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A test platform for CMOS SPADs and digital SiPMs in a 110 nm technology

Torilla, 2024

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Single Photon Avalanche Diodes (SPADs) are semiconductor devices enabling the detection of individual photons. The pn junction, representing the core of the sensing structure, is operated with a reverse voltage exceeding the breakdown voltage of the sensor …
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