Patent · US Expired

Multicolor-color sensor

US6281561A · kind A · utility

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5References

9Claims

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Assignee

Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH · DE

Inventors

Helmut Stiebig · Niederzier, DE
Dietmar Knipp · Hennef (Sieg), DE
Joachim Folsch · Alzenau, DE
Heribert Wagner · Pfeffingen, CH

Key dates

Filing date	Feb 22, 2000
Grant date	Aug 28, 2001
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Feb 22, 2020

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY02E10/548
WIPO fieldSemiconductors
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A multicolor sensor with a plurality of diode functions comprising a succession of layers with p and n doped layers. A microcrystalline layer is thus constructed from at least one of the internal contacts for contacting. According to the invention, pin, nip, npin and/or pnip structures are provided to form the diode functions.

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