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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8183517 | Photosensitive cell with multiple light guides having differing cross-sectional areas and method of making the same An integrated circuit having a photosensitive cell with an entry face, a photosensitive element and at least two elements forming a light guide and placed between the entry face and the photosensitive element. The second element is located between the first element ... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8183516 | Layouts for the monolithic integration of CMOS and deposited photonic active layers Several detailed layout designs are disclosed, for the monolithic integration of avalanche devices in large arrays, that can be operated as Avalanche Photo-Diodes (APDs) or Avalanche Light Emitting Diodes (ALEDs) depending only on the applied bias conditions, which ... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8178828 | Photo-sensing device, photosensor, and display device A photo-sensing device is disclosed, comprising a photoelectric conversion semiconductor thin film, thin films for ohmic contacts to be provided to form an incident light window on one face of the photoelectric conversion semiconductor thin film, first and second oh... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8134114 | Direct attach optical receiver module and method of testing A direct attach optical receiver module and a system and method for testing the direct attach optical receiver module are provided. An optical receiver module may include an optical detector and an integrated circuit with an integrated amplifier circuit and at least... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8106348 | Wavelength detection based on depth penetration for color image sensing The present invention is based on the principle of depth of penetration of electromagnetic rays. In the case of semiconductor mono-crystalline materials, such as silicon, the depth of penetration of a light ray is proportional to its wavelength. Using this phenomeno... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8101901 | Method and apparatus for acquiring physical information, method for manufacturing semiconductor device including array of a plurality of unit components for detecting physical quantity distribution, light-receiving device and manufacturing method therefor, and solid-state imaging device and manufacturing method therefor Method and apparatus for acquiring physical information, method for manufacturing semiconductor device including array of a plurality of unit components for detecting physical quantity distribution, light-receiving device and manufacturing method therefor, and solid... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8053719 | Image sensor using photo-detecting molecule and method of operating the same Provided is an image sensor using a photo-detecting molecule and a method of operating the image sensor. The image sensor may include a plurality of first electrodes disposed parallel to each other and a plurality of second electrodes disposed parallel to each other... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8039784 | Readout chip with binary counter for fast single photon counting A readout chip for single photon counting has a plurality of N individually working channels each assigned to a respective detector diode. Each channel has a counter designed as a binary counter having a length of M bits and a number of programmable bits. Further, t... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8039785 | LED array having array-based LED detectors The present invention provides an optical system having an array of light emitting semiconductor devices to performing an operation that have multiple characteristics associated with performing the operation. The array includes at least one detector located within t... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8035076 | Physical quantity distribution detector, having a plurality of unit components with sensitivity to a physical quantity change of light A physical information acquiring method of acquiring physical information for a predetermined purpose on the basis of change information that is acquired under predetermined detection conditions for a physical quantity using an portion for physical quantity distribu... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8035077 | Method for manufacturing a semiconductor device A semiconductor device is manufactured through steps in which a photoelectric conversion element and an amplifier circuit are formed over a first substrate with a release layer interposed therebetween, and the photoelectric conversion element and the amplifier circu... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8026471 | Single-photon avalanche detector-based focal plane array An imaging sensor having sensitivity at the single-photon level is disclosed. The sensor comprises an array of pixels, each of which comprises a negative-feedback avalanche diode and a read-out circuit that includes a counter. The counter keeps track of the number o... | 09/27/2011 |
| 8022351 | Single photon detection with self-quenching multiplication A photoelectronic device and an avalanche self-quenching process for a photoelectronic device are described. The photoelectronic device comprises a nanoscale semiconductor multiplication region and a nanoscale doped semiconductor quenching structure including a depl... | 09/20/2011 |
| 8017902 | Detector A detector includes a first semiconductor substrate and a second substrate, wherein the first semiconductor substrate includes a detector element for detecting a radiation or a particle and the second substrate includes a control circuit. The detector element extend... | 09/13/2011 |
| 7985947 | Photoelectric conversion apparatus and image pickup system using photoelectric conversion apparatus It is a main object of the present invention to suppress the differences of color ratios of B/G and R/G when the film thicknesses of antireflective films and insulation films vary at a processing process. The present invention is a photoelectric conversion apparatus... | 07/26/2011 |
| 7968836 | Photonic crystal sensors with integrated fluid containment structure, sample handling devices incorporating same, and uses thereof for biomolecular interaction analysis Photonic crystal (PC) sensors, and sensor arrays and sensing systems incorporating PC sensors are described which have integrated fluid containment and/or fluid handling structures. The PC sensors are further integrated into a sample handling device such as a microw... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7947941 | Photodiode having rounded edges for high electrostatic discharge threshold In one example, an optical detector includes a photosensitive layer, and a group of additional layers associated with that photosensitive layer. The group of additional layers may include first and second contact layer configured for electrical communication with th... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7947942 | Photoconductive element and sensor device There is provided a photoconductive element capable of generating and detecting broadband electromagnetic waves such as terahertz waves at a comparatively high efficiency by decreasing or avoiding the absorption of electromagnetic waves into a substrate. A photocond... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7935919 | Burst light receiving power monitor circuit, method, and program The present invention allows immediate reading of a monitor voltage of a required arbitrary burst cell and provides a burst light receiving power monitor circuit that monitors the monitor voltage of a burst cell, the burst light receiving power monitor circuit compr... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7863554 | Far ultraviolet with high luminance emitting high-purity hexagonal boron nitride monocrystalline powder and method of manufacturing the same While high-purity hexagonal boron nitride monocrystal (hBN) obtained by way of a high temperature/high-pressure treatment in the presence of a high-purity solvent has excellent properties in terms of far-UV luminescence characteristics, it has drawbacks including th... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7847233 | Method and apparatus for determining changes in physical information incident on a detecting device There is provided a physical information acquiring method of acquiring physical information for a predetermined purpose on the basis of change information that is acquired under predetermined detection conditions for a physical quantity using an portion for physical... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7838813 | Light beam receiver with interference signal suppression An improved laser light beam receiver rejects unwanted pulses of optical energy, such as strobe lights or other flashes of light, that can occur on a jobsite. The receiver analyzes a light beam reception by using a photosensitive light beam detector arrangement and ... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7834308 | Imaging apparatus having electron source array that emits electrons during a blanking period An imaging apparatus includes an electron emission array having electron sources arranged in matrix form and having a plurality of horizontal scan lines, a photoelectric conversion film opposed to the electron emission array, and a control and drive circuit configur... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7834307 | Pulse width modulation output type sensor circuit for outputting a pulse having a width associated with a physical quantity A sensor circuit includes an analog-to-digital converter, a control circuit, a calculation circuit, and a pulse width modulation converter. The analog-to-digital converter converts an electric signal associated with a detected physical quantity to sensor data by sam... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7829837 | Low dark current pixel with a guard drive active photodiode A method and apparatus for reducing thermally generated dark current in a CMOS imaging device is disclosed. A photodiode within the imaging device is kept zero-biased, so that the voltage is equal at both ends of the photodiode. This zero-biasing is accomplished usi... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7816638 | LED array having array-based LED detectors The present invention provides an optical system having an array of light emitting semiconductor devices to performing an operation that have multiple characteristics associated with performing the operation. The array includes at least one detector located within t... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7791012 | Semiconductor device comprising photoelectric conversion element and high-potential and low-potential electrodes To suppress a decrease in photosensitivity of a photoelectric conversion element provided in a semiconductor device by reducing the parasitic resistance of an amplifier circuit. In addition, the amplifier circuit which amplifies the output current of the photoelectr... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7777171 | In-pixel summing of charge generated by two or more pixels having two reset transistors connected in series An image sensor includes (a) a plurality of pixels, wherein each pixel comprises: (i) at least one photosensor; (ii) at least one transfer gate connecting the photosensor to a floating diffusion; (iii) an output transistor connected to the floating diffusion; (iv) a... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7759629 | Method for manufacturing a semiconductor device A semiconductor device is manufactured through steps in which a photoelectric conversion element and an amplifier circuit are formed over a first substrate with a release layer interposed therebetween, and the photoelectric conversion element and the amplifier circu... | 07/20/2010 |
| 7755023 | Electronically tunable and reconfigurable hyperspectral photon detector Electronically tunable and reconfigurable hyperspectral IR detectors and methods for making the same are presented. In one embodiment, a reconfigurable hyperspectral sensor (or detector) detects radiation from about 0.4 μm to about 2 μm and beyond. This sensor is ... | 07/13/2010 |
| 7750285 | Optical sensor including photoconductive material and carbon nanotube An optical sensor is characterized by comprising a photoconductive material (1) which generates a carrier (4) inside when irradiated with a light or an electromagnetic wave (3), and carbon nanotube (2), and by sensing the carrier (4 | 07/06/2010 |
| 7741594 | Electromagnetic wave detector with an optical coupling surface comprising lamellar patterns The invention relates to a detector comprising a multiple quantum well structure operating on interband or intersubband transitions by absorption of radiation having a wavelength λ having a polarization comprising a component perpendicular to the plane of the multi... | 06/22/2010 |
| 7737392 | Photonic crystal sensors with integrated fluid containment structure, sample handling devices incorporating same, and uses thereof for biomolecular interaction analysis Photonic crystal (PC) sensors, and sensor arrays and sensing systems incorporating PC sensors are described which have integrated fluid containment and/or fluid handling structures. The PC sensors are further integrated into a sample handling device such as a microw... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7728277 | PMOS pixel structure with low cross talk for active pixel image sensors An image sensor with an image area having a plurality of pixels with each pixel having a photodetector and a substrate of a first conductivity type and a first layer of a second conductivity type formed between the substrate and the photodetectors. The first layer s... | 06/01/2010 |
| 7728278 | Photosensitive cell with light guide An integrated circuit having a photosensitive cell with an entry face, a photosensitive element and at least two elements forming a light guide and placed between the entry face and the photosensitive element. The second element is located between the first element ... | 06/01/2010 |
| 7728279 | Methods, devices, and systems related to pixel arrays Methods, devices, and systems for an image sensor device are disclosed. An image sensor device comprises an array of image pixels wherein each pixel is configured for sensing light incident on the pixel. An image sensor device may further comprise a ground contact s... | 06/01/2010 |
| 7723668 | Photodetector arrangement, measurement arrangement with a photodetector arrangement and process for operating a measurement arrangement A photodetector arrangement has a semiconductor body with a substrate, and first, second and third layers. The first layer is located at the first main surface of the semiconductor body which is suited for reception of incident photon radiation which is to be detect... | 05/25/2010 |
| 7723667 | Phototransistor with source layer between barrier layer and photosensitive semiconductor layer and a gate layer for controlling the barrier height of the barrier layer A photo transistor has an active region spaced from a source by barrier. A drain is laterally spaced from the active region. Light incident on the active region creates electron-hole pairs. Holes accumulate at the barrier and modulate the effective barrier height to... | 05/25/2010 |
| 7709780 | Photoelectric conversion device and camera using photoelectric conversion device A photoelectric conversion device is configured to include a light receiving region, for converting light to signal charges, and transistors. An insulation film is arranged on a surface of the light receiving region and under gate electrodes of the transistors. A fi... | 05/04/2010 |
| 7709779 | Method and apparatus for detecting an optical reflection indicative of a photodiode A system and methods for detecting semiconductor-based photodiodes. The present embodiments provide a simple and practical approach for identifying optical reflection that is indicative of photon reflection from semiconductor-based photodiodes. Thus in certain appli... | 05/04/2010 |
