Global Patent Index - EP 3039392 A1

EP 3039392 A1 20160706 - THERMAL SENSOR AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING A THERMAL SENSOR

Title (en)

THERMAL SENSOR AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING A THERMAL SENSOR

Title (de)

THERMOSENSOR UND VERFAHREN ZUR HERSTELLUNG EINES THERMOSENSORS

Title (fr)

CAPTEUR THERMIQUE ET PROCÉDÉ DE FABRICATION D'UN CAPTEUR THERMIQUE

Publication

EP 3039392 A1 20160706 (DE)

Application

EP 14755094 A 20140825

Priority

  • DE 102013216909 A 20130826
  • EP 2014067986 W 20140825

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2015028419A1] The present invention relates to a thermal sensor and a method for producing a thermal sensor of this type having a low signal-to-noise ratio at relatively high signal strengths. To this end, a thermoelectric generator is combined with a field effect transistor and a diode. Owing to its integrated diode and the barrier effect associated therewith, the thermal sensor is suitable for the economical and efficient design of imaging sensor arrays for converting thermal radiation into electrical signals.

IPC 8 full level

G01J 5/12 (2006.01); G01J 5/14 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

G01J 5/12 (2013.01 - EP US); G01J 5/14 (2013.01 - EP US); G01J 5/20 (2013.01 - EP); G01J 2005/0077 (2013.01 - US); G01J 2005/106 (2013.01 - US); G01J 2005/123 (2013.01 - US)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 2015028419A1

Citation (examination)

MULLER M ET AL: "A thermoelectric infrared radiation sensor with monolithically integrated amplifier stage and temperature sensor", SENSORS AND ACTUATORS A: PHYSICAL, ELSEVIER BV, NL, vol. 54, no. 1-3, 1 June 1996 (1996-06-01), pages 601 - 605, XP004077932, ISSN: 0924-4247, DOI: 10.1016/S0924-4247(97)80022-2

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

Designated extension state (EPC)

BA ME

DOCDB simple family (publication)

DE 102013216909 A1 20150226; CN 105473989 A 20160406; EP 3039392 A1 20160706; US 2016231178 A1 20160811; US 9891113 B2 20180213; WO 2015028419 A1 20150305

DOCDB simple family (application)

DE 102013216909 A 20130826; CN 201480047033 A 20140825; EP 14755094 A 20140825; EP 2014067986 W 20140825; US 201414914285 A 20140825