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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 13, 2007
Filed:
Jul. 06, 2004
Applicants:
Mikio Fujiwara, Koganei, JP;
Masahide Sasaki, Koganei, JP;
Makoto Akiba, Koganei, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 31/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
This invention provides a method for manufacturing a circuit for photon number counting without destroying a FET within the circuit by manufacturing a photodetector for weak light, the photodetector for weak light comprising a circuit on a substrate, the circuit comprising light detection means and a field effect transistor (FET), the method comprising: a light detection means connection step; an FET electrode-to-substrate electrode connection step; an external electrode connection step, a light detection means-to-gate connection step.