US Patent Issued to HAMAMATSU PHOTONICS on June 30 for "Avalanche photodiode array" (Japanese Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,672,363, issued on June 30, was assigned to HAMAMATSU PHOTONICS K.K. (Hamamatsu, Japan).

"Avalanche photodiode array" was invented by Hironori Sonobe (Hamamatsu, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "In an APD array, a plurality of APDs include a first semiconductor layer, a plurality of second semiconductor layers, and a multiplication layer. The first semiconductor layer is provided closer to the second surface than a semiconductor region. The plurality of second semiconductor layers are arranged along a first surface. The multiplication layer is provided within the semiconductor region and provided between the plurality of second semic...