Abstract:
According to embodiments of the present invention, a photodetector is provided. The photodetector includes a substrate having a first side and a second side opposite to the first side, the substrate being adapted to receive light incident on the photodetector on the first side of the substrate, a plurality of cells formed in the substrate, and at least one trench defined by a first sidewall and a second sidewall, wherein a spacing between the first sidewall and the second sidewall increases in a direction from the first side of the substrate towards the second side, wherein a respective trench of the at least one trench is arranged in between adjacent cells of the plurality of cells. According to further embodiments of the present invention, a method for forming a photodetector is also provided.
Abstract:
According to embodiments of the present invention, a semiconductor photomultiplier device is provided. The semiconductor photomultiplier device includes a substrate having a front side and a back side, a common electrode of a first conductivity type adjacent to the back side, and a cell including an active region of a second conductivity type adjacent to the front side, and a contact region of the second conductivity type adjacent to the front side, the contact region being spaced apart from the active region by a separation region.
Abstract:
According to embodiments of the present invention, a semiconductor resistor structure is provided. The semiconductor resistor structure includes a substrate, a first region of a first conductivity type in the substrate, a second region of the first conductivity type in the substrate, the first region and the second region arranged one over the other, and an intermediate region of a second conductivity type in between the first region and the second region, wherein at least one gap is defined through the intermediate region and overlapping with the first region and the second region. According to further embodiments of the present invention, a semiconductor photomultiplier device is also provided.
Abstract:
According to embodiments of the present invention, a semiconductor photomultiplier device is provided. The semiconductor photomultiplier device includes a substrate having a front side and a back side, a common electrode of a first conductivity type adjacent to the back side, and a cell including an active region of a second conductivity type adjacent to the front side, and a contact region of the second conductivity type adjacent to the front side, the contact region being spaced apart from the active region by a separation region.