IP Library Granted Patent US 11,105,755
Granted Patent B2
US 11,105,755 · App. 16/453,787 · Granted Aug 31, 2021

X-ray detecting panel for multi signal detection and X-ray detector thereof

Inventor: Seung Ik Jun (Frisco, TX)
Assignee: BIOSENSTECH INC
G01N23/04A61B6/4241A61B6/482G01T1/247G01N2223/413G01N2223/423
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Patent No.
US 11,105,755
App. No.
16/453,787
Granted
Aug 31, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

An X-ray detecting panel for multi signal detection and an X-ray detector thereof are disclosed. In accordance with one embodiment, the X-ray detecting panel for multi signal detection may include a plurality of unit pixels, the unit pixel including: a photodiode for generating an electrical signal by radiated light; and a thin film transistor for processing the electrical signal generated in the photodiode, wherein the unit pixel may include at least two photodiodes or at least two thin film transistors. In accordance with the present embodiment, a plurality of photodiodes is provided in the unit pixel in a single X-ray detector, thus it is possible that an X-ray image is output using a signal output from each photodiode, and multi signals are detected using the single X-ray detector.

Claims (56)

1. An X-ray detecting panel for multi signal detection comprising a plurality of unit pixels,

the unit pixel comprising:

at least one photodiode generating an electrical signal by radiated light; and

at least two thin film transistors processing the electrical signal generated in the at least one photodiode,

wherein the at least two thin film transistors have different electrical characteristics from each other.

2. The X-ray detecting panel for multi signal detection of claim 1 ,

wherein the unit pixel comprises at least two photodiodes having different photoelectric characteristics from each other.

3. The X-ray detecting panel for multi signal detection of claim 2 ,

wherein the at least two photodiodes have different materials and thicknesses from each other, or have different fill factors from each other.

4. The X-ray detecting panel for multi signal detection of claim 2 ,

wherein the at least two thin film transistors are configured to have different channel resistances, on-currents, off-currents, channel lengths, channel widths, or threshold voltages from each other.

5. The X-ray detecting panel for multi signal detection of claim 2 ,

wherein one sides of the at least two photodiodes are electrically connected to a bias line, and other sides of the at least two photodiodes are electrically connected to source terminals of the at least two thin film transistors, respectively, and

wherein drain terminals of the at least two thin film transistors are connected to at least two readouts so as to output a signal generated in each of the at least two photodiodes as image information.

6. The X-ray detecting panel for multi signal detection of claim 1 ,

wherein the at least two thin film transistors are configured to have different channel resistances, on-currents, off-currents, channel lengths, channel widths, or threshold voltages from each other.

7. The X-ray detecting panel for multi signal detection of claim 1 ,

wherein the unit pixel comprises a single photodiode,

the photodiode having one side electrically connected to a bias line and the other side electrically connected to source terminals of the at least two thin films transistors, and

wherein drain terminals of the at least two thin film transistors are connected to at least two readouts so as to output signals generated in the photodiode as image information.

8. An X-ray detecting panel for multi signal detection comprising a plurality of unit pixels,

the unit pixel comprising:

at least two photodiodes each generating an electrical signal by radiated light; and

a single thin film transistor processing the electrical signals generated in the at least two photodiodes,

wherein the at least two photodiodes have different photoelectric characteristics from each other,

wherein each of the at least two photodiodes is electrically connected to a bias line at one side and electrically connected to a source terminal of the single thin film transistor at the other side, and

wherein a drain terminal of the single thin film transistor is connected to a readout.

9. An X-ray detecting panel for multi signal detection comprising a plurality of unit pixels,

the unit pixel comprising:

a first thin film transistor directly detecting radiated X-rays as an electrical signal and processing the detected electrical signal; and

a second thin film transistor directly detecting the radiated X-rays as an electrical signal and processing the detected electrical signal,

wherein the first and second thin film transistors have different electrical characteristics from each other.

10. The X-ray detecting panel for multi signal detection of claim 9 ,

wherein the first and second thin film transistors are configured to have different channel resistances, on-currents, off-currents, channel lengths, channel widths, or threshold voltages from each other.

11. The X-ray detecting panel for multi signal detection of claim 9 ,

wherein source terminals of the first and second thin film transistors are electrically connected to a common line where X-rays are detected as electrical signals, and

wherein drain terminals of the first and second thin film transistors are connected to first and second readouts to output electrical signals as which X-rays are detected as image information.

12. An X-ray detector for multi signal detection, comprising:

an X-ray detecting panel for multi signal detection comprising a plurality of unit pixels, the unit pixel comprising:

at least one photodiode generating an electrical signal by radiated light; and

at least two thin film transistors processing the electrical signal generated in the at least one photodiode, and

wherein the at least two thin film transistors have different electrical characteristics from each other.

13. The X-ray detector for multi signal detection of claim 12 ,

wherein the unit pixel comprises at least two photodiodes having different photoelectric characteristics from each other.

14. The X-ray detector for multi signal detection of claim 13 ,

wherein the at least two photodiodes have different materials and thicknesses from each other, or may have different fill factors from each other.

15. The X-ray detector for multi signal detection of claim 13 ,

wherein one sides of the at least two photodiodes are electrically connected to a bias line, and other sides of the photodiodes are electrically connected to source terminals of the at least two thin film transistors, respectively, and

wherein drain terminals of the at least two thin film transistors are connected to a plurality of readouts so as to output a signal generated in each of the at least two photodiodes as image information.

16. The X-ray detector for multi signal detection of claim 12 ,

wherein the at least two thin film transistors are configured to have different channel resistances, on-currents, off-currents, channel lengths, channel widths, or threshold voltages, respectively.

17. An X-ray detector for multi signal detection comprising:

an X-ray detecting panel for multi signal detection comprising a plurality of unit pixels, the unit pixel comprising:

a first thin film transistor directly detecting radiated X-rays as an electrical signal and processing the detected electrical signal; and

a second thin film transistor directly detecting the radiated X-rays as an electrical signal and processing the detected electrical signal,

wherein the first and second thin film transistors have different electrical characteristics from each other.

Assignments (1)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Sep 4, 2020
From: JUN, SEUNG IK
To: BIOSENSTECH INC.
Reel/Frame 053698/0240 →
Continuity (1)
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