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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 10, 2015
Filed:
Jan. 31, 2012
Applicants:
Gordian Prescher, Cologne, DE;
Thomas Frach, Aachen, DE;
Inventors:
Gordian Prescher, Cologne, DE;
Thomas Frach, Aachen, DE;
Assignee:
Koninklijke Philips N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 31/311 (2006.01); G01R 31/26 (2014.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 31/2635 (2013.01);
Abstract
A photodetector array includes a plurality of photodetector cells such as avalanche photodiodes and readout circuits. An array self-tester tests a dark count or other performance characteristic of the cells. The test is performed in connection with the manufacture of the array or following the installation of the array in a detection system.
Prescher, Gordian. (2015). Photodiode self-test (U.S. Patent No. 8975907). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/8975907
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