Abstract
A high-performance lateral polysilicon photodiode was designed in standard 0.18 /spl mu/m CMOS technology. The device has a frequency bandwidth far in the GHz range: the measured bandwidth of the poly photodiode was 6 GHz, which figure was limited by the measurement equipment. The high intrinsic (physical) bandwidth is due to a short excess carrier lifetime. The external (electrical) bandwidth is also high because of a very small parasitic capacitance (< 0.1 pF). This is the best bandwidth performance among all reported diodes designed in a standard CMOS. The quantum efficiency of this poly photodiode is 0.2% due to the very small light sensitive diode volume. The diode active area is limited by a narrow depletion region and its depth by the technology.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | ESSDERC '03. 33rd Conference on European Solid-State Device Research, 2003 |
| Publisher | IEEE |
| Pages | 521-524 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| ISBN (Print) | 0-7803-7999-3 |
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| Publication status | Published - 16 Sept 2003 |
| Event | 33rd European Solid-State Device Research Conference, ESSDERC 2003 - Lisboa, Portugal Duration: 16 Sept 2003 → 18 Sept 2003 Conference number: 33 |
Conference
| Conference | 33rd European Solid-State Device Research Conference, ESSDERC 2003 |
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| Abbreviated title | ESSDERC |
| Country/Territory | Portugal |
| City | Lisboa |
| Period | 16/09/03 → 18/09/03 |
Keywords
- METIS-212884
- IR-45671