Patent ID: 7916836

Claim:
An imaging detector comprising: a direct conversion material configured to generate electrical charge upon reception of x-rays; a plurality of metallized anodes coupled to the direct conversion material configured to collect electrical charges generated in the direct conversion material; at least one readout device; a redistribution layer having a plurality of electrical pathways configured to route the electrical charges from the plurality of metallized anodes to the at least one readout device; a silicon layer positioned between the redistribution layer and the plurality of metallized anodes; a flex circuit positioned between the silicon layer and the at least one readout device and having the electrical pathways therein; and a plurality of switches embedded in the silicon layer, the plurality of switches coupled to the plurality of electrical pathways between the plurality of metallized anodes and the at least one readout device, the plurality of switches comprising at least one via, wherein each of the plurality of switches comprises: an input line electrically coupled to one of the plurality of metallized anodes; a first output node electrically coupled to an input channel of the at least one readout device and the plurality of metallized anodes; and a second output node electrically coupled to at least one other switch of the plurality of switches.