Infrared sensor IC, and infrared sensor and manufacturing method thereof
First Claim
1. An infrared sensor comprising:
- a substrate; and
a compound semiconductor stacked layers formed on said substrate by stacking a plurality of compound semiconductor layers, said compound semiconductor stacked layers comprising;
an n-type doped compound semiconductor layer formed on said substrate, said n-type doped compound semiconductor layer composed of an n-type doped material and including indium and antimony;
a compound semiconductor light absorption layer formed on said n-type doped compound semiconductor layer, said compound semiconductor light absorption layer composed of a non-doped or p-type doped material including indium and antimony; and
a p-type doped compound semiconductor layer formed on said compound semiconductor light absorption layer, said p-type doped compound semiconductor layer composed of a material that is p-type doped at a higher carrier density than said compound semiconductor light absorption layer and has a larger band gap than said n-type doped compound semiconductor layer and said compound semiconductor light absorption layer, wherein said p-type doped compound semiconductor layer functions as a barrier layer.
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Abstract
An infrared sensor IC and an infrared sensor, which are extremely small and are not easily affected by electromagnetic noise and thermal fluctuation, and a manufacturing method thereof are provided. A compound semiconductor that has a small device resistance and a large electron mobility is used for a sensor (2), and then, the compound semiconductor sensor (2) and an integrated circuit (3), which processes an electrical signal output by the compound semiconductor sensor (2) and performs an operation, are arranged in a single package using hybrid formation. In this manner, an infrared sensor IC that can be operated at room temperature can be provided by a microminiature and simple package that is not conventionally produced.
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38 Claims
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1. An infrared sensor comprising:
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a substrate; and a compound semiconductor stacked layers formed on said substrate by stacking a plurality of compound semiconductor layers, said compound semiconductor stacked layers comprising; an n-type doped compound semiconductor layer formed on said substrate, said n-type doped compound semiconductor layer composed of an n-type doped material and including indium and antimony; a compound semiconductor light absorption layer formed on said n-type doped compound semiconductor layer, said compound semiconductor light absorption layer composed of a non-doped or p-type doped material including indium and antimony; and a p-type doped compound semiconductor layer formed on said compound semiconductor light absorption layer, said p-type doped compound semiconductor layer composed of a material that is p-type doped at a higher carrier density than said compound semiconductor light absorption layer and has a larger band gap than said n-type doped compound semiconductor layer and said compound semiconductor light absorption layer, wherein said p-type doped compound semiconductor layer functions as a barrier layer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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