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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 31, 2012
Filed:
Aug. 12, 2009
Applicants:
Ronald M. Potok, Austin, TX (US);
Rama R. Goruganthu, Austin, TX (US);
Michael R. Bruce, Austin, TX (US);
Inventors:
Ronald M. Potok, Austin, TX (US);
Rama R. Goruganthu, Austin, TX (US);
Michael R. Bruce, Austin, TX (US);
Assignee:
GlobalFoundries Inc., Cayman Islands, KY;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 31/101 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A silicon photon detector device and methodology are provided for detecting incident photons in a partially depleted floating body SOI field-effect transistor () which traps charges created by visible and mid infrared light in a floating body region () when the silicon photon detector is configured in a detect mode, and then measures or reads the resulting enhanced drain current with a current detector in a read mode.