公开(公告)号：US20240280407A1

公开(公告)日：2024-08-22

申请号：US18652501

申请日：2024-05-01

申请人： Artilux, Inc.

发明人： Chih-Wei Yeh ,  Hung-Chih Chang ,  Yun-Chung Na ,  Tsung-Ting Wu ,  Shu-Lu Chen

IPC分类号： G01J3/50 ,  G01B11/24 ,  G01J3/02 ,  G01J3/51

CPC分类号： G01J3/50 ,  G01B11/24 ,  G01J3/0208 ,  G01J3/51

摘要： Systems, apparatuses, and methods for multi-application optical sensing are provided. For example, an optical sensing apparatus can include a photodetector array, a first circuitry, and a second circuitry. The photodetector array includes a plurality of photodetectors, wherein a first subset of the plurality of photodetectors are configured as a first region for detecting a first optical signal, and a second subset of the plurality of photodetectors are configured as a second region for detecting a second optical signal. The first circuitry, coupled to the first region, is configured to perform a first function based on the first optical signal to output a first output result. The second circuitry, coupled to the second region, is configured to perform a second function based on the second optical signal to output a second output result.

公开(公告)号：US12062585B2

公开(公告)日：2024-08-13

申请号：US17942413

申请日：2022-09-12

申请人： Artilux, Inc.

发明人： Chien-Yu Chen ,  Yi-Chuan Teng ,  Yu-Hsuan Liu ,  Yun-Chung Na

IPC分类号： H01L21/66 ,  G01R31/28 ,  H01L23/00 ,  H01L23/58

CPC分类号： H01L22/32 ,  G01R31/2889 ,  H01L23/562 ,  H01L23/585

摘要： A wafer includes a plurality of testing dies, a plurality of non-testing dies, and a dicing region. Each testing die includes: a first active area including one or more first active devices, and one or more first device pads electrically coupled to the one or more first active devices. Each non-testing die includes: a second active area including one or more second active devices, and one or more second device pads electrically coupled to the one or more second active devices. The dicing region includes one or more testing pads electrically coupled to the one or more first device pads. The one or more testing pads are arranged to receive one or more external probes for determining one or more characteristics of the one or more first active devices of the plurality of testing dies. The plurality of non-testing dies are electrically isolated from the dicing region.

公开(公告)号：US20230369518A1

公开(公告)日：2023-11-16

申请号：US18222261

申请日：2023-07-14

申请人： ARTILUX, INC.

发明人： Yen-Cheng Lu ,  Yu-Hsuan Liu ,  Jung-Chin Chiang ,  Yun-Chung Na ,  Tsung-Ting Wu ,  Zheng-Shun Liu ,  Chou-Yun Hsu

IPC分类号： H01L31/0216 ,  H01L31/107 ,  H01L31/0352 ,  H01L27/146

CPC分类号： H01L31/02164 ,  H01L31/1075 ,  H01L31/035272 ,  H01L27/1461

摘要： An optical sensing apparatus including: a substrate including a first material; an absorption region including a second material different from the first material; an amplification region formed in the substrate and configured to collect at least a portion of the photo-carriers from the absorption region and to amplify the portion of the photo-carriers; an interface-dopant region formed in the substrate between the absorption region and the amplification region; a buffer layer formed between the absorption region and the interface-dopant region; one or more field-control regions formed between the absorption region and the interface-dopant region and at least partially surrounding the buffer layer; and a buried-dopant region formed in the substrate and separated from the absorption region, where the buried-dopant region is configured to collect at least a portion of the amplified portion of the photo-carriers from the amplification region.

公开(公告)号：US20230228852A1

公开(公告)日：2023-07-20

申请号：US17977721

申请日：2022-10-31

申请人： Artilux, Inc.

发明人： Tze-Huei Kao ,  Chien-Lung Chen ,  Che-Fu Liang ,  Shu-Lu Chen

IPC分类号： G01S7/481 ,  G01S17/89

CPC分类号： G01S7/4816 ,  G01S17/89

摘要： An optical sensor includes a plurality of detectors arranged in an array. Each detector of the plurality of detectors includes one or more absorption regions configured to receive an optical signal and generate charge carriers in response to receiving the optical signal; one or more readout regions configured to collect a portion of the charge carriers for output; and one or more control regions coupled to one or more control signals, the one or more control regions configured to control, in response to the one or more control signals, a flow of charge carriers from the one or more absorption regions to the one or more readout regions. The optical sensor includes driver circuitry configured to provide the control signals to enable or disable a subset of the plurality of detectors based on an operating mode of multiple operating modes.

公开(公告)号：US20230215902A1

公开(公告)日：2023-07-06

申请号：US18121970

申请日：2023-03-15

申请人： Artilux, Inc.

发明人： Yun-Chung Na ,  Che-Fu Liang ,  Shu-Lu Chen ,  Szu-Lin Cheng ,  Han-Din Liu ,  Chien-Lung Chen ,  Yuan-Fu Lyu ,  Chieh-Ting Lin ,  Bo-Jiun Chen ,  Hui-Wen Chen ,  Shu-Wei Chu ,  Chung-Chih Lin ,  Kuan-Chen Chu

IPC分类号： H01L27/146 ,  G01S7/4863 ,  H01L29/161 ,  H01L31/103 ,  G01S7/481 ,  G01S7/4914 ,  G01S17/36

CPC分类号： H01L27/14643 ,  H01L27/14629 ,  G01S7/4863 ,  H01L29/161 ,  H01L31/1037 ,  H01L27/14609 ,  G01S7/4816 ,  G01S7/4914 ,  G01S17/36 ,  H01L27/14634 ,  H01L27/14612 ,  H01L27/14681 ,  H01L27/14627 ,  H01L27/1463 ,  H01L27/14636

摘要： A circuit, including: a photodetector including a first readout terminal and a second readout terminal different than the first readout terminal; a first readout circuit coupled with the first readout terminal and configured to output a first readout voltage; a second readout circuit coupled with the second readout terminal and configured to output a second readout voltage; and a common-mode analog-to-digital converter (ADC) including: a first input terminal coupled with a first voltage source; a second input terminal coupled with a common-mode generator, the common-mode generator configured to receive the first readout voltage and the second readout voltage, and to generate a common-mode voltage between the first and second readout voltages; and a first output terminal configured to output a first output signal corresponding to a magnitude of a current generated by the photodetector.

公开(公告)号：US20230184907A1

公开(公告)日：2023-06-15

申请号：US18105432

申请日：2023-02-03

申请人： Artilux, Inc.

发明人： Yun-Chung Na ,  Che-Fu Liang

IPC分类号： G01S7/4863 ,  G01S17/894 ,  G01S17/10 ,  H01L27/146 ,  H01L29/161 ,  H01L31/103

CPC分类号： G01S7/4863 ,  G01S17/894 ,  G01S17/10 ,  H01L27/14609 ,  H01L27/14629 ,  H01L27/14643 ,  H01L29/161 ,  H01L31/1037

摘要： An apparatus including a semiconductor substrate; an absorption layer coupled to the semiconductor substrate, the absorption layer including a photodiode region configured to absorb photons and to generate photo-carriers from the absorbed photons; one or more first switches controlled by a first control signal, the one or more first switches configured to collect at least a portion of the photo-carriers based on the first control signal; and one or more second switches controlled by a second control signal, the one or more second switches configured to collect at least a portion of the photo-carriers based on the second control signal, where the second control signal is different from the first control signal.

公开(公告)号：US20230120504A1

公开(公告)日：2023-04-20

申请号：US17942413

申请日：2022-09-12

申请人： Artilux, Inc.

发明人： Chien-Yu Chen ,  Yi-Chuan Teng ,  Yu-Hsuan Liu ,  Yun-Chung Na

IPC分类号： H01L21/66 ,  G01R31/28 ,  H01L23/58 ,  H01L23/00

摘要： A wafer includes a plurality of testing dies, a plurality of non-testing dies, and a dicing region. Each testing die includes: a first active area including one or more first active devices, and one or more first device pads electrically coupled to the one or more first active devices. Each non-testing die includes: a second active area including one or more second active devices, and one or more second device pads electrically coupled to the one or more second active devices. The dicing region includes one or more testing pads electrically coupled to the one or more first device pads. The one or more testing pads are arranged to receive one or more external probes for determining one or more characteristics of the one or more first active devices of the plurality of testing dies. The plurality of non-testing dies are electrically isolated from the dicing region.

公开(公告)号：US20220376125A1

公开(公告)日：2022-11-24

申请号：US17743005

申请日：2022-05-12

申请人： ARTILUX, INC.

发明人： Yun-Chung Na ,  Chien-Yu Chen ,  Yen-Ju Lin

IPC分类号： H01L31/0352 ,  H01L27/144 ,  H01L31/107 ,  H01L31/112

摘要： An optical sensing apparatus is provided. The optical sensing apparatus includes a substrate, one or more pixels supported by the substrate, where each of the one or more pixels includes an absorption region, a field control region, a first contact region, a second contact region and a carrier confining region. The field control region and the first contact region are doped with a dopant of a first conductivity type. The second contact region is doped with a dopant of a second conductivity type. The carrier confining region includes a first barrier region and a channel region, where the first barrier region is doped with a dopant of the second conductivity type and has a first peak doping concentration, and where the channel region is intrinsic or doped with a dopant of the second conductivity type and has a second peak doping concentration lower than the first peak doping concentration.

公开(公告)号：US11448830B2

公开(公告)日：2022-09-20

申请号：US16705240

申请日：2019-12-06

申请人： Artilux, Inc.

发明人： Yun-Chung Na ,  Che-Fu Liang ,  Chien-Lung Chen ,  Yuan-Fu Lyu ,  Yen-Cheng Lu

IPC分类号： G02B6/35 ,  G02B6/42 ,  H04N5/3745

摘要： A photo-detecting apparatus includes an optical-to-electric converter, having a first output terminal, configured to convert an incident light to an electrical signal; a cascode transistor, having a control terminal, a first channel terminal and a second channel terminal, wherein the second channel terminal of the cascode transistor is coupled to the first output terminal of the optical-to-electric converter; and a reset transistor, having a control terminal, a first channel terminal and a second channel terminal, wherein the first channel terminal of the reset transistor is coupled to a supply voltage and the second channel terminal of the reset transistor is coupled to the first channel terminal of the cascode transistor.

公开(公告)号：US20220262835A1

公开(公告)日：2022-08-18

申请号：US17736905

申请日：2022-05-04

申请人： Artilux, Inc.

发明人： Chien-Yu Chen ,  Yun-Chung Na ,  Szu-Lin Cheng ,  Ming-Jay Yang ,  Han-Din Liu ,  Che-Fu Liang

IPC分类号： H01L27/146 ,  H01L27/144

摘要： A photo-detecting apparatus includes an absorption layer configured to absorb photons and to generate photo-carriers from the absorbed photons, wherein the absorption layer includes germanium. A carrier guiding unit is electrically coupled to the absorption layer, wherein the carrier guiding unit includes a first switch including a first gate terminal.