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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 27, 2014
Filed:
Nov. 03, 2009
Applicant:
Matias N. Troccoli, Kirkland, WA (US);
Inventor:
Matias N. Troccoli, Kirkland, WA (US);
Assignee:
Next Biometrics AS, Nesoya, NO;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 25/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An active sensor apparatus includes an array of sensor elements arranged in a plurality of columns and rows of sensor elements. The sensor apparatus includes a plurality of column and row thin film transistor switches for selectively activating the sensor elements, and a plurality of column and row thin film diodes for selectively accessing the sensor elements to obtain information from the sensor elements. The thin film transistor switches and thin film diodes are formed on a common substrate.