Sensor Matrix With Semiconductor Components Reducing Crosstalk
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Solution Overview
Problem
High integration density in sensor matrices leads to crosstalk issues due to densely packed supply and readout electrodes, causing signal interference and blurring of captured images, especially in high-resolution applications with large signal level differences.
Innovation Solution
The second electrode arrangement is positioned on a top layer over the carrier layer, allowing for an electrically conductive contact with the component arrangement, reducing crosstalk and enabling more space for electrode placement, while allowing for separate manufacturing of the carrier and top layers, and potential elasticity for application on uneven surfaces.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Quantity of substance
If supply and readout electrodes are densely packed on the carrier layer to achieve high integration density, then component density is improved, but signal interference and crosstalk increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent transitions from a planar electrode arrangement to a three-dimensional configuration by placing the readout electrode on the top layer above the carrier layer. This vertical separation in the third dimension allows high component density on the carrier layer while maintaining sufficient distance between supply and readout electrodes to prevent crosstalk and signal interference.
Solution Approach 2:
The device is divided into two separate layers: the carrier layer containing the component arrangement and supply electrodes, and the top layer containing the readout electrode. This segmentation allows each layer to be optimized independently for its specific function while reducing electromagnetic interference between electrodes.
2Ease of operation
If electrodes are arranged in a grid pattern to access individual components, then component accessibility is improved, but electrode density and crosstalk risk increase
Solution Approach 1:
Instead of increasing electrode density in the planar grid to access individual components, the patent uses the vertical dimension by placing the readout electrode on the top layer. This allows selective access to components through vertical positioning without increasing horizontal electrode density, thereby maintaining low crosstalk while preserving component accessibility.
3Ease of manufacture
If carrier layer and top layer are manufactured separately, then manufacturing flexibility and cost are improved, but assembly complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The device is designed as separable layers that can be manufactured independently using different processes and materials optimized for each function. The carrier layer can be produced with flexible substrates and low-temperature processing, while the top layer can be manufactured separately and then bonded to the carrier layer through simple lamination or adhesive bonding, minimizing assembly complexity despite manufacturing separation.
Data Source
AI summary
The invention relates to a sensor matrix (1) with semiconductor components and a process for producing such a device, which sensor matrix comprises a laminar carrier layer (3), a first (4) and at least one second (10) electrode arrangement and a component arrangement (6). The first electrode arrangement (4) is disposed on a surface (2) of the carrier layer (3), and the component arrangement (6) is disposed on the first electrode arrangement (4) in the form of a plurality of organic semiconductor components (7). The second electrode arrangement (10) is arranged on a surface (8) of a top layer (9), and the top layer (9) is arranged over the carrier layer (3) so that the first (4) and second (10) electrode arrangements face one another and the second electrode arrangement (10) is in electrically conductive contact, at least in sections, with the component arrangement (6).