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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 25, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 15, 2013
Applicant:
Infineon Technologies Austria Ag, Villach, AT;
Inventors:
Assignee:
INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES AUSTRIA AG, Villach, AT;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01J 1/44 (2006.01); G01J 1/42 (2006.01); G01J 1/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01J 1/44 (2013.01); G01J 1/0266 (2013.01); G01J 1/4204 (2013.01); G01J 1/4228 (2013.01);
Abstract
In various embodiments a device is provided. The device includes an integrated circuit that includes one or more photodetector elements and a blocking structure monolithically integrated with the one or more photodetector elements. The one or more photodetector elements are arranged relative to the blocking structure such that electrical currents provided by the one or more photodetector elements in response to electromagnetic waves received by the one or more photodetector elements are indicative of a direction to a source providing the electromagnetic waves.