“…The temperature sensor used in MelDIR is a silicon-oninsulator (SOI) diode-based uncooled infrared focal plane array (IRFPA) and uses single-crystal p-n junction diodes as the temperature sensors, these being formed in an SOI layer using the mature complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) process. MelDIR also uses unique fabrication techniques involving the pixel structures, readout circuit architectures, and a chip-scale vacuum package process, which results in excellent features such as a highly uniform output and predictable temperature behavior [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11]. These features of MelDIR have led to them having applications such as security, heating, ventilation, air conditioning and smart buildings.…”