PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 15919116
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-03
Publication Date: 2018-07
Patent Classification: ["348", "164000"]

Abstract:
Various techniques are provided for implementing a segmented focal plane array (FPA) of infrared sensors. In one example, a system includes a segmented FPA. The segmented FPA includes a top die having an array of infrared sensors (e.g., bolometers). The top die may also include a portion of a read-out integrated circuit (ROIC). The segmented FPA also includes a bottom die having at least a portion of the ROIC. The top and the bottom dies are electrically coupled via inter-die connections. Advantageously, the segmented FPA may be fabricated with a higher yield and a smaller footprint compared with conventional FPA architectures. Moreover, the segmented FPA may be fabricated using different semiconductor processes for each die.

Claim (Index 1):
A system comprising:\n a focal plane array (FPA) comprising:\n a first die comprising an array of active bolometers to receive infrared (IR) radiation from a scene; \n a second die comprising at least a portion of a read-out integrated circuit (ROIC); \n a plurality of inter-die connections configured to pass signals between the first die and the second die, wherein the passed signals are used to generate output values corresponding to the IR radiation received at the active bolometers; and \n a bias correction circuit configured to generate a bias correction signal associated with a bias voltage for the active bolometers.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 50.0
- Percentile: 90.0
- Lexical Diversity: 1.98507
- Patent Class: 348.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: open
- Component Type: 1
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['14106696', '14133095', '15645949', '14101245', '14748873']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.6594007784481444
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.5357611836577992
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.6470368189691099
- Mean Citation Score: 267.533548
- Max Citation Score: 382.83804
- Similarity Product: 350.9542052361059

Labels:
- Claim Label 101: 1
- Claim Label 102: 1
- Claim Label 103: 0
- Claim Label 112: 1
- Combined Label: 1
- Label 101 Adjusted: 1

Dataset: test