Patent ID: 11942304
Assignee: ASML NETHERLANDS B.V.
Field: Semiconductors (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 9:
10. A detector system, comprising:
a detector array comprising a plurality of sensing elements including a first element and a second element, and a switching region configured to connect the first element and the second element, the switching region including a charge carrier region between the first element and the second element;
a circuit configured to generate a first signal in response to the first element detecting first charges particles that indicate a beam, and generate a second signal in response to the second element detecting second charges particles that indicate the beam;
a controller connected to the circuit;
a signal conditioning circuit array;
a parallel analog signal processing path array;
a parallel analog-to-digital converter array; and
a digital control unit,
wherein the detector array comprises a first number of pixels configured to be grouped in a second number of groups, the second number being less than the first number,
wherein the signal conditioning circuit array, the parallel analog signal processing path array, the parallel analog-to-digital converter array, and the digital control unit are connected to the detector array via a plurality of channels, a number of the plurality of channels being greater than or equal to the second number.