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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 05, 1991
Filed:
Jan. 29, 1990
Yves Thenoz, Grenoble, FR;
Francois Roy, Grenoble, FR;
Thomson-CSF, Puteaux, FR;
Abstract
The disclosed photosensitive matrix comprises, in a standard way, a P type semiconductor substrate, an N type channel layer separated by narrow insulating zones into a plurality of columns and, on a thin layer of insulating oxide placed on the channel layer, a network of transfer grids extending perpendicularly to the insulating zones, dividing the columns into a large number of 'pixels'. According to the invention, the matrix has, between the substrate and the channel layer, a weakly doped P type base layer, in which are buried anti-blooming diodes consisting of a narrow, strong doped N type drain extending in a direction parallel to the insulation zones. Beneath the drain, there is a strongly doped, P type protective screen. The arrangement gives an optical aperture of the matrix close to unity and a spectral response that is improved towards the red side of the spectrum owing to the thickness of the base layer.