US 7,462,833 B2
Multi-functional cathode packaging design for solid-state radiation detectors
Henry Chen, Victoria (Canada); Pinghe Lu, Surrey (Canada); Ray Brougham, Victoria (Canada); Salah Awadalla, Victoria (Canada); Andrew MacDonald, Victoria (Canada); and Glenn Bindley, West Vancouver (Canada)
Assigned to Redlen Technologies, Sidney, British Columbia (Canada)
Filed on Apr. 17, 2007, as Appl. No. 11/785,319.
Prior Publication US 2008/0258066 A1, Oct. 23, 2008
Int. Cl. G01T 1/24 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 250—370.01 36 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A radiation detector, comprising:
a semiconductor substrate having opposing front and rear surfaces;
a cathode electrode located on the front surface of said semiconductor substrate;
a plurality of anode electrodes on the rear surface of said semiconductor substrate; and
an electrically conductive housing placed in electrical and physical contact with the cathode electrode.