Radiation detector
View Patent ↗A radiation detector includes a semiconductor element capable of detecting a radiation, a substrate on which the semiconductor element is mounted, and a flexible substrate including a connection pattern connected to an element electrode on an opposite side to the substrate of the semiconductor element. The semiconductor element is disposed on one surface of the substrate, and the flexible substrate is disposed on the opposite side to the substrate of the semiconductor element.
1. A radiation detector, comprising:
a semiconductor element capable of detecting a radiation, the semiconductor element comprising a first electrode pattern on a first surface and a second electrode pattern on a second surface, which is an opposite surface to the first surface;
a substrate on which the semiconductor element is mounted, the substrate comprising an element connecting portion to be electrically connected to the first electrode pattern of the semiconductor element on a side of a first end, a card edge on a side of a second end opposite to the first end, and a substrate terminal; and
a flexible substrate comprising a connection pattern,
wherein the connection pattern of the flexible substrate is electrically connected to the second electrode pattern of the semiconductor element and is electrically connected to the substrate terminal of the substrate.
2. The radiation detector according to claim 1 , wherein the flexible substrate further comprises a flexible base film, and an insulating film fanned on the base film, and
wherein the connection pattern is formed between the base film and the insulating film.
3. The radiation detector according to claim 2 , further comprising:
an other semiconductor element disposed between the semiconductor element and the substrate and connected to one surface of the substrate.
4. The radiation detector according to claim 3 , further comprising:
a double-side patterned flexible substrate disposed between the semiconductor element and the other semiconductor element, the double-side patterned flexible substrate comprising connection patterns formed on both sides thereof and connected to the semiconductor element and the other semiconductor element, respectively.
5. The radiation detector according to claim 1 , wherein the radiation detector is used for a radiation detector assembly that a plurality of the radiation detectors are arrayed.
6. The radiation detector according to claim 1 , wherein the radiation detector comprises a plurality of semiconductor elements mounted on the substrate, and
wherein the plurality of semiconductor elements are arranged on one surface and an other surface of the substrate such that they are plane symmetrical with respect to the substrate.
7. The radiation detector according to claim 1 , wherein the substrate has substantially a same thickness as or a thickness less than a thickness of a wall separating a plurality of apertures of a collimator.
8. The radiation detector according to claim 1 , wherein the semiconductor element comprises a plurality of pixels for detecting the radiation.
9. A radiation detector, comprising:
a semiconductor element for detecting a radiation;
a substrate on which the semiconductor element is mounted; and
a flexible substrate comprising a connection pattern connected to an element electrode on an opposite side to the substrate of the semiconductor element,
wherein the semiconductor element is disposed on one surface of the substrate,
wherein the flexible substrate is disposed on the opposite side to the substrate of the semiconductor element, and
wherein another semiconductor element is disposed between the semiconductor element and the substrate and is connected to said one surface of the substrate.
10. A radiation detector, comprising:
a semiconductor element for detecting a radiation;
a substrate on which the semiconductor element is mounted; and
a flexible substrate comprising a connection pattern connected to an element electrode on an opposite side to the substrate of the semiconductor element,
wherein the semiconductor element is disposed on one surface of the substrate,
wherein the flexible substrate is disposed on the opposite side to the substrate of the semiconductor element,
wherein a double-side patterned flexible substrate is disposed between the semiconductor element and the other semiconductor element, the double-side patterned flexible substrate comprising connection patterns formed on both sides thereof and connected to the semiconductor element and the other semiconductor element, respectively, and
wherein another semiconductor element is disposed between the semiconductor element and the substrate and is connected to said one surface of the substrate.