DE69106763D1 - Infrarotsensor. - Google Patents
Infrarotsensor.Info
- Publication number
- DE69106763D1 DE69106763D1 DE69106763T DE69106763T DE69106763D1 DE 69106763 D1 DE69106763 D1 DE 69106763D1 DE 69106763 T DE69106763 T DE 69106763T DE 69106763 T DE69106763 T DE 69106763T DE 69106763 D1 DE69106763 D1 DE 69106763D1
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- Germany
- Prior art keywords
- infrared sensor
- infrared
- sensor
- Prior art date
- Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
- Expired - Fee Related
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- G—PHYSICS
- G01—MEASURING; TESTING
- G01J—MEASUREMENT OF INTENSITY, VELOCITY, SPECTRAL CONTENT, POLARISATION, PHASE OR PULSE CHARACTERISTICS OF INFRARED, VISIBLE OR ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT; COLORIMETRY; RADIATION PYROMETRY
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- G01—MEASURING; TESTING
- G01K—MEASURING TEMPERATURE; MEASURING QUANTITY OF HEAT; THERMALLY-SENSITIVE ELEMENTS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
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- Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
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- Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
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- Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
- Microelectronics & Electronic Packaging (AREA)
- Computer Hardware Design (AREA)
- Electromagnetism (AREA)
- Condensed Matter Physics & Semiconductors (AREA)
- Power Engineering (AREA)
- Manufacturing & Machinery (AREA)
- Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
- Nanotechnology (AREA)
- Photometry And Measurement Of Optical Pulse Characteristics (AREA)
- Radiation Pyrometers (AREA)
- Solid State Image Pick-Up Elements (AREA)
Applications Claiming Priority (2)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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JP2100454A JPH041535A (ja) | 1990-04-18 | 1990-04-18 | 赤外線センサ |
JP2287105A JP2946351B2 (ja) | 1990-10-26 | 1990-10-26 | 赤外線センサおよびその製造方法 |
Publications (2)
Publication Number | Publication Date |
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DE69106763D1 true DE69106763D1 (de) | 1995-03-02 |
DE69106763T2 DE69106763T2 (de) | 1995-09-21 |
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Family Applications (2)
Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
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DE69106763T Expired - Fee Related DE69106763T2 (de) | 1990-04-18 | 1991-04-18 | Infrarotsensor. |
DE69124630T Expired - Fee Related DE69124630T2 (de) | 1990-04-18 | 1991-04-18 | Infrarotsensor und Herstellungsverfahren dafür |
Family Applications After (1)
Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
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DE69124630T Expired - Fee Related DE69124630T2 (de) | 1990-04-18 | 1991-04-18 | Infrarotsensor und Herstellungsverfahren dafür |
Country Status (6)
Country | Link |
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US (1) | US5118944A (de) |
EP (2) | EP0453372B1 (de) |
KR (1) | KR940003274B1 (de) |
AU (1) | AU631734B2 (de) |
CA (1) | CA2040631C (de) |
DE (2) | DE69106763T2 (de) |
Families Citing this family (23)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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EP0526551B1 (de) * | 1990-04-26 | 1996-12-11 | The Commonwealth Of Australia | Thermischer infrarotdetektor des bolometertyps mit halbleiterfilm |
JPH06317475A (ja) * | 1991-07-19 | 1994-11-15 | Terumo Corp | 赤外線センサおよびその製造方法 |
US5397897A (en) * | 1992-04-17 | 1995-03-14 | Terumo Kabushiki Kaisha | Infrared sensor and method for production thereof |
DE69218796T2 (de) * | 1992-06-11 | 1997-10-16 | Honeywell Inc | Wärmeisolierungs-mikrostruktur |
GB2282261A (en) * | 1992-09-17 | 1995-03-29 | Mitsubishi Electric Corp | Infrared detector array and production method therefor |
CA2179052C (en) * | 1993-12-13 | 2001-02-13 | Robert E. Higashi | Integrated silicon vacuum micropackage for infrared devices |
US5602043A (en) * | 1995-01-03 | 1997-02-11 | Texas Instruments Incorporated | Monolithic thermal detector with pyroelectric film and method |
JP3494747B2 (ja) * | 1995-03-31 | 2004-02-09 | 石塚電子株式会社 | 薄膜温度センサ及びその製造方法 |
EP0773435A3 (de) * | 1995-07-21 | 1998-03-11 | Texas Instruments Incorporated | Verfahren und Vorrichtungen zur Strahlungsmessung |
GB2310218B (en) * | 1996-02-13 | 1999-12-22 | Marconi Gec Ltd | Coatings |
GB2316225A (en) | 1996-08-06 | 1998-02-18 | Northern Telecom Ltd | Semiconductor photodetector packaging |
US5962909A (en) * | 1996-09-12 | 1999-10-05 | Institut National D'optique | Microstructure suspended by a microsupport |
US5831266A (en) * | 1996-09-12 | 1998-11-03 | Institut National D'optique | Microbridge structure for emitting or detecting radiations and method for forming such microbridge structure |
GB2334141A (en) | 1998-01-30 | 1999-08-11 | Northern Telecom Ltd | Semiconductor device packaging |
US6036872A (en) | 1998-03-31 | 2000-03-14 | Honeywell Inc. | Method for making a wafer-pair having sealed chambers |
CN1103498C (zh) * | 1999-01-28 | 2003-03-19 | 北京工业大学 | 红外探测器 |
FR2822541B1 (fr) | 2001-03-21 | 2003-10-03 | Commissariat Energie Atomique | Procedes et dispositifs de fabrication de detecteurs de rayonnement |
DE10144343A1 (de) * | 2001-09-10 | 2003-03-27 | Perkinelmer Optoelectronics | Sensor zum berührugslosen Messen einer Temperatur |
EP1369929B1 (de) * | 2002-05-27 | 2016-08-03 | STMicroelectronics Srl | Herstellungsverfahren von verkapselten optischen Sensoren und so hergestellter verkapselter optischer Sensor |
GB0405201D0 (en) * | 2004-03-09 | 2004-04-21 | Melexis Nv | Infra red sensing devices |
US8766186B2 (en) | 2006-12-27 | 2014-07-01 | Analog Devices, Inc. | Control aperture for an IR sensor |
DE102007024903B4 (de) * | 2007-05-29 | 2009-05-07 | Pyreos Ltd. | Vorrichtung mit Sandwichstruktur zur Detektion von Wärmestrahlung, Verfahren zum Herstellen und Verwendung der Vorrichtung |
CN104425644B (zh) * | 2013-09-09 | 2016-08-17 | 钜晶电子股份有限公司 | 结合红外线感测功能的多波段光感测器及其制造方法 |
Family Cites Families (7)
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US3949223A (en) * | 1973-11-01 | 1976-04-06 | Honeywell Inc. | Monolithic photoconductive detector array |
JPS57178149A (en) * | 1981-04-28 | 1982-11-02 | Ricoh Co Ltd | Manufacture of electric heater |
JPS5879122A (ja) * | 1981-11-05 | 1983-05-12 | Kureha Chem Ind Co Ltd | 焦電性赤外線検出器 |
JPH06103218B2 (ja) * | 1984-07-23 | 1994-12-14 | 光照 木村 | 光センサ |
US4771325A (en) * | 1985-02-11 | 1988-09-13 | American Telephone & Telegraph Co., At&T Bell Laboratories | Integrated photodetector-amplifier device |
JPH0765937B2 (ja) * | 1986-05-27 | 1995-07-19 | 石塚電子株式会社 | センサ素子およびその製造方法 |
CA1317034C (en) * | 1988-09-30 | 1993-04-27 | Alliedsignal Inc. | Fabrication of oxynitride frontside microstructures |
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1991
- 1991-04-16 AU AU75051/91A patent/AU631734B2/en not_active Ceased
- 1991-04-17 CA CA002040631A patent/CA2040631C/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 1991-04-17 US US07/686,439 patent/US5118944A/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1991-04-18 DE DE69106763T patent/DE69106763T2/de not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 1991-04-18 DE DE69124630T patent/DE69124630T2/de not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 1991-04-18 EP EP91401037A patent/EP0453372B1/de not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1991-04-18 KR KR1019910006223A patent/KR940003274B1/ko not_active IP Right Cessation
- 1991-04-18 EP EP94200254A patent/EP0604405B1/de not_active Expired - Lifetime
Also Published As
Publication number | Publication date |
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EP0453372A1 (de) | 1991-10-23 |
EP0453372B1 (de) | 1995-01-18 |
KR910018789A (ko) | 1991-11-30 |
DE69124630D1 (de) | 1997-03-20 |
AU7505191A (en) | 1991-12-19 |
US5118944A (en) | 1992-06-02 |
DE69106763T2 (de) | 1995-09-21 |
CA2040631A1 (en) | 1991-10-19 |
DE69124630T2 (de) | 1997-07-17 |
CA2040631C (en) | 1996-05-14 |
AU631734B2 (en) | 1992-12-03 |
EP0604405A1 (de) | 1994-06-29 |
EP0604405B1 (de) | 1997-02-05 |
KR940003274B1 (ko) | 1994-04-16 |
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8339 | Ceased/non-payment of the annual fee |