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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 28, 2010
Filed:
May. 21, 2008
Thomas J. Sanders, Indialantic, FL (US);
Nicolaas W. Van Vonno, Melbourne, FL (US);
Clyde Combs, Satellite Beach, FL (US);
Glenn T. Hess, Satellite Beach, FL (US);
Thomas J. Sanders, Indialantic, FL (US);
Nicolaas W. Van Vonno, Melbourne, FL (US);
Clyde Combs, Satellite Beach, FL (US);
Glenn T. Hess, Satellite Beach, FL (US);
Other;
Abstract
A PIN diode-based monolithic Nuclear Event Detector and method of manufacturing same for use in detecting a desired level of gamma radiation, in which a PIN diode is integrated with signal processing circuitry, for example CMOS circuitry, in a single thin-film Silicon On Insulator (SOI) chip. The PIN diode is implemented in the p-substrate layer. The signal processing circuitry is located in a thin semiconductor layer and is in electrical communication with the PIN diode. The PIN diode may be integrated with the signal processing circuitry onto a single chip, or may be fabricated stand alone using SOI methods according to the method of the invention.