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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 20, 2009
Filed:
Aug. 14, 2006
Applicants:
Joel Kindem, San Diego, CA (US);
Lars S. Carlson, Carlsbad, CA (US);
Inventors:
Joel Kindem, San Diego, CA (US);
Lars S. Carlson, Carlsbad, CA (US);
Assignee:
Digirad Corporation, San Diego, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 29/40 (2006.01); H01L 29/88 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An indirect connection to and across a photodiode array. The backside contact is used as one portion which connects to a capacitor. The capacitor forms a shunt across the bulk substrate, thus shunting across the series resistance of the substrate, and reducing the series resistance.