公开(公告)号：US20240004463A1

公开(公告)日：2024-01-04

申请号：US18225059

申请日：2023-07-21

申请人： Artilux, Inc.

发明人： Yun-Chung Na ,  Chien-Lung Chen ,  Han-Din Liu ,  Shu-Lu Chen

IPC分类号： G06F3/01 ,  H01L27/146 ,  G06T7/73 ,  G06T7/514 ,  G06V40/18

CPC分类号： G06F3/013 ,  H01L27/14605 ,  H01L27/14621 ,  H01L27/14627 ,  H01L27/1463 ,  H01L27/14636 ,  H01L27/14645 ,  H01L27/14649 ,  H01L27/14685 ,  H01L27/14687 ,  H01L27/14689 ,  G06T7/74 ,  G06T7/514 ,  G06V40/193 ,  G06T2207/30201

摘要： Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for eye gesture recognition. In one aspect, a method includes obtaining an electrical signal that represents a measurement, by a photodetector, of an optical signal reflected from an eye and determining a depth map of the eye based on phase differences between the electrical signal generated by the photodetector and a reference signal. Further, the method includes determining gaze information that represents a gaze of the eye based on the depth map and providing output data representing the gaze information.

公开(公告)号：US20230395618A1

公开(公告)日：2023-12-07

申请号：US18236667

申请日：2023-08-22

申请人： Artilux, Inc.

发明人： Yun-Chung Na ,  Szu-Lin Cheng ,  Shu-Lu Chen ,  Han-Din Liu ,  Hui-Wen Chen ,  Che-Fu Liang

IPC分类号： H01L27/146 ,  H01L31/0312 ,  H01L31/09 ,  H01L31/18 ,  H01L31/0232 ,  H01L31/105

CPC分类号： H01L27/14605 ,  H01L27/14645 ,  H01L31/0312 ,  H01L27/14621 ,  H01L27/14627 ,  H01L27/1463 ,  H01L27/14636 ,  H01L27/14689 ,  H01L27/14687 ,  H01L27/14685 ,  H01L27/14698 ,  H01L31/09 ,  H01L31/1892 ,  H01L27/14634 ,  H01L27/14632 ,  H01L27/1465 ,  H01L31/1812 ,  H01L27/1469 ,  H01L31/02327 ,  H01L31/1876 ,  H01L31/105 ,  H01L27/14649

摘要： A method for fabricating an image sensor array having a first group of photodiodes for detecting light at visible wavelengths a second group of photodiodes for detecting light at infrared or near-infrared wavelengths, the method including growing a germanium-silicon layer on a semiconductor donor wafer; defining pixels of the image sensor array on the germanium-silicon layer; defining a first interconnect layer on the germanium-silicon layer, wherein the interconnect layer includes a plurality of interconnects coupled to the first group of photodiodes and the second group of photodiodes; defining integrated circuitry for controlling the pixels of the image sensor array on a semiconductor carrier wafer; defining a second interconnect layer on the semiconductor carrier wafer, wherein the second interconnect layer includes a plurality of interconnects coupled to the integrated circuitry; and bonding the first interconnect layer with the second interconnect layer.

公开(公告)号：US11755104B2

公开(公告)日：2023-09-12

申请号：US17007958

申请日：2020-08-31

申请人： Artilux, Inc.

发明人： Yun-Chung Na ,  Chien-Lung Chen ,  Han-Din Liu ,  Shu-Lu Chen

IPC分类号： G06T7/514 ,  G06F3/01 ,  H01L27/146 ,  G06T7/73 ,  G06V40/18

CPC分类号： G06F3/013 ,  G06T7/514 ,  G06T7/74 ,  G06V40/193 ,  H01L27/1463 ,  H01L27/14605 ,  H01L27/14621 ,  H01L27/14627 ,  H01L27/14636 ,  H01L27/14645 ,  H01L27/14649 ,  H01L27/14685 ,  H01L27/14687 ,  H01L27/14689 ,  G06T2207/30201

摘要： Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for eye gesture recognition. In one aspect, a method includes obtaining an electrical signal that represents a measurement, by a photodetector, of an optical signal reflected from an eye and determining a depth map of the eye based on phase differences between the electrical signal generated by the photodetector and a reference signal. Further, the method includes determining gaze information that represents a gaze of the eye based on the depth map and providing output data representing the gaze information.

公开(公告)号：US11749696B2

公开(公告)日：2023-09-05

申请号：US17130603

申请日：2020-12-22

申请人： Artilux, Inc.

发明人： Yun-Chung Na ,  Che-Fu Liang ,  Szu-Lin Cheng ,  Shu-Lu Chen ,  Kuan-Chen Chu ,  Chung-Chih Lin ,  Han-Din Liu

IPC分类号： G01C3/08 ,  H01L27/146 ,  H01L31/103 ,  H01L29/732 ,  H01L31/02 ,  H01L31/028 ,  H01L29/08 ,  H01L29/161 ,  H01L31/0232 ,  H01L31/0216 ,  H01L29/06 ,  G01S7/481 ,  G01S17/36 ,  G01S7/4914 ,  G01S7/486 ,  H01L31/11 ,  G01S17/42 ,  H01L29/735

CPC分类号： H01L27/14612 ,  G01S7/4816 ,  G01S7/4914 ,  G01S17/36 ,  H01L27/14636 ,  H01L27/14681 ,  H01L29/0657 ,  H01L29/0804 ,  H01L29/161 ,  H01L29/732 ,  H01L31/02005 ,  H01L31/028 ,  H01L31/02019 ,  H01L31/02161 ,  H01L31/02327 ,  H01L31/103 ,  H01L31/1037 ,  G01S7/486 ,  G01S17/42 ,  H01L27/1463 ,  H01L27/14627 ,  H01L27/14629 ,  H01L29/735 ,  H01L31/1105

摘要： An optical apparatus includes: a substrate having a first material; an absorption region having a second material different from the first material, the absorption region configured to absorb photons and to generate photo-carriers including electrons and holes in response to the absorbed photons; a first well region surrounding the absorption region and arranged between the absorption region and the substrate, the first well region being doped with a first polarity; and one or more switches each controlled by a respective control signal, the one or more switches each configured to collect at least a portion of the photo-carriers based on the respective control signal and to provide the portion of the photo-carriers to a respective readout circuit.

公开(公告)号：US11630212B2

公开(公告)日：2023-04-18

申请号：US17404812

申请日：2021-08-17

申请人： Artilux, Inc.

发明人： Szu-Lin Cheng ,  Chien-Yu Chen ,  Shu-Lu Chen ,  Yun-Chung Na ,  Ming-Jay Yang ,  Han-Din Liu ,  Che-Fu Liang ,  Jung-Chin Chiang ,  Yen-Cheng Lu ,  Yen-Ju Lin

IPC分类号： G01S17/894 ,  G01S17/26 ,  H01L27/148 ,  G01S7/481

摘要： A photo-detecting apparatus is provided. The photo-detecting apparatus includes: a substrate made by a first material or a first material-composite; an absorption layer made by a second material or a second material-composite, the absorption layer being supported by the substrate and the absorption layer including: a first surface; a second surface arranged between the first surface and the substrate; and a channel region having a dopant profile with a peak dopant concentration equal to or more than 1×1015 cm−3, wherein a distance between the first surface and a location of the channel region having the peak dopant concentration is less than a distance between the second surface and the location of the channel region having the peak dopant concentration, and wherein the distance between the first surface and the location of the channel region having the peak dopant concentration is not less than 30 nm.

公开(公告)号：US11624653B2

公开(公告)日：2023-04-11

申请号：US17470728

申请日：2021-09-09

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

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：US11255724B2

公开(公告)日：2022-02-22

申请号：US16734918

申请日：2020-01-06

申请人： ARTILUX, INC.

发明人： Yen-Cheng Lu ,  Yun-Chung Na ,  Shu-Lu Chen ,  Chien-Yu Chen ,  Szu-Lin Cheng ,  Chung-Chih Lin ,  Yu-Hsuan Liu

IPC分类号： G01J1/44 ,  H01L31/101

摘要： A photodetecting device for detecting different wavelengths includes a first photodetecting component including a substrate and a second photodetecting component including second absorption region. The substrate includes a first absorption region configured to absorb photons having a first peak wavelength and to generate first photo-carriers. The second absorption region is supported by the substrate and configured to absorb photons having a second peak wavelength and to generate second photo-carriers. The first absorption region and the second absorption region are overlapped along a vertical direction.

公开(公告)号：US20210381960A1

公开(公告)日：2021-12-09

申请号：US17331811

申请日：2021-05-27

申请人： ARTILUX, INC.

发明人： Yun-Chung Na ,  Der-Song Lin ,  Hung-Chih Chang ,  Shu-Lu Chen

IPC分类号： G01N21/359

摘要： Systems and methods for sensing objects are provided. A sensing apparatus can include a sensor comprising a photo-detecting unit configured to absorb (i) a first incident light having a first wavelength to generate a first detecting signal and (ii) a second incident light having a second wavelength to generate a second detecting signal. The sensing apparatus can further include a calculation circuit coupled to the sensor. The calculation circuit can be configured to output a calculating result according to the first detecting signal and the second detecting signal. The sensing apparatus can further include an adjustment circuit coupled to the calculation circuit. The adjustment circuit can be configured to perform an adjustment to one or more functionalities associated with the sensing apparatus according to the calculating result.

公开(公告)号：US20210373168A1

公开(公告)日：2021-12-02

申请号：US17404812

申请日：2021-08-17

申请人： Artilux, Inc.

发明人： Szu-Lin Cheng ,  Chien-Yu Chen ,  Shu-Lu Chen ,  Yun-Chung Na ,  Ming-Jay Yang ,  Han-Din Liu ,  Che-Fu Liang ,  Jung-Chin Chiang ,  Yen-Cheng Lu ,  Yen-Ju Lin

IPC分类号： G01S17/894 ,  G01S17/26 ,  H01L27/148 ,  G01S7/481

摘要： A photo-detecting apparatus is provided. The photo-detecting apparatus includes: a substrate made by a first material or a first material-composite; an absorption layer made by a second material or a second material-composite, the absorption layer being supported by the substrate and the absorption layer including: a first surface; a second surface arranged between the first surface and the substrate; and a channel region having a dopant profile with a peak dopant concentration equal to or more than 1×1015 cm−3, wherein a distance between the first surface and a location of the channel region having the peak dopant concentration is less than a distance between the second surface and the location of the channel region having the peak dopant concentration, and wherein the distance between the first surface and the location of the channel region having the peak dopant concentration is not less than 30 nm.

公开(公告)号：US10886312B2

公开(公告)日：2021-01-05

申请号：US16656963

申请日：2019-10-18

申请人： Artilux, Inc.

发明人： Yun-Chung Na ,  Che-Fu Liang ,  Szu-Lin Cheng ,  Shu-Lu Chen ,  Kuan-Chen Chu ,  Chung-Chih Lin ,  Han-Din Liu

IPC分类号： G01C3/00 ,  H01L27/146 ,  H01L31/103 ,  H01L29/732 ,  H01L31/02 ,  H01L31/028 ,  H01L29/08 ,  H01L29/161 ,  H01L31/0232 ,  H01L31/0216 ,  H01L29/06 ,  G01S7/481 ,  G01S17/36 ,  G01S7/4914 ,  G01S7/486 ,  H01L31/11 ,  G01S17/42 ,  H01L29/735

摘要： An optical apparatus including a semiconductor substrate; a first light absorption region supported by the semiconductor substrate, the first light absorption region including germanium and configured to absorb photons and to generate photo-carriers from the absorbed photons; a first layer supported by at least a portion of the semiconductor substrate and the first light absorption region, the first layer being different from the first light absorption region; 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, wherein the second control signal is different from the first control signal.