CA2242743A1 - Direct conversion digital x-ray detector with inherent high voltage protection for static and dynamic imaging - Google Patents

Direct conversion digital x-ray detector with inherent high voltage protection for static and dynamic imaging Download PDF

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CA2242743A1
CA2242743A1 CA002242743A CA2242743A CA2242743A1 CA 2242743 A1 CA2242743 A1 CA 2242743A1 CA 002242743 A CA002242743 A CA 002242743A CA 2242743 A CA2242743 A CA 2242743A CA 2242743 A1 CA2242743 A1 CA 2242743A1
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Bradley Trent Polischuk
Philippe Leblanc
Martin Choquette
Ziad Aziz Shukri
Henri M. Rougeot
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    • H01L27/14—Devices consisting of a plurality of semiconductor or other solid-state components formed in or on a common substrate including semiconductor components sensitive to infrared radiation, light, electromagnetic radiation of shorter wavelength or corpuscular radiation and specially adapted either for the conversion of the energy of such radiation into electrical energy or for the control of electrical energy by such radiation
    • H01L27/144—Devices controlled by radiation
    • H01L27/146—Imager structures
    • H01L27/14643—Photodiode arrays; MOS imagers
    • H01L27/14658—X-ray, gamma-ray or corpuscular radiation imagers
    • H01L27/14659—Direct radiation imagers structures
    • H—ELECTRICITY
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    • H01L27/144—Devices controlled by radiation
    • H01L27/146—Imager structures
    • H01L27/14601—Structural or functional details thereof
    • H01L27/14609—Pixel-elements with integrated switching, control, storage or amplification elements
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    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01L—SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES NOT COVERED BY CLASS H10
    • H01L31/00—Semiconductor devices sensitive to infrared radiation, light, electromagnetic radiation of shorter wavelength or corpuscular radiation and specially adapted either for the conversion of the energy of such radiation into electrical energy or for the control of electrical energy by such radiation; Processes or apparatus specially adapted for the manufacture or treatment thereof or of parts thereof; Details thereof
    • H01L31/08—Semiconductor devices sensitive to infrared radiation, light, electromagnetic radiation of shorter wavelength or corpuscular radiation and specially adapted either for the conversion of the energy of such radiation into electrical energy or for the control of electrical energy by such radiation; Processes or apparatus specially adapted for the manufacture or treatment thereof or of parts thereof; Details thereof in which radiation controls flow of current through the device, e.g. photoresistors
    • H01L31/10—Semiconductor devices sensitive to infrared radiation, light, electromagnetic radiation of shorter wavelength or corpuscular radiation and specially adapted either for the conversion of the energy of such radiation into electrical energy or for the control of electrical energy by such radiation; Processes or apparatus specially adapted for the manufacture or treatment thereof or of parts thereof; Details thereof in which radiation controls flow of current through the device, e.g. photoresistors characterised by at least one potential-jump barrier or surface barrier, e.g. phototransistors
    • H01L31/101—Devices sensitive to infrared, visible or ultraviolet radiation
    • H01L31/102—Devices sensitive to infrared, visible or ultraviolet radiation characterised by only one potential barrier or surface barrier
    • H01L31/105—Devices sensitive to infrared, visible or ultraviolet radiation characterised by only one potential barrier or surface barrier the potential barrier being of the PIN type

Abstract

A direct conversion digital x-ray detector is provided with inherent high voltage protection for static and dynamic imaging. The detector has an n-channel active matrix TFT array, a coplanar photoconductor structure and a high voltage biasing electrode. In order to achieve high voltage protection, the biasing electrode is set to a negative potential and the TFT "off" gate voltage is set to a predetermined negative value, such that the TFT
is essentially non-conductive.
CA002242743A 1998-07-08 1998-07-08 Direct conversion digital x-ray detector with inherent high voltage protection for static and dynamic imaging Expired - Lifetime CA2242743C (en)

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CA002242743A CA2242743C (en) 1998-07-08 1998-07-08 Direct conversion digital x-ray detector with inherent high voltage protection for static and dynamic imaging
EP99304714A EP0971244B1 (en) 1998-07-08 1999-06-16 Direct conversion digital X-ray detector with inherent high voltage protection for static and dynamic imaging
DE69941442T DE69941442D1 (en) 1998-07-08 1999-06-16 Digital X-ray detector for dynamic or static imaging with immediate conversion and inherent high voltage protection
US09/342,256 US6353229B1 (en) 1998-07-08 1999-06-29 Direct conversion digital x-ray detector with inherent high voltage protection for static and dynamic imaging
JP19343899A JP3440031B2 (en) 1998-07-08 1999-07-07 Direct conversion digital X-ray or gamma ray detector

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JP3440031B2 (en) 2003-08-25
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