Patent classifications
H01L31/1136
Semiconductor radiation detector
A semiconductor radiation detector device includes a semiconductor substrate. On one surface of the substrate are a MIG layer (241) of semiconductor of second conductivity type, a barrier layer (251) of semiconductor of first conductivity type, and pixel dopings of semiconductor of the second conductivity type. The pixel dopings are adapted to be coupled to at least one pixel voltage in order to create a source and a drain of a pixel-specific transistor. The device further includes a first conductivity type first contact, so that the pixel voltage is a potential difference between one of the pixel dopings and the first conductivity type first contact. The location of a main gate (983) corresponds at least partly to the location of a channel between the source and the drain. The device includes at least one extra gate (981, 982) horizontally displaced from the main gate (983).
Display panel and display device
The present application provides a display panel and a display device. The display panel includes a plurality of light-sensing circuits and a position detection circuit. The plurality of light-sensing circuits are disposed in the display panel and are arranged in an array. Each of the plurality of light-sensing circuits includes a light-sensing transistor. The present application disposes a quantum dot layer, which can absorb interactive light and convert its light intensity signal into an electrical signal, and determines an irradiation position of the interactive light through the position detection circuit, so that an interaction with light with a longer wavelength can be realized.
UNIT PIXEL OF IMAGE SENSOR AND LIGHT-RECEIVING ELEMENT THEREOF
Provided are a light-receiving element which has more capability of detecting wavelengths than that of existing silicon light-receiving elements and a unit pixel of an image sensor by using it. The light-receiving element includes: a light-receiving unit which is floated or connected to external voltage and absorbs light; an oxide film which is formed to come in contact with a side of the light-receiving unit; a source and a drain which stand off the light-receiving unit with the oxide film in between and face each other; a channel which is formed between the source and the drain and forms an electric current between the source and the drain; and a wavelength expanding layer which is formed in at least one among the light-receiving unit, the oxide film and the channel and forms a plurality of local energy levels by using strained silicon.
Gate-Controlled Charge Modulated Device for CMOS Image Sensors
A device for sensing light includes a first semiconductor region doped with a dopant of a first type and a second semiconductor region doped with a dopant of a second type. The second semiconductor region is positioned above the first semiconductor region. The device includes a gate insulation layer; a gate, a source, and a drain. The second semiconductor region has a top surface that is positioned toward the gate insulation layer and a bottom surface that is positioned opposite to the top surface of the second semiconductor region. The second semiconductor region has an upper portion that includes the top surface of the second semiconductor region and a lower portion that includes the bottom surface of the second semiconductor region and is mutually exclusive with the upper portion. The first semiconductor region is in contact with both the upper portion and the lower portion of the second semiconductor region.
LINE-OF-SIGHT DETECTOR AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEM IN SUB-THZ AND THZ RANGES
One embodiment provides a line of sight detector. The line of sight detector includes a first TeraFET (field effect transistor) including a first source, a first drain, a first gate, and a first channel having a first end and a second end. The line of sight detector further includes a first source antenna coupled to the first source; a first drain antenna coupled to the first drain; and a third antenna. Each antenna is configured to receive an incident radiation signal having a frequency in a sub terahertz or a terahertz frequency range. Each antenna is positioned a respective distance from each other antenna. Each distance is less than one wavelength of the incident radiation signal.
Superconductor-based transistor
The various embodiments described herein include methods, devices, and systems for fabricating and operating transistors. In one aspect, a transistor includes: (1) a semiconducting component configured to operate in an on state at temperatures above a semiconducting threshold temperature; and (2) a superconducting component configured to operate in a superconducting state while: (a) a temperature of the superconducting component is below a superconducting threshold temperature; and (b) a first current supplied to the superconducting component is below a current threshold; where: (i) the semiconducting component is located adjacent to the superconducting component; and (ii) in response to a first input voltage, the semiconducting component is configured to generate an electromagnetic field sufficient to lower the current threshold such that the first current exceeds the lowered current threshold, thereby transitioning the superconducting component to a non-superconducting state.
Light-triggered transponder
A light-triggered transponder includes one or more of photo cells, a clock recovery circuit and a reverse antenna system. The clock recovery circuit (CRC) includes a photoconductor with a source terminal, a drain terminal for receiving a voltage, the photoconductor resistance varying with received light intensity. The CRC is configured to generate a recovered clock. A reverse antenna system connected to at least one photo cell and configured to transmit data. The photoconductor configured to produce a modulated voltage signal from an incident modulated light incident. The CRC can include an amplifier coupled to the source terminal of the photoconductor via a capacitor for receiving the modulated voltage signal and outputting an analog signal generated from the voltage signal. The CRC can include an inverter coupled to the amplifier and configured to digitize the analog signal of the amplifier.
DEPFET TRANSISTOR AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A DEPFET TRANSISTOR
The invention relates to a DEPFET comprising: a semiconductor substrate (100) of a first conduction type, which has a first main surface (101) and a second main surface (102), which are opposite one another; a source terminal region (1s) of a second conduction type on the first main surface (101); a drain terminal region (1d) of a second conduction type; a channel region (10), which is arranged between the source terminal region (1s) and the drain terminal region (1d); a gate electrode (11), which is separated from the channel region (10) by a gate insulator (6); a rear activation region (104) of a second conduction type, which is formed on the second main surface (102); and a substrate doping increase region (2) of a first conduction type, which is formed at least under the source terminal region (1s) and under the channel region (10), the substrate doping increase region (2) having a signal charge control region (20) of the first conduction type below the gate electrode (11), in which signal charge control region the effective doping dose has a higher value than at other points of the substrate doping increase region (2) below the gate electrode.
Photoelectronic device, photodiode, and phototransistor
A photoelectronic device includes a substrate; a first electrode and a second electrode disposed on the substrate and spaced apart from each other in a first direction; and a transition metal dichalcogenide thin film including at least one first region and at least one second region. Each first region includes M+N transition metal dichalcogenide molecular layers and extends along the first direction. Each second region includes N transition metal dichalcogenide molecular layers extending from lower N transition metal dichalcogenide molecular layers of the first region. Each second region extends along the first direction and is adjacent to each first region. Both end regions in the first direction among the first and the second regions are electrically connected to the first electrode and the second electrode, respectively.
Camera module optical system
A camera module optical system is provided, having a main axis, including an optical module and an adjustment assembly. The optical module is configured to hold an optical element having an optical axis. The adjustment assembly is configured to adjust the optical axis of the optical module parallel to the main axis. The optical module and the adjustment assembly are arranged along the main axis, wherein the adjustment assembly does not overlap the optical module when viewed in a first direction that is perpendicular to the main axis.