公开(公告)号：US06831263B2

公开(公告)日：2004-12-14

申请号：US10163204

申请日：2002-06-04

申请人： David Skurnik ,  Randall Brian Sprague ,  Geoffrey Hugh Jones ,  Eric Charles Abbott ,  Waisiu Law

发明人： David Skurnik ,  Randall Brian Sprague ,  Geoffrey Hugh Jones ,  Eric Charles Abbott ,  Waisiu Law

IPC分类号： G01J142

CPC分类号： H01L27/1446 ,  H01L21/823807 ,  H01L21/823878 ,  H01L27/0922 ,  H01L29/045 ,  H01L29/7843 ,  H01L29/7846

摘要： An apparatus for detecting a centroid of a spot produced by electromagnetic radiation, e.g., optic radiation, using an array of PIN photodiodes serving as photodetectors and being organized in columns and in rows. Vertical connections are used to interconnect the PIN photodiodes in the columns in accordance with a first pattern that interconnects two or more adjacent columns. Horizontal connections are used to interconnect PIN photodiodes in the rows in accordance with a second pattern that interconnects two or more adjacent rows. The first and second patterns of interconnections can include just two adjacent columns and two adjacent rows, respectively and form a checkerboard interconnect pattern. The interconnections are made such that there are no anode connections between the PIN photodiodes in the rows and columns. The apparatus has a processing circuitry for rapidly deriving an X-extent of the centroid from current signals obtained from the columns and a Y-extent of the centroid from current signals obtained from the rows.

摘要翻译： 用于使用用作光电检测器的PIN光电二极管阵列并以列和行组织的方式来检测由电磁辐射（例如光学辐射）产生的光点的质心的装置。 垂直连接用于根据互连两个或多个相邻列的第一图案来互连列中的PIN光电二极管。 水平连接用于根据互连两个或多个相邻行的第二图案来互连行中的PIN光电二极管。 第一和第二互连图案可以分别仅包括两个相邻的列和两个相邻的行，并且形成棋盘互连图案。 进行互连使得行和列之间的PIN光电二极管之间没有阳极连接。 该装置具有处理电路，用于从根据从行获得的电流信号从当前信号和质心的Y范围快速得出质心的X范围。

公开(公告)号：US20050006564A1

公开(公告)日：2005-01-13

申请号：US10913974

申请日：2004-08-05

申请人： David Skurnik ,  Randall Sprague ,  Geoffrey Jones ,  Eric Abbott ,  Waisiu Law

发明人： David Skurnik ,  Randall Sprague ,  Geoffrey Jones ,  Eric Abbott ,  Waisiu Law

IPC分类号： G01J1/42 ,  G02B7/04 ,  H01L27/00 ,  H01L27/144

CPC分类号： H01L27/1446 ,  H01L21/823807 ,  H01L21/823878 ,  H01L27/0922 ,  H01L29/045 ,  H01L29/7843 ,  H01L29/7846

摘要： An apparatus for detecting a centroid of a spot produced by electromagnetic radiation, e.g., optic radiation, using an array of PIN photodiodes serving as photodetectors and being organized in columns and in rows. Vertical connections are used to interconnect the PIN photodiodes in the columns in accordance with a first pattern that interconnects two or more adjacent columns. Horizontal connections are used to interconnect PIN photodiodes in the rows in accordance with a second pattern that interconnects two or more adjacent rows. The first and second patterns of interconnections can include just two adjacent columns and two adjacent rows, respectively and form a checkerboard interconnect pattern. The interconnections are made such that there are no anode connections between the PIN photodiodes in the rows and columns. The apparatus has a processing circuitry for rapidly deriving an X-extent of the centroid from current signals obtained from the columns and a Y-extent of the centroid from current signals obtained from the rows.

公开(公告)号：US06952003B2

公开(公告)日：2005-10-04

申请号：US10913974

申请日：2004-08-05

申请人： David Skurnik ,  Randall Brian Sprague ,  Geoffrey Hugh Jones ,  Eric Charles Abbott ,  Waisiu Law

发明人： David Skurnik ,  Randall Brian Sprague ,  Geoffrey Hugh Jones ,  Eric Charles Abbott ,  Waisiu Law

IPC分类号： G01J1/42 ,  G02B7/04 ,  H01L27/00 ,  H01L27/144

CPC分类号： H01L27/1446 ,  H01L21/823807 ,  H01L21/823878 ,  H01L27/0922 ,  H01L29/045 ,  H01L29/7843 ,  H01L29/7846

摘要： An apparatus for detecting a centroid of a spot produced by electromagnetic radiation, e.g., optic radiation, using an array of PIN photodiodes serving as photodetectors and being organized in columns and in rows. Vertical connections are used to interconnect the PIN photodiodes in the columns in accordance with a first pattern that interconnects two or more adjacent columns. Horizontal connections are used to interconnect PIN photodiodes in the rows in accordance with a second pattern that interconnects two or more adjacent rows. The first and second patterns of interconnections can include just two adjacent columns and two adjacent rows, respectively and form a checkerboard interconnect pattern. The interconnections are made such that there are no anode connections between the PIN photodiodes in the rows and columns. The apparatus has a processing circuitry for rapidly deriving an X-extent of the centroid from current signals obtained from the columns and a Y-extent of the centroid from current signals obtained from the rows.

摘要翻译： 用于使用用作光电检测器的PIN光电二极管阵列并以列和行组织的方式来检测由电磁辐射（例如光学辐射）产生的光点的质心的装置。 垂直连接用于根据互连两个或多个相邻列的第一图案来互连列中的PIN光电二极管。 水平连接用于根据互连两个或多个相邻行的第二图案来互连行中的PIN光电二极管。 第一和第二互连图案可以分别仅包括两个相邻的列和两个相邻的行，并且形成棋盘互连图案。 进行互连使得行和列之间的PIN光电二极管之间没有阳极连接。 该装置具有处理电路，用于从根据从行获得的电流信号从当前信号和质心的Y范围快速得出质心的X范围。

公开(公告)号：US4961097A

公开(公告)日：1990-10-02

申请号：US710781

申请日：1985-03-11

申请人： Hassan Pirastehfar ,  George C. Onodera ,  Waisiu Law ,  David M. Heminger

发明人： Hassan Pirastehfar ,  George C. Onodera ,  Waisiu Law ,  David M. Heminger

IPC分类号： H01L27/14 ,  H01L21/762 ,  H01L31/0352 ,  H01L31/10 ,  H01L31/103 ,  H01L31/18

CPC分类号： H01L31/1804 ,  H01L21/76297 ,  H01L31/03529 ,  H01L31/103 ,  Y02E10/547 ,  Y02P70/521

摘要： An improved photo detector is provided by forming a tub of monocrystalline semiconductor material surrounded by a layer of monocrystalline material of opposite conductivity type. The improved structure is manufactured by means of a modified DIC process. The device may by made deep enough to absorb a large portion of the incident radiation near the PN junction without sacrificing a large number of photo-generated carriers to recombination.

摘要翻译： 通过形成由相反导电类型的单晶材料层包围的单晶半导体材料桶来提供改进的光电检测器。 改进的结构通过改进的DIC工艺制造。 该器件可以通过制造得足够深以吸收PN结附近的大部分入射辐射而不牺牲大量光生载流子进行复合。