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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 12, 1990
Filed:
Aug. 18, 1988
Applicant:
Inventor:
Mikihiro Kimura, Itami, JP;
Assignee:
Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha, Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
357 30 ; 357-4 ; 357 20 ; 357 34 ; 357 58 ;
Abstract
A semiconductor imaging element for generating an electrical signal representing the intensity of incident light includes an avalanche photodiode, having sequential p-type, intrinsic, and n-type layers, with a compositional superlattice as the intrinsic layer, for converting incident light to an electric signal, and a switch electrically connected to the photodiode for receiving and reading out the signal. The photodiode and switch are disposed at least partially overlying each other on the same substrate. A two-dimensional array of the imaging element can be used to generate an electrical signal representing a two-dimensional picture of a material object.