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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 08, 2013
Filed:
Jul. 30, 2010
Applicants:
Richard E. Bornfreund, Santa Barbara, CA (US);
Jeffrey B. Barton, Santa Barbara, CA (US);
Inventors:
Richard E. Bornfreund, Santa Barbara, CA (US);
Jeffrey B. Barton, Santa Barbara, CA (US);
Assignee:
Flir Systems, Inc., Wilsonville, OR (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 31/062 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
In one embodiment, a detector includes an AlInSb passivation/etch stop layer, an AlInSb absorber layer disposed above the AlnSb passivation/etch stop layer, and an AlInSb passivation layer disposed above the AlInSb absorber layer, wherein x<z and x<y. The detector further includes a junction formed in a region of the AlInSb absorber layer, and a metal contact disposed above the junction and through the AlInSb passivation layer.