US5302933A
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Infrared sensor
Assignee: Terumo Corp
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Filing: 1992-09-22
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Granted: 1994-04-12
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Expires: 2012-09-22
Abstract
Abstract An infrared radiation sensor has a bridge portion which bridges a cave portion formed in a sensor substrate. The bridge portion includes an infrared radiation receiving portion and support portions for supporting the infrared radiation receiving portion. The plane shape of the infrared radiation receiving portion is a square or a circle which has a greater side length or a greater diameter than the width of the supporting portions to increase the amount of infrared radiation received by the infrared receiving portion.
Inventors
- 👤 Takeshi Kudo
- 👤 Takehisa Mori
- 👤 Kiyoshi Komatsu
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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2026-11-08 12:44
CPC Classifications
H; H10; H10F; H10F71/00; H10F71/10; H10F71/103; G; G01; G01J; G01J5/00; G01J5/10; G01J5/20; H10F30/00; H10F30/10; H10F30/15; G01J5/12; Y; Y02; Y02E; Y02E10/00; Y02E10/50; Y02P; Y02P70/00; Y02P70/50
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 23
Claim 1
Independent Claim
122 words
An infrared radiation sensor comprising: a sensor substrate having a cave portion; a bridge portion formed on a surface of said sensor substrate so as to bridge said cave portion, said bridge portion comprising infrared radiation receiving portion means for receiving infrared radiation and support portion means for supporting said infrared radiation receiving portion means, said infrared radiation receiving portion means having a grater width than that of said supporting portion means; and thermally sensitive portion means for detecting said infrared radiation, said thermally sensitive portion means being formed on said infrared radiation receiving portion means, said thermally sensitive portion means having characteristics in which electrical resistance varies in accordance with the infrared radiation received by said infrared receiving radiation portion means.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
122 words
An infrared radiation sensor comprising: a sensor substrate having a cave portion; a bridge portion formed on a surface of said sensor substrate so as to bridge said cave portion, said bridge portion comprising infrared radiation receiving portion means for receiving infrared radiation and support portion means for supporting said infrared radiation receiving portion means, said infrared radiation receiving portion means having a grater width than that of said supporting portion means; and thermally sensitive portion means for detecting said infrared radiation, said thermally sensitive portion means being formed on said infrared radiation receiving portion means, said thermally sensitive portion means having characteristics in which electrical resistance varies in accordance with the infrared radiation received by said infrared receiving radiation portion means.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
21 words
An infrared radiation sensor according to claim 1, wherein said infrared radiation receiving portion is integrally formed with said supporting portions.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
23 words
An infrared radiation sensor according to claim 1, wherein said infrared radiation receiving portion is arranged at a center of said bridge portion.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
34 words
An infrared radiation sensor according to claim 1, wherein said infrared radiation receiving portion has a plane shape of a square having a greater side length than the width of said supporting portion means.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
170 words
An infrared radiation sensor, comprising: a sensor substrate having a cave portion; a bridge portion formed on a surface of said sensor substrate so as to bridge said cave portion, said bridge portion comprising infrared radiation receiving portion means for receiving infrared radiation and supporting portion means for supporting said infrared radiation receiving portion means, said infrared radiation receiving portion means having a grater width than that of said supporting portion means, said infrared radiation receiving portion means having a plane shape of a square with a greater side length than the width of said supporting portion means, a ratio of said side length to a whole length of said bridge portion being in the range of 0.1 to 0.9; and thermally sensitive portion means for detecting said infrared radiation, said thermally sensitive portion means being formed on said infrared radiation receiving portion means, said thermally sensitive portion means having characteristics in which electrical resistance varies in accordance with the infrared radiation received by said infrared receiving radiation portion means.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
170 words
An infrared radiation sensor, comprising: a sensor substrate having a cave portion; a bridge portion formed on a surface of said sensor substrate so as to bridge said cave portion, said bridge portion comprising infrared radiation receiving portion means for receiving infrared radiation and supporting portion means for supporting said infrared radiation receiving portion means, said infrared radiation receiving portion means having a grater width than that of said supporting portion means, said infrared radiation receiving portion means having a plane shape of a square with a greater side length than the width of said supporting portion means, a ratio of said side length to a whole length of said bridge portion being in the range of 0.1 to 0.9; and thermally sensitive portion means for detecting said infrared radiation, said thermally sensitive portion means being formed on said infrared radiation receiving portion means, said thermally sensitive portion means having characteristics in which electrical resistance varies in accordance with the infrared radiation received by said infrared receiving radiation portion means.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
19 words
An infrared radiation sensor according to claim 5, wherein said ratio is in the range of 0.2 to 0.6.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
31 words
An infrared radiation sensor according to claim 1, wherein said infrared receiving portion has a plane shape of a circle having a greater diameter than the width of said supporting portions.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
170 words
An infrared radiation sensor, comprising: a sensor substrate having a cave portion; a bridge portion formed on a surface of said sensor substrate so as to bridge said cave portion, said bridge portion comprising infrared radiation receiving portion means for receiving infrared radiation and supporting portion means for supporting said infrared radiation receiving portion means, said infrared radiation receiving portion means having a grater width than that of said supporting portion means, said infrared radiation receiving portion means having a plane shape of a circle with a greater side length than the width of said supporting portion means, a ratio of said diameter length to a whole length of said bridge portion being in the range of 0.1 to 0.9; and thermally sensitive portion means for detecting said infrared radiation, said thermally sensitive portion means being formed on said infrared radiation receiving portion means, said thermally sensitive portion means having characteristics in which electrical resistance varies in accordance with the infrared radiation received by said infrared receiving radiation portion means.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
170 words
An infrared radiation sensor, comprising: a sensor substrate having a cave portion; a bridge portion formed on a surface of said sensor substrate so as to bridge said cave portion, said bridge portion comprising infrared radiation receiving portion means for receiving infrared radiation and supporting portion means for supporting said infrared radiation receiving portion means, said infrared radiation receiving portion means having a grater width than that of said supporting portion means, said infrared radiation receiving portion means having a plane shape of a circle with a greater side length than the width of said supporting portion means, a ratio of said diameter length to a whole length of said bridge portion being in the range of 0.1 to 0.9; and thermally sensitive portion means for detecting said infrared radiation, said thermally sensitive portion means being formed on said infrared radiation receiving portion means, said thermally sensitive portion means having characteristics in which electrical resistance varies in accordance with the infrared radiation received by said infrared receiving radiation portion means.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
19 words
An infrared radiation sensor according to claim 8, wherein said ratio is in the range of 0.2 to 0.6.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
19 words
An infrared radiation sensor according to cl aim 1, wherein said sensor substrate is a silicon or germanium substrate.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
19 words
An infrared radiation sensor according to cl aim 1, wherein said sensor substrate is a silicon or germanium substrate.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
16 words
An infrared radiation sensor according to claim 10, wherein said sensor substrate is a silicon substrate.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
33 words
An infrared radiation sensor according to claim 1, wherein said thermally sensitive portion means is formed of a film selected from the group consisting of amorphous germanium, amorphous silicon and polycrystalline silicon films.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
21 words
An infrared radiation sensor according to claim 12, wherein said thermally sensitive portion means is formed of an amorphous germanium film.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
41 words
An infrared radiation sensor according to claim 1, wherein said bridge portion is formed of a dielectric material selected from the group consisting of a silicon oxide film, a silicon nitride film, a laminated film thereof and a silicon oxynitride film.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
19 words
An infrared radiations sensor according to claim 14, wherein said bridge portion is formed of a silicon oxynitride film.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
28 words
An infrared radiations sensor according to claim 1, wherein said bridge portion is formed of a synthetic re in selected from the group consisting of polyimides and photoresists.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
29 words
An infrared radiations sensor according to claim 1, wherein said bridge portion is formed of a semiconductor material selected from the group consisting of monocrystalline silicons and polycrystalline silicons.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
19 words
An infrared radiation sensor according to claim 1, wherein said bridge portion is formed of a thin metallic film.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
31 words
An infrared radiation sensor according to claim 1, which further comprises an infrared radiation guiding aperture for guiding infrared radiation to said infrared radiation receiving portion means via said cave portion.
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