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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 07, 2016
Filed:
Aug. 25, 2014
Applicant:
Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd., Atsugi-shi, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd., Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 6/00 (2006.01); H01L 27/146 (2006.01); G01T 1/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01T 1/2018 (2013.01); H01L 27/14663 (2013.01); A61B 6/4208 (2013.01);
Abstract
To provide an imaging device that is highly stable when exposed to radiation such as X-rays. The imaging device includes a substrate, a pixel circuit, and a scintillator which are stacked in order. The pixel circuit includes a light-receiving element and a circuit portion electrically connected to the light-receiving element. The substrate is provided with a heater. A transistor in the pixel circuit is heated by the passage of a current through the heater at times other than imaging, thus, degradation of the electrical characteristics of the transistor due to X-ray irradiation can be recovered.