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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 02, 2005
Filed:
Dec. 01, 2003
Taner Dosluoglu, New York, NY (US);
Robert Amantea, Manalapan, NJ (US);
Peter Alan Levine, West Windsor, NJ (US);
Robin Mark Adrian Dawson, Princeton, NJ (US);
Taner Dosluoglu, New York, NY (US);
Robert Amantea, Manalapan, NJ (US);
Peter Alan Levine, West Windsor, NJ (US);
Robin Mark Adrian Dawson, Princeton, NJ (US);
Sarnoff Corporation, Princeton, NJ (US);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for generating charge from a light pulse. In one example, a light sensor includes an active region for generating an electric charge in response to a light pulse. A drift region is formed within a substrate and receives the electric charge from the light sensor. A spatial charge distribution is produced within the drift region in response to an electric field. The drift region includes an outer edge and an inner edge. The volume of the drift region decreases from the outer edge to the inner edge.