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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 11, 2015
Filed:
Jun. 22, 2012
Thomas J. Cunningham, Pasadena, CA (US);
Bruce R. Hancock, Altadena, CA (US);
Chao Sun, San Marino, CA (US);
Todd J. Jones, Altadena, CA (US);
Matthew R. Dickie, Altadena, CA (US);
Shouleh Nikzad, Valencia, CA (US);
Michael E. Hoenk, Valencia, CA (US);
Christopher J. Wrigley, La Crescenta, CA (US);
Kenneth W. Newton, Castaic, CA (US);
Bedabrata Pain, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Thomas J. Cunningham, Pasadena, CA (US);
Bruce R. Hancock, Altadena, CA (US);
Chao Sun, San Marino, CA (US);
Todd J. Jones, Altadena, CA (US);
Matthew R. Dickie, Altadena, CA (US);
Shouleh Nikzad, Valencia, CA (US);
Michael E. Hoenk, Valencia, CA (US);
Christopher J. Wrigley, La Crescenta, CA (US);
Kenneth W. Newton, Castaic, CA (US);
Bedabrata Pain, Los Angeles, CA (US);
California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA (US);
Abstract
A method and device for imaging or detecting electromagnetic radiation is provided. A device structure includes a first chip interconnected with a second chip. The first chip includes a detector array, wherein the detector array comprises a plurality of light sensors and one or more transistors. The second chip includes a Read Out Integrated Circuit (ROIC) that reads out, via the transistors, a signal produced by the light sensors. A number of interconnects between the ROIC and the detector array can be less than one per light sensor or pixel.