Patent ID: 8698263
Filing Date: 2014-04-15
Classification: G01J,H01L,Y02E

Abstract:
1. A non-planar photodiode array having a three-dimensional curvature and comprising a plurality of PIN diodes on a support substrate underlying the plurality of PIN diodes, each PIN diode comprising a layer of single-crystalline semiconductor, the plurality of PIN diodes comprising PIN diodes comprising layers of single-crystalline semiconductor having a hexagon-shaped perimeter and PIN diodes comprising layers of single-crystalline semiconductor having a pentagon-shaped perimeter, wherein the PIN diodes comprising layers of single-crystalline semiconductor having a hexagon-shaped perimeter and the PIN diodes comprising layers of single-crystalline semiconductor having a pentagon-shaped perimeter are arranged in a honeycomb pattern, and further wherein the PIN diodes and the support substrate are sufficiently flexible that the photodiode array can be converted from a planar photodiode array to the non-planar photodiode array upon the application of a flexing force.