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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8174088 | Solid state imaging device Storage capacitors Ctd and Cts are provided alternately side by side sequentially in a row direction. Each of the storage capacitors Ctd and Cts has an electrode layer 21 constituting a signal electrode and an upper side electrode layer 23 and a lower ... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8102017 | Image sensor and method for manufacturing the same An image sensor may comprise circuitry, a first lower electrode, a photodiode, an upper electrode, a second lower electrode, and an upper interconnection. The circuitry may comprise a first lower interconnection and a second lower interconnection over a dielectric o... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8093675 | Photoelectric conversion element, photoelectric conversion element assembly and photoelectric conversion module To provide a photoelectric conversion element that allows connection between adjacent photoelectric conversion elements by use of an inexpensive wiring member. A photoelectric conversion element of the present invention comprises: a first semiconductor layer ... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8044480 | Production of a radiation detector The invention relates to a method of producing a radiation detector comprising a photosensitive receiver (1; 30; 41) associated with a radiation converter (5) which is fixed by bonding to the photosensitive receiver (1; 30; 41). The method uses ... | 10/25/2011 |
| 7928528 | Transflective LCD panel, transmissive LCD panel, and reflective LCD panel The invention provides an LCD panel with main slits corresponding to alignment protrusions. The gate lines are shielded by the electrode portion and do not overlap the main slits. Because the gate line and the major slits do not overlap, the liquid crystal molecule ... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7923802 | Method and apparatus for forming a photodiode Embodiments of the invention provide a method and an apparatus for forming a photodiode. One embodiment provides a thin dielectric layer sandwiched between two metallic plates (electrodes), one or both of which are periodically patterned in one or two dimensions. Th... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7906827 | Solid-state imaging device A solid-state imaging device includes a first wiring layer, a second wiring layer, a substrate contact, and a first contact. The arrangement of the substrate contact with respect to a light-receiving section forming a peripheral pixel is shifted, or not shifted, fro... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7898054 | Substrate structures for integrated series connected photovoltaic arrays and process of manufacture of such arrays This invention comprises manufacture of photovoltaic cells by deposition of thin film photovoltaic junctions on metal foil substrates. The photovoltaic junctions may be heat treated if appropriate following deposition in a continuous fashion without deterioration of... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7898053 | Substrate structures for integrated series connected photovoltaic arrays and process of manufacture of such arrays This invention comprises manufacture of photovoltaic cells by deposition of thin film photovoltaic junctions on metal foil substrates. The photovoltaic junctions may be heat treated if appropriate following deposition in a continuous fashion without deterioration of... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7872324 | Suspended nanowire sensor and method for fabricating the same Provided is a suspended nanowire sensor having good sensing characteristics and suitable for mass production, a method for fabricating the suspended nanowire sensor. The suspended nanowire sensor includes: first and second sensor electrodes formed on upper portions ... | 01/18/2011 |
| 7851880 | Solid-state imaging device A solid-state imaging device includes a semiconductor substrate having a foreside provided with an imaging area and an electrode pad, the imaging area having an array of optical sensors, the electrode pad being disposed around a periphery of the imaging area; a tran... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7816753 | IrOx nanostructure electrode neural interface optical device An optical device with an iridium oxide (IrOx) electrode neural interface, and a corresponding fabrication method are provided. The method provides a substrate and forms a first conductive electrode overlying the substrate. A photovoltaic device having a first elect... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7781857 | Transflective LCD panel, transmissive LCD panel, and reflective LCD panel The invention provides an LCD panel with main slits corresponding to alignment protrusions. The gate lines are shielded by the electrode portion and do not overlap the main slits. Because the gate line and the major slits do not overlap, the liquid crystal molecule ... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7701027 | Method and apparatus for reduction of non-adaptive signals in photo-EMF sensors A method and apparatus for a photoinduced electromotive force sensor. The sensor has an active substrate formed of a semi-insulating photoconductor with sufficient carrier trap density to form an effective charge grating and pairs of electrodes disposed on the activ... | 04/20/2010 |
| 7659594 | Photo sensor and portable electronic apparatus A photo sensor including a gate, a first insulator, a semiconductor layer, a first electrode pattern layer, a second electrode pattern layer, a second insulator and a transparent electrode is provided. The gate is disposed on the substrate. The first insulator cover... | 02/09/2010 |
| 7652343 | Solid-state imaging device and method for manufacturing same The reduction in size, noise and voltage is realized in a MOS solid-state imaging device. A gate electrode in a pixel part is formed in a two-level structure. An amplifier gate of an amplifier transistor is formed in the first level while a select gate of a select t... | 01/26/2010 |
| 7629663 | MSM type photodetection device with resonant cavity comprising a mirror with a network of metallic electrodes This invention relates to an MSM type photo-detection device designed to detect incident light and comprising reflecting means (2) superposed on a support (1), to form a first mirror for a Fabry-Pérot type resonant cavity, a layer of material (3 | 12/08/2009 |
| 7589388 | Semiconductor device and method of manufacturing the same The invention is directed to providing a package type semiconductor device with high reliability and smaller size and a method of manufacturing the same. A semiconductor substrate formed with a device element and a pad electrode on its front surface is prepared. The... | 09/15/2009 |
| 7586171 | Organic electronic device comprising conductive members and processes for forming and using the organic electronic device An organic electronic device includes electronic components within an array. In one embodiment, the organic electronic device includes a substrate and a first conductive member overlying the substrate and lying at least partly within the array. The first conductive ... | 09/08/2009 |
| 7566943 | Photoelectric conversion device and solid-state imaging device A photoelectric conversion device including a photoelectric conversion part including a pair of electrodes and a photoelectric conversion layer provided between the pair of electrodes, wherein the photoelectric conversion part further includes a first charge blockin... | 07/28/2009 |
| 7525169 | Transflective LCD panel, transmissive LCD panel, and reflective LCD panel The invention provides an LCD panel with main slits corresponding to alignment protrusions. The gate lines are shielded by the electrode portion and do not overlap the main slits. Because the gate line and the major slits do not overlap, the liquid crystal molecule ... | 04/28/2009 |
| 7453132 | Waveguide photodetector with integrated electronics A germanium on silicon waveguide photodetector disposed on a silicon on insulator (SOI) substrate. The photodetector is incorporated into a section of a planar silicon waveguide on the substrate. The photodetector generates an electric current as an infrared optical... | 11/18/2008 |
| 7423254 | High responsivity high bandwidth metal-semiconductor-metal optoelectronic device An optical device for sensing an incident optical wave within a wavelength range includes a first array and a second array of electrodes superposed on a substrate, and a sensor connected to the contacts. The arrays are interdigitated. Each array includes its own par... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7411233 | Photoconductor-on-active-pixel (POAP) sensor utilizing a multi-layered radiation absorbing structure An active pixel sensor for producing images from electron-hole producing radiation includes a crystalline semiconductor substrate having an array of electrically conductive diffusion regions, an interlayer dielectric (ILD) layer formed over the crystalline semicondu... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7400023 | Photoelectric converting film stack type solid-state image pickup device and method of producing the same In a photoelectric converting film stack type solid-state image pickup device, a plurality of photoelectric converting film are stacked on a semiconductor substrate in which a signal readout circuit is formed, each of the photoelectric converting films is sandwiched... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7397066 | Microelectronic imagers with curved image sensors and methods for manufacturing microelectronic imagers Microelectronic imagers with curved image sensors and methods for manufacturing curved image sensors. In one embodiment, a microelectronic imager device includes an imager die having a substrate, a curved microelectronic image sensor having a face with a convex and/... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7378717 | Semiconductor optical sensors An optical sensor and method for forming the same. The optical sensor structure includes (a) a semiconductor substrate, (b) first, second, third, fourth, fifth, and sixth electrodes and (c) first, second, and third semiconducting regions. The first and fourth electr... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7372438 | Electroluminescent display An electroluminescent display includes: a pixel region including devices arranged therein and adapted to emit light in response to a data signal; a scan driver adapted to supply a switching signal to a gate electrode of a first switching device; a data driver adapte... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7351979 | Planar image detector In a planar radiation image detector with a number of photosensor elements arranged like a matrix, the photosensor elements being activated via at least one associated switching element and each exhibiting at least one storage element with a predetermined capacity, ... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7352043 | Multispectral detector matrix The invention concerns a matrix structure of multispectral detectors (200) comprising: a superimposition of several layers of semiconductor material separated by layers of dielectric material transparent to a light to be det... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7348614 | Solid-state imaging device, production method and drive method thereof, and camera A solid-state imaging device capable of reducing an eclipse (blocking) of an incident light at a circumferential portion of a light receiving portion and realizing a larger angle of view and high-speed driving. A single-layer transfer electrode configuration of form... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7342270 | Solid state imaging system and driving method thereof A solid state imaging system includes a plurality of amplifying units that are placed one by one for every pair of photoelectric conversion areas. Each amplifying unit is placed side-by-side in one direction of a two-dimensional matrix for outputting a pixel signal ... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7342221 | Radiation image pick-up device, radiation image pick-up method, and image pick-up system A plurality of correction images are obtained while changing the radiation energy of an incident radiation in the absence of an object. Subsequently, an object image is obtained in the presence of the object by emitting the radiation to the object. Then, the object ... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7339248 | Self-adjusting serial circuit of thin layers and method for production thereof The invention relates to a self-adjusting serial connection of thin layers and a method for the production thereof. The invention is characterized in that electrically conducting conductor tracks (20) are applied to a substrate (10), whereupon several ... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7326935 | Planar image detector A planar image detector with a number of photosensor elements arranged like a matrix, the photosensor elements being activated by at least one associated switching element and respectively exhibiting at least one memory element with a predetermined capacity. A prede... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7301184 | Solid state image sensor having planarized structure under light shielding metal layer Shift register electrodes are formed in an imaging area and a peripheral area through use of a single layer of conductive film, and a thick insulating film is deposited over those electrodes and planarized. The thick insulating film overlying the shift register elec... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7301214 | Component of a radiation detector comprising a substrate with positioning structure for a photoelectric element array In the component of a radiation detector, an upper end face of a pad formation protrusion provided on an upper surface of an MID substrate is equal in height to an upper surface of a photodiode array, first pads are provided on upper surfaces of photodiodes arranged... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7294863 | Micro-lens built-in vertical cavity surface emitting laser A micro-lens built-in vertical cavity surface emitting laser (VCSEL) includes a substrate and a lower reflector formed on the substrate. An active layer is formed on the lower reflector, generating light by a recombination of electrons and holes. An upper reflector ... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7288426 | Automatically adjusting serial connections of thick and thin layers and method for the production thereof The invention relates to a method for the production of automatically adjusting serial connections of thick and/or thin layers. The method comprises the following process steps: applying electrically conductive strip conductors (20) to a substrate (10)... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7285809 | Thin film transistor having high mobility and high on-current An image input apparatus includes an insulating substrate; polycrystalline silicon islands formed on said insulating substrate; pixels each including thin film transistors and a photodiode formed above said thin film transistors, each of the thin film transistors ha... | 10/23/2007 |
