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Detection using semiconductor detector

US12009177B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateFeb 9, 2021
Grant dateJun 11, 2024
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Expiry dateNov 25, 2042

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH10F77/933
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A method includes applying a first voltage to a source of a first transistor of a detector unit of a semiconductor detector in a test wafer and applying a second voltage to a gate of the first transistor and a drain of a second transistor of the detector unit. The first transistor is coupled to the second transistor in series, and the first voltage is higher than the second voltage. A pre-exposure reading operation is performed to the detector unit. Light of an exposure apparatus is illuminated to a gate of the second transistor after applying the first and second voltages. A post-exposure reading operation is performed to the detector unit. Data of the pre-exposure reading operation is compared with the post-exposure reading operation. An intensity of the light is adjusted based on the compared data of the pre-exposure reading operation and the post-exposure reading operation.

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