Patent ID: 9689996
Date: 2017-06-27
CPC Classifications: A61B,G01T,H01L

Claim:
1. An image sensor assembly comprising: a semiconductor substrate comprising a top planar portion and a bottom planar portion; a plurality of photodetectors comprising one or more contacts disposed on the top planar portion of the semiconductor substrate, the plurality of photodetectors in electrical communication with data acquisition and signal processing electronic components on the semiconductor substrate, wherein the contacts of the photodetectors, data acquisition and signal processing electronic components are co-located on the top planar portion of the semiconductor substrate; a structured scintillator assembly disposed over the plurality of photodetectors; and a collimator assembly positioned above the structured scintillator assembly with respect to the plurality of photodetectors and the data acquisition and signal processing electronic components, wherein the data acquisition and signal processing electronic components are disposed between the top planar surface of the semiconductor substrate and the collimator assembly, wherein an imaginary line, perpendicular to the top planar portion of the semiconductor substrate, intersects the collimator assembly, the structured scintillator and at least one of the data acquisition and signal processing electronic components; wherein a layout of the photodetectors and the data acquisition and signal processing electronic components and a structural configuration of the collimator assembly are defined with respect to each other, and thereby eliminate an interconnect between the electronic components and the photodetector.