ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,484,336, issued on Nov. 25, was assigned to ams-OSRAM International GmbH (Regensburg, Germany).
"Integrated semiconductor optoelectronic component" was invented by Massimo Cataldo Mazzillo (Hamburg, Germany) and Daniel Dietze (Regensburg, Germany).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An integrated semiconductor optoelectronic component for sensing ambient light levels includes a silicon photomultiplier configured to deliver an output signal indicative of the intensity of the light that irradiates the component. The silicon photomultiplier has an active surface area for light detection. The component also includes an optical filter covering the ...