Apparatus having thinner interconnect line for photodetector array and thicker interconnect line for periphery region

An apparatus of one aspect includes a photodetector array, and a peripheral region at a periphery of the photodetector array. A thinner interconnect line corresponding to the photodetector array is disposed within one or more insulating layers. A thicker interconnect line corresponding to the periph...

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Main Authors RHODES HOWARD, QIAN YIN, VENEZIA VINCENT, MAO DULI, TAI HSIN CHIH
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 20.10.2015
Subjects
BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
ELECTRIC SOLID STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
ELECTRICITY
SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES
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Summary:An apparatus of one aspect includes a photodetector array, and a peripheral region at a periphery of the photodetector array. A thinner interconnect line corresponding to the photodetector array is disposed within one or more insulating layers. A thicker interconnect line corresponding to the peripheral region is disposed within the one or more insulating layers. Other apparatus, methods, and systems are also disclosed.
Bibliography:Application Number: US20100727115