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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Jun. 02, 2015

Filed:

Jul. 12, 2012
Applicants:

Jeff Hsin Chang, Cupertino, CA (US);

Ravi K. Mruthyunjaya, Penfield, NY (US);

Timothy J. Tredwell, Fairport, NY (US);

Inventors:

Jeff Hsin Chang, Cupertino, CA (US);

Ravi K. Mruthyunjaya, Penfield, NY (US);

Timothy J. Tredwell, Fairport, NY (US);

Assignee:

Carestream Health, Inc., Rochester, NY (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01T 1/24 (2006.01); H01L 27/146 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 27/14658 (2013.01); H01L 27/14676 (2013.01); H01L 27/14687 (2013.01); H01L 27/14692 (2013.01);
Abstract

Embodiments of radiographic imaging systems; radiography detectors and methods for using the same; and/or fabrication methods therefore can include radiographic imaging array that can include a plurality of pixels that each include a photoelectric conversion element coupled to a thin-film switching element. In certain exemplary embodiments, thin-film switching element is a metal oxide (e.g., a-IGZO) TFT manufactured using a reduce photolithography mask counts. In certain exemplary embodiments, the thin-film switching element is a metal oxide (e.g., a-IGZO) TFT that includes reduced lower alignment tolerances between TFT electrodes. In certain exemplary embodiments, the thin-film switching element is a metal oxide (e.g., a-IGZO) TFT including a reduced thickness active layer.


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