Development of Germanium SPAD detectors for single-photon counting from 600–1550 nm
GeQD – Germanium Quantum Detectors
Pfaffenwaldring 47, 70569 StuttgartNew on Amplifa
About GeQD
GeQD – Germanium Quantum Detectors is a spin-off venture from the Institute of Semiconductor Technology (IHT) at the University of Stuttgart, based on campus in Stuttgart-Vaihingen (Pfaffenwaldring 47). The company develops Ge-on-Si SPAD detectors (Single-Photon Avalanche Diodes) based on germanium that enable scalable single-photon detection in the wavelength range of 600 to 1550 nm at room temperature. The CMOS-compatible technology is positioned as an alternative to InGaAs detectors and SNSPDs (superconducting nanowire detectors). Target applications lie in SWIR photon counting at 1550 nm, in quantum sensing and in the LiDAR field. GeQD is a member of QuantumBW and of TUM Venture Labs Quantum & Semiconductor and offers development services for CMOS-compatible photodetectors.
- Site
- Stuttgart
- Processes
- Development of Ge-on-Si SPAD single-photon detectors for SWIR photon counting at 1550 nm, CMOS-compatible photodetectors
- Materials
- Germanium-on-Silicon SPAD
- Industries
- Quantum Sensing, LiDAR, SWIR Detection / Photon Counting
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Detector design and technology development (Ge-on-Si)
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Manufacturing in the environment of the Institute of Semiconductor Technology
- 03
Characterization and testing (single-photon detection 600–1550 nm)
Technology & Processes
Germanium-on-Silicon SPAD
CMOS-compatible SPAD structure for single-photon counting in the SWIR up to 1550 nm at room temperature.
Site
Stuttgart
DEDevelopment and detector technology (University of Stuttgart, IHT)
- Materials
- Ge-on-Si
Industries
Additional services