Active solid-state devices (e.g. – transistors – solid-state diode – Heterojunction device – Light responsive structure
Patent
1997-07-28
1999-03-09
Tran, Minh Loan
Active solid-state devices (e.g., transistors, solid-state diode
Heterojunction device
Light responsive structure
257438, 257443, H01L 310328
Patent
active
058804900
ABSTRACT:
The disclosed invention includes an apparatus and method for detecting radiation in a detector. The radiation to be detected ionizes the atoms in the intrinsic silicon lattice of the detector to produce a small signal of freed elections. The small signal is then amplified by avalanche multiplication in a self-limiting manner by preventing the amplified electrons from traveling through a resistive layer, thereby reducing the electric field to limit the avalanche multiplication. An imaging system incorporating the new detector design is also disclosed.
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Antich Peter P.
Tsyganov Edward N.
Board of Regents , The University of Texas System
Tran Minh Loan
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