公开(公告)号：US20190145926A1

公开(公告)日：2019-05-16

申请号：US16097481

申请日：2017-03-21

Applicant: STC. UNM

Inventor： Sanjay KRISHNA ,  Payman ZARKESH-HA ,  David A. RAMIREZ ,  Brianna KLEIN ,  Francesca CAVALLO ,  Seyedeh Marziyeh ZAMIRI ,  Alireza KAZEMI ,  Clark KADLEC

IPC: G01N27/414 ,  H01L29/20 ,  H01L31/113 ,  H01L31/0304 ,  H01L31/18

Abstract: A detector or sensor including a transistor having a sensor element that generates a current when exposed to a stimulus such as light or a chemical, in one implementation, the sensor element is positioned between a transistor gate and a transistor channel. When the sensor element is not being exposed to the stimulus, the transistor outputs a first voltage on a transistor drain contact when the transistor inverts. When the sensor element is being exposed to the stimulus, the transistor outputs a second voltage on the transistor drain contact when the transistor inverts, where the second voltage is higher than the first voltage.