Abstract: An X-ray detector includes an N-channel digital-analogue converter controllable with K+L bits. In an embodiment, the digital-analogue converter includes a first voltage source to provide a plurality of first voltage values at tapping points; and a switch unit with N switch matrices, 2K inputs of the switch matrices being electrically conductively connected to 2K tapping points of the first voltage source. The digital-analogue converter also includes a second voltage source including N subunits. The X-ray detector further includes a discriminator unit including N comparators, at least one input of the comparators being electrically conductively connected to the associated output of the switch matrix and/or to the associated output of the subunit, so that the associated first voltage value and the associated second voltage value are associable with each comparator. A signal of an output of a pre-amplifier, and the associated first and second voltage values are comparable in the comparator.

Abstract: An x-ray detector includes a substrate including an electrically conductive connection between a read-out contact in the region of the top side of the substrate and an input of a pre-amplifier in an active layer of an integrated circuit. A first electrically conductive connection is provided between the read-out contact and a second electrically conductive connection. A surface of a first light protection is relatively larger than a surface of a light-permeable region of the first light protection. The second electrically conductive connection is provided within a second projection of the surface of the light-permeable region along the surface normal and below the second light protection. A third electrically conductive connection between the second electrically conductive connection and the pre-amplifier is provided below the second light protection. The input of the pre-amplifier is protected against direct incidence of light.

Abstract: An x-ray detector includes a substrate including an electrically conductive connection between a read-out contact in the region of the top side of the substrate and an input of a pre-amplifier in an active layer of an integrated circuit. A first electrically conductive connection is provided between the read-out contact and a second electrically conductive connection. A surface of a first light protection is relatively larger than a surface of a light-permeable region of the first light protection. The second electrically conductive connection is provided within a second projection of the surface of the light-permeable region along the surface normal and below the second light protection. A third electrically conductive connection between the second electrically conductive connection and the pre-amplifier is provided below the second light protection. The input of the pre-amplifier is protected against direct incidence of light.

Abstract: A direct-conversion counting x-ray detector includes an analog front end. The analog front end is one-stage. The one stage includes a preamplifier and a pulse shaping unit.

Abstract: An X-ray detector includes an arrangement of detector elements and an evaluation logic of the arrangement of detector elements. The evaluation logic includes a multi-level first multiplexer. A plurality of detector elements are assigned to a first group and each detector element of the first group is assigned to an input of a first level of the multi-level first multiplexer. The respective total number of the inputs of the levels of the multi-level first multiplexer is greater than the total number of outputs of the levels of the multi-level first multiplexer. A serial output is assigned to an output of a last level of the multi-level first multiplexer.

Abstract: In order to further develop a circuit arrangement provided for coding and/or decoding a data stream, in particular of up to 24-bit-wide R[ed]G[reen]B[lue] video signals, and a corresponding method in such way that an efficient DC-balanced coding and/or decoding is possible, in particular with the lowest possible overheads, at least one coder with five 5b/6b coder blocks arranged in parallel to each other and with a 2b/2b coder block arranged in parallel to the 5b/6b coder blocks, and/or at least one decoder with five 6b/5b decoder blocks arranged in parallel to each other and with a 2b/2b decoder block arranged in parallel to the 6b/5b decoder blocks are proposed.

Abstract: An X-ray detector includes an N-channel digital-analogue converter controllable with K+L bits. In an embodiment, the digital-analogue converter includes a first voltage source to provide a plurality of first voltage values at tapping points; and a switch unit with N switch matrices, 2K inputs of the switch matrices being electrically conductively connected to 2K tapping points of the first voltage source. The digital-analogue converter also includes a second voltage source including N subunits. The X-ray detector further includes a discriminator unit including N comparators, at least one input of the comparators being electrically conductively connected to the associated output of the switch matrix and/or to the associated output of the subunit, so that the associated first voltage value and the associated second voltage value are associable with each comparator. A signal of an output of a pre-amplifier, and the associated first and second voltage values are comparable in the comparator.

Abstract: An X-ray detector includes an arrangement of detector elements and an evaluation logic of the arrangement of detector elements. The evaluation logic includes a multi-level first multiplexer. A plurality of detector elements are assigned to a first group and each detector element of the first group is assigned to an input of a first level of the multi-level first multiplexer. The respective total number of the inputs of the levels of the multi-level first multiplexer is greater than the total number of outputs of the levels of the multi-level first multiplexer. A serial output is assigned to an output of a last level of the multi-level first multiplexer.

Abstract: A direct-conversion counting x-ray detector includes an analog front end. The analog front end is one-stage. The one stage includes a preamplifier and a pulse shaping unit.

Abstract: On the basis of single-ended signals based on logic levels, and of differential, in particular common-mode-based, signals, a circuit arrangement and a corresponding method are proposed, in which a serialized signal transmission is always performed in an error-free and stable manner.

Abstract: On the basis of single-ended signals based on logic levels, and of differential, in particular common-mode-based, signals, a circuit arrangement and a corresponding method are proposed, in which a serialized signal transmission is always performed in an error-free and stable manner.

Abstract: In order to further develop a circuit arrangement provided for coding and/or decoding a data stream, in particular of up to 24-bit-wide R[ed]G[reen]B[lue] video signals, and a corresponding method in such way that an efficient DC-balanced coding and/or decoding is possible, in particular with the lowest possible overheads, at least one coder with five 5b/6b coder blocks arranged in parallel to each other and with a 2b/2b coder block arranged in parallel to the 5b/6b coder blocks, and/or at least one decoder with five 6b/5b decoder blocks arranged in parallel to each other and with a 2b/2b decoder block arranged in parallel to the 6b/5b decoder blocks are proposed.

Abstract: On the basis of single-ended signals based on logic levels, and of differential, in particular common-mode-based, signals, a circuit arrangement and a corresponding method are proposed, in which a serialized signal transmission is always performed in an error-free and stable manner.

Abstract: On the basis of single-ended signals based on logic levels, and of differential, in particular common-mode-based, signals, a circuit arrangement and a corresponding method are proposed, in which a serialized signal transmission is always performed in an error-free and stable manner.