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US 11,906,365 B2Granted
Long-wave infrared sensor and electronic device including the same
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorsByungkyu Lee, Jinmyoung Kim, Byonggwon Song, Yooseong Yang, Duhyun Lee, Hyuck Choo
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Abstract
Provided is a long-wave infrared (LWIR) sensor including a substrate, a magnetic resistance device on the substrate, and an LWIR absorption layer on the magnetic resistance device, wherein a resistance of the magnetic resistance device changes based on temperature, and wherein the LWIR absorption layer is configured to absorb LWIR rays and generate heat.
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A long-wave infrared (LWIR) sensor comprising:
- a substrate;
- a magnetic resistance device on the substrate;
- and
- an LWIR absorption layer on the magnetic resistance device, the LWIR absorption layer being configured to absorb LWIR rays and generate heat,
- wherein a resistance of the magnetic resistance device changes based on temperature change based on the heat generated by the LWIR absorption layer.
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A long-wave infrared (LWIR) sensor comprising:
- a plurality of pixels provided in a plurality of rows and a plurality of columns,
- wherein each of the plurality of pixels comprises:
- a substrate;
- a magnetic resistance device on the substrate;
- and
- an LWIR absorption layer on the magnetic resistance device,
- wherein a resistance of the magnetic resistance device changes based on temperature, and
- wherein the LWIR absorption layer is configured to absorb LWIR rays and emit heat.
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An electronic device comprising:
- a long-wave infrared (LWIR) sensor;
- and
- a processor configured to receive a sensing signal from the LWIR sensor and process the sensing signal,
- wherein the LWIR sensor comprises:
- a substrate;
- a magnetic resistance device on the substrate;
- and
- an LWIR absorption layer on the magnetic resistance device,
- wherein a resistance of the magnetic resistance device changes based on temperature, and
- wherein the LWIR absorption layer is configured to absorb LWIR rays and emit heat.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.