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Granted Patent B2
US 12,099,146 · App. 18/308,259 · Granted Sep 24, 2024

Single photon detector, electronic device, and LiDAR device

Inventors: Myung-Jae Lee (Seoul, KR); Do Kyung Hwang (Seoul, KR)
Assignee: TRUPIXEL INC.
G01S7/4863G01J1/44G01S17/931G01J2001/442G01J2001/4446
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Patent No.
US 12,099,146
App. No.
18/308,259
Granted
Sep 24, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

Disclosed is a single photon detector comprising a semiconductor substrate and a 2D material layer provided adjacent to the semiconductor substrate, the semiconductor substrate includes a first well having a first conductivity type, a heavily doped region having a second conductivity type different from the first conductivity type, and a depletion region provided between the first well and the heavily doped region.

Claims (38)

1. A single photon detector comprising:

a semiconductor substrate; and

a 2D material layer provided adjacent to the semiconductor substrate,

wherein the semiconductor substrate includes a first well having a first conductivity type, a heavily doped region having a second conductivity type different from the first conductivity type, and a depletion region provided between the first well and the heavily doped region.

2. The single photon detector of claim 1 , further comprising:

a fixing layer provided between the semiconductor substrate and the 2D material layer.

3. The single photon detector of claim 1 , further comprising:

a transition layer provided between the semiconductor substrate and the 2D material layer.

4. The single photon detector of claim 1 , wherein the 2D material layer is provided opposite the heavily doped region with the first well interposed therebetween.

5. The single photon detector of claim 1 , further comprising:

a substrate region provided between the first well and the 2D material layer.

6. The single photon detector of claim 1 , wherein the 2D material layer includes a tin transition metal or a chalcogenide-based material.

7. The single photon detector of claim 1 , further comprising:

a second well provided between the first well and the heavily doped region,

wherein the second well has the first conductivity type.

8. The single photon detector of claim 1 , further comprising:

a guard ring provided on a side surface of the heavily doped region,

wherein the guard ring has the second conductivity type.

9. The single photon detector of claim 1 , further comprising:

a contact spaced apart from the heavily doped region; and

a relief region provided between the contact and the first well,

wherein the contact and the relief region have the first conductivity type.

10. The single photon detector of claim 1 , further comprising:

a conductive layer provided on an opposite side of the semiconductor substrate with the 2D material layer interposed therebetween,

wherein the conductive layer includes a transparent conductive material.

11. The single photon detector of claim 1 , further comprising:

a conductive pattern provided on an opposite side of the semiconductor substrate with the 2D material layer interposed therebetween,

wherein the conductive pattern includes a transparent conductive material or metal.

12. The single photon detector of claim 1 , further comprising:

a control layer provided on the the semiconductor substrate; and

a connection layer provided between the control layer and the semiconductor substrate.

13. An electronic device comprising:

a single photon detector including a semiconductor substrate and a 2D material layer provided adjacent to the semiconductor substrate,

wherein the semiconductor substrate includes a first well having a first conductivity type, a heavily doped region having a second conductivity type different from the first conductivity type, and a depletion region provided between the first well and the heavily doped region.

14. A LIDAR device comprising:

an electronic device including a single photon detector,

wherein the single photon detector includes a semiconductor substrate and a 2D material layer provided adjacent to the semiconductor substrate,

wherein the semiconductor substrate includes a first well having a first conductivity type, a heavily doped region having a second conductivity type different from the first conductivity type, and a depletion region provided between the first well and the heavily doped region.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 14, 2024
From: KOREA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
To: TRUPIXEL INC.
Reel/Frame 067736/0455 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 27, 2023
From: LEE, MYUNG-JAE; HWANG, DO KYUNG
To: KOREA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Reel/Frame 063466/0269 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2023-0005079 · Jan 13, 2023 · national
Continuity (1)
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