Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Integrated radiation sensitive circuit
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Application No.: US13529516Application Date: 2012-06-21
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Publication No.: US09618635B2Publication Date: 2017-04-11
- Inventor: Paul S. Fechner
- Applicant: Paul S. Fechner
- Applicant Address: US NJ Morris Plains
- Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
- Current Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US NJ Morris Plains
- Agency: Shumaker & Sieffert, P.A.
- Main IPC: G01T1/24
- IPC: G01T1/24 ; G01T7/00 ; G01J1/44 ; G01T1/02 ; H01L31/02 ; H01L27/11517 ; H01L29/788 ; H01L31/10 ; G01J1/46 ; G01J5/24 ; G01J5/34 ; G01T1/17 ; H01L21/77 ; H01L27/14 ; H01L31/09 ; H01L31/103 ; H01L31/115 ; H01L27/115 ; H01L27/02 ; H01L27/144 ; H01L29/00 ; H01L31/00

Abstract:
This disclosure is directed to devices, integrated circuits, and methods for sensing radiation. In one example, a device includes an oscillator, configured to deliver a signal via an output at intervals defined by an oscillation frequency, and a counter, connected to the output of the oscillator and configured to count a number of times the comparator delivers the output signal. The oscillator includes a radiation-sensitive cell that applies a resistance. The resistance of the radiation-sensitive cell is configured to vary in response to incident radiation, wherein the oscillation frequency varies based at least in part on the resistance of the radiation-sensitive cell.
Public/Granted literature
- US20130341522A1 INTEGRATED RADIATION SENSITIVE CIRCUIT Public/Granted day:2013-12-26
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