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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 25, 2014
Filed:
Jan. 19, 2009
Applicants:
Daniel Van Niewenhove, Hofstade, BE;
Ward Van Der Tempel, Muizen, BE;
Maarten Kuijk, Berchem, BE;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Softkinetic Sensors N.V., Brussel, BE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 31/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Impinging electromagnetic radiation generates pairs of majority and minority carriers in a substrate. A spectrometer device for detection of electromagnetic radiation impinging on a substrate comprises means for generating, in the substrate, a majority carrier current; at least one detection region for collecting generated minority carriers, the minority carriers being directed under influence of the majority carrier current; and means for determining spectral information based on minority carriers collected at the at least one detection region.