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US07884310B2 Device and method for the demodulation electromagnetic wave fields having separated detection and demodulation regions 有权
具有分离的检测和解调区域的解调电磁波场的装置和方法

  • Patent Title: Device and method for the demodulation electromagnetic wave fields having separated detection and demodulation regions
  • Patent Title (中): 具有分离的检测和解调区域的解调电磁波场的装置和方法
  • Application No.: US12090404
    Application Date: 2006-10-06
  • Publication No.: US07884310B2
    Publication Date: 2011-02-08
  • Inventor: Bernhard Buettgen
  • Applicant: Bernhard Buettgen
  • Applicant Address: CH Zurich
  • Assignee: MESA Imaging AG
  • Current Assignee: MESA Imaging AG
  • Current Assignee Address: CH Zurich
  • Agency: Houston Eliseeva LLP
  • Priority: EP05405590 20051019
  • International Application: PCT/CH2006/000547 WO 20061006
  • International Announcement: WO2007/045108 WO 20070426
  • Main IPC: H01L27/00
  • IPC: H01L27/00
Device and method for the demodulation electromagnetic wave fields having separated detection and demodulation regions
Abstract:
A new pixel in semiconductor technology comprises a photo-sensitive detection region (1) for converting an electromagnetic wave field into an electric signal of flowing charges, a separated demodulation region (2) with at least two output nodes (D10, D20) and means (IG10, DG10, IG20, DG20) for sampling the charge-current signal at least two different time intervals within a modulation period. A contact node (K2) links the detection region (1) to the demodulation region (2). A drift field accomplishes the transfer of the electric signal of flowing charges from the detection region to the contact node. The electric signal of flowing charges is then transferred from the contact node (K2) during each of the two time intervals to the two output nodes allocated to the respective time interval. The separation of the demodulation and the detection regions provides a pixel capable of demodulating electromagnetic wave field at high speed and with high sensitivity.
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