Semiconductor and optoelectronic devices
An integrated device, the device including a first crystalline layer covered by an oxide layer, a second crystalline layer overlying the oxide layer, wherein the first and second crystalline layers are image sensor layers, and the device includes a third crystalline layer, wherein the third crystalline layer includes single crystal transistors.
1. An integrated device, comprising:
a first crystalline layer covered by an oxide layer,
a second crystalline layer overlying said oxide layer,
wherein said first and second crystalline layers are image sensor layers,
and said device comprises a third crystalline layer, wherein
said third crystalline layer comprises single crystal transistors.
2. An integrated device according to claim 1 , wherein
at least one of said image sensor layers and said single crystal transistors are aligned to each other.
3. An integrated device according to claim 1 , wherein
said first crystalline layer is sensitive to a different spectrum than said second crystalline layer.
4. An integrated device according to claim 1 , wherein
said first crystalline layer has at least an order of magnitude difference in light sensitivity than said second crystalline layer.
5. An integrated device according to claim 1 , wherein
at least one of said image sensor layers comprises a polarizer.
6. An integrated device according to claim 1 , wherein
said single crystal transistors form a plurality of pixel control circuits.
7. An integrated image sensor, comprising:
a first mono-crystal layer to comprise a plurality of image sensor pixels and alignment marks, and
an oxide layer overlaying and on top of said first mono-crystal layer, and
a second mono-crystal layer to comprise a plurality of second image sensor pixels aligned to said alignment marks, and said second mono-crystal layer overlaying said oxide layer, and
a third mono-crystal layer, wherein
said third mono-crystal layer to comprise a plurality of single crystal transistors aligned to said alignment marks.
8. An integrated device according to claim 7 , wherein
said third mono-crystal layer is less than 2 microns thick.
9. An integrated device according to claim 7 , wherein
said aligned comprises less than 1 micron alignment error.
10. An integrated device according to claim 7 , wherein
said first mono-crystal layer is sensitive to a different spectrum than said second mono-crystal layer.
11. An integrated device according to claim 7 , wherein
said first mono-crystal layer has at least an order of magnitude difference in light sensitivity than said second mono-crystal layer.
12. An integrated device according to claim 7 , wherein
at least one of said first mono-crystal and said second mono-crystal layers is less than 2 microns thick.
13. An integrated device according to claim 7 , wherein
at least one of said first mono-crystal and said second mono-crystal layers comprise a polarizer.
14. An integrated device according to claim 7 , wherein
said single crystal transistors form a plurality of pixel control circuits.
15. An integrated device, comprising:
a first mono-crystal layer to comprise a plurality of single crystal transistors and alignment marks, and
an overlaying oxide on top of said first mono-crystal layer, and
a second mono-crystal layer overlaying said oxide, and
wherein said second mono-crystal layer to comprise a plurality of image sensor pixels aligned to said alignment marks.
16. An integrated device according to claim 15 , wherein
said second mono-crystal layer is less than 2 microns thick.
17. An integrated device according to claim 15 , wherein
said image sensor pixels and said single crystal transistors are aligned to each other.
18. An integrated device according to claim 15 , wherein
said second mono-crystal layer comprises two crystalline layers, wherein;
said two crystalline layers comprise a first image sensor layer and a second image sensor layer, and wherein;
said first image sensor layer is sensitive to a different spectrum than said second image sensor layer.
19. An integrated device according to claim 15 , wherein
said second mono-crystal layer comprises two crystalline layers, wherein;
said two crystalline layers comprise a first image sensor layer and a second image sensor layer, and wherein;
said first image sensor layer has at least an order of magnitude difference in light sensitivity than said second image sensor layer.
20. An integrated device according to claim 15 , wherein
said second mono-crystal layer comprises two crystalline layers, wherein;
said two crystalline layers comprise a first image sensor layer and a second image sensor layer, and wherein;
at least one of said two crystalline layers is less than 2 microns thick.
21. An integrated device according to claim 15 , wherein
said second mono-crystal layer comprises a polarizer.
22. An integrated device according to claim 15 , wherein
said single crystal transistors form a plurality of pixel control circuits.