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Behind the basics there are some nuances that relate to
things like suppressing / minimizing RTS (RTN) noise, field
control and so on. Applications which need very low dark
current and cryo operation care a lot about this; a receiver
for short haul fiber optics, less so.
Give some thought to your application care-abouts, and
the literature may help you with the finer points of device
construction.
You just need one photodiode in layout: the other one (in schematic) is a parasitic diode between n-well and substrate. See this image: The area of the parasitic diode (the n-well area) is bigger than the pd (the p+) area.
The quadratic structure outside around the p+ diffusion area is the border between two recognition areas, s. this post.
Seems ok. If (and which) recognition layers are necessary for the LVS check to match, depends on your PDK's extract rules.
You wouldn't need the extra n-well contact, the n+ guard ring contacts are enough. So you could save some area: the n-well diffusion area can be with min. spacing outside the n+ guard ring, and the p+ substrate guard ring may have min. spacing to the n-well.
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