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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 26, 2015
Filed:
Aug. 12, 2011
Applicants:
Debora Henseler, Erlangen, DE;
Meinrad Schienle, Ottobrunn, DE;
Inventors:
Debora Henseler, Erlangen, DE;
Meinrad Schienle, Ottobrunn, DE;
Assignee:
Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc., Malvern, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 31/00 (2006.01); H01L 27/144 (2006.01); G01T 1/24 (2006.01); H01L 27/146 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 27/1443 (2013.01); G01T 1/248 (2013.01); H01L 27/14603 (2013.01);
Abstract
The invention provides a Silicon Photomultiplier (SiPM). The SiPM includes a plurality of microcells, a nonlinear element integrated in each one of the plurality of microcells, and a trigger line for outputting a summated current of the plurality of microcells, wherein the nonlinear element provides for a separated timing and energy signal.