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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 09, 2003
Filed:
Mar. 15, 2000
Kenichi Matsuda, Osaka, JP;
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Abstract
A photo detector includes: a semiconductor substrate having a first principal face and a second principal face; a photo detection area formed on the first principal face of the semiconductor substrate; a negative electrode electrically connected with the photo detection area; a positive electrode; a beveled face formed at least one edge portion of the first principal face of the semiconductor substrate; and a reflector formed on the second principal face of the semiconductor substrate, wherein incident light from outside of the semiconductor substrate, enters the semiconductor substrate at a side face of the photo detector while being refracted at the beveled face, and thereafter is reflected from the reflector so as to reach the photo detection area.