F 30/225 (2025.01); H10F 10/165 (2025.01); H10F 71/00 (2025.01); H10F 77/122 (2025.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H10F 30/225 (2025.01); H10F 10/165 (2025.01); H10F 71/1215 (2025.01); H10F 77/1228 (2025.01);
Abstract
The present disclosure relates to a photodiode comprising a first part made of silicon and a second part made of doped germanium lying on and in contact with the first part, the first part comprising a stack of a first area and of a second area forming a p-n junction and the doping level of the germanium increasing as the distance from the p-n junction increases.