Patent ID: 7724295
Filing Date: 2010-05-25
Classification: G01T,H01L,H04N

Abstract:
1. A radiation reader comprising: a plurality of pixels provided on an insulating substrate, wherein each one of the plurality of the pixels includes a conversion element for convening an incident radiation into an electric charge, a source-follower input transistor having a gate for receiving the electric charge from the conversion element and having a source and a drain for reading a signal corresponding to the electric charge stored in the gate, and a reset transistor for reset of the gate; a circuit for obtaining a signal output based on the signal, wherein the circuit comprises first storage means for storing the signal containing noise generated in each one of the plurality of pixels after the reset of the gate by the reset transistor, and second storage means for storing the noise read by the source-follower input transistor; and processing means for subtracting from the signal stored in the first storage means, the noise stored in the second storage means to obtain the signal output, wherein the source-follower input transistor and the reset transistor each comprises a thin film transistor formed from amorphous silicon or polysilicon, and wherein the conversion element has an upper electrode and a lower electrode, and the lower electrode is formed on an upper side of the source-follower input transistor and the reset transistor through an insulating layer.