PROTECTIVE COVER AND ATTACHMENT METHOD FOR MOISTURE SENSITIVE DEVICES

Title:

PROTECTIVE COVER AND ATTACHMENT METHOD FOR MOISTURE SENSITIVE DEVICES

Document Type and Number:

WIPO Patent Application WO2002045178

Kind Code:

A3

Abstract:

A radiation imaging device (20) includes a scintillator (26), a cover (22) and an imager substrate (28). A photodetector array (30) comprising a plurality of photodetectors (32) is disposed on the imager substrate (28). The cover (22) is hermetically bonded to the substrate (28) with a sealant (24). The cover has outer sidewalls (42, 44) and a top side (46) connecting the outer sidewalls. In attaching to the substrate, the cover is disposed on the imager substrate to surround the scintillor. A curable sealant is applied along the outer surface of the cover. The sealant is then cured to hermetically bond the cover to the substrate.

Inventors:

MAYDANICH I FYODOR
SHVETSKIY YAKOV BENTSION

Application Number:

PCT/US2001/043495

Publication Date:

January 30, 2003

Filing Date:

November 14, 2001

Export Citation:

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Assignee:

GE MED SYS GLOBAL TECH CO LLC (US)

International Classes:

G01T1/20; G01T1/00; G01T1/24; G01T7/00; H01L27/14; H01L31/0203; H01L31/055; H01L31/09; H01L31/115; H04N5/32; (IPC1-7): H01L31/0203; H01L31/055; H01L31/115; G01T1/00; G01T1/24

Domestic Patent References:

WO1998032179A1	1998-07-23
WO2000065376A1	2000-11-02

Foreign References:

EP0903590A1

1999-03-24

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