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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 21, 1999
Filed:
Nov. 12, 1997
Roger W Forrest, Thousand Oaks, CA (US);
Harold S Melkonian, Ventura, CA (US);
Advanced Photonix, Inc., Camarillo, CA (US);
Abstract
A semiconductor photodiode is configured to have its rear face light responsive with electrical contacts formed on the front face. The photodiode can be surface mounted, such as by solder, upon a carrier with the light responsive rear face up. An integral filter over the rear face confines light reaching the semiconductor substrate to desired wavelengths. In one embodiment, the photodiode also includes integral opaque layers over the front and rear faces of the substrate. The rear opaque layer includes an aperture to allow light to strike the rear face adjacent an active region. In another embodiment, the photodiode is configured for double-sided light sensitivity, and the front side faces an aperture through the carrier.
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