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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 16, 2016
Filed:
May. 03, 2013
Nxp B.v., Eindhoven, NL;
NXP B.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Abstract
An integrated circuit and a method of making the same. The integrated circuit includes a semiconductor substrate having a major surface. The integrated circuit also includes a directional light sensor. The directional light sensor includes a plurality of photodetectors located on the major surface. The directional light sensor also includes one or more barriers, wherein each barrier is positioned to shade one or more of the photodetectors from light incident upon the integrated circuit from a respective direction. The directional light sensor is operable to determine a direction of light incident upon the integrated circuit by comparing an output signal of at least two of the photodetectors.