US Patent Issued to STMicroelectronics (Grenoble 2), STMicroelectronics on Nov. 25 for "Multispectral imager" (American, French Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,480,813, issued on Nov. 25, was assigned to STMicroelectronics (Grenoble 2) SAS (Grenoble, France) and STMicroelectronics Inc. (Coppell, Texas).

"Multispectral imager" was invented by Jonathan Steckel (Corenc, France) and Andras G. Pattantyus-Abraham (Menlo Park, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An imaging device includes a first layer made of quantum dots and a second layer including at least two filter regions extending over the first layer. The at least two filter regions are configured to transmit distinct wavelengths. The quantum dots of the first layer are configured to generate charges upon reception of light in the distinct ...