MUMBAI, India, June 30 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202617066778 A) filed by Vishay Semiconductor Gmbh on May 27, 2026, for Photodetector With Enhanced Ultraviolet Light Sensitivity.

Inventors include Esteki, Ardeshir; Gebauer, Christoph; Gottlob, Heinrich; and Lemme, Max.

The application for the patent was published on June 26, 2026, under issue no. 26/2026.

Abstract: A photodetector and method of making the same including a semiconductor and a 2D material. The space charge region is located directly at the surface of the semiconductor. A photon with a small wavelength, once it enters the semiconductor, is immediately inside the space charge region in which an electron-hole pair generated by the pho...