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Date of Patent:
Dec. 13, 2016

Filed:

Dec. 10, 2012
Applicant:

Societe Francaise DE Detecteurs Infrarouges-sofradir, Chatenay Malabry, FR;

Inventor:

Eric Sanson, Grenoble, FR;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03F 3/08 (2006.01); G01J 5/00 (2006.01); H04N 5/33 (2006.01); H01L 27/144 (2006.01); G01J 1/46 (2006.01); G01S 3/784 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H03F 3/087 (2013.01); G01J 1/46 (2013.01); H01L 27/1443 (2013.01); H04N 5/33 (2013.01); G01S 3/784 (2013.01);
Abstract

An electromagnetic radiation detection circuit includes a photodetector transforming the received electromagnetic radiation into an electric current. A bias circuit is connected to the photodetector. An amplifying circuit has an input terminal coupled to the photodetector. An amplifying transistor has a first low-impedance electrode forming the input terminal of the amplifying circuit and a second low-impedance electrode coupled to an output terminal of the detection circuit. The transistor is configured to conduct the current applied on the first electrode. A high-impedance electric load is connected to the second electrode to deliver a voltage representative of the electric current originating from the photodetector.


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