Vishay Intertechnology, Inc.
OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICE ARRANGED AS A MULTI-SPECTRAL LIGHT SENSOR HAVING A PHOTODIODE ARRAY WITH ALIGNED LIGHT BLOCKING LAYERS AND N-WELL REGIONS

Abstract:

An optoelectronic device is disclosed, comprising: a photodiode array including a plurality of first photodiodes, each first photodiode including a respective n+ region and a respective n-well region; a guide array disposed over the photodiode array, the guide array including a plurality of guide members separated from one another by a layer of light-blocking material, the guide members being aligned with the n+ regions of the first photodiodes, such that each guide member is disposed over a different respective n+ region, and the layer of light-blocking material being aligned with the n-well regions of the first photodiodes; and a filter array disposed over the guide array, the filter array including a plurality of bandpass filters, each bandpass filter being aligned with a different one of the plurality of guide members, each bandpass filter having a different transmission band.