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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 05, 2016
Filed:
May. 21, 2009
Applicants:
Viet Nguyen Hoang, Leuven, BE;
Radu Surdeanu, Roosbeek, BE;
Pascal Bancken, Opwijk, BE;
Benoit Bataillou, Lyons, FR;
David Van Steenwinckel, Holsbeek, BE;
Inventors:
Viet Nguyen Hoang, Leuven, BE;
Radu Surdeanu, Roosbeek, BE;
Pascal Bancken, Opwijk, BE;
Benoit Bataillou, Lyons, FR;
David Van Steenwinckel, Holsbeek, BE;
Assignee:
NXP B.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 29/49 (2006.01); H05B 33/08 (2006.01); G01J 1/02 (2006.01); G01J 1/04 (2006.01); G01J 1/32 (2006.01); G01J 1/42 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H05B 33/0869 (2013.01); G01J 1/02 (2013.01); G01J 1/0209 (2013.01); G01J 1/04 (2013.01); G01J 1/0407 (2013.01); G01J 1/0425 (2013.01); G01J 1/32 (2013.01); H05B 33/0821 (2013.01); G01J 2001/4247 (2013.01);
Abstract
A light sensor device comprises a substrate () having a well () defined in one surface. At least one light sensor () is formed at the base of the well (), and an optical light guide () in the form of a transparent tunnel () within an opaque body () extends from a top surface of the device down a sloped side wall of the well () to the location of the light sensor ().