Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Apparatus and method for range measurement
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Application No.: US15498096Application Date: 2017-04-26
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Publication No.: US10527728B2Publication Date: 2020-01-07
- Inventor: Yibing Michelle Wang
- Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
- Applicant Address: KR
- Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd
- Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd
- Current Assignee Address: KR
- Agency: The Farrell Law Firm, P.C.
- Main IPC: G01S17/00
- IPC: G01S17/00 ; G01S17/89 ; H04N13/204

Abstract:
An apparatus and a method. The apparatus includes a single-photon avalanche diode (SPAD) circuit configured to detect a photon, including a first input for receiving a first voltage (VSPAD), a second input for receiving a first signal (SHUTTER), a third input for receiving a second voltage (VDD), and an output; a logic circuit configured to latch the detected photon, including a first input connected to the output of the SPAD circuit, a second input for receiving a second signal (TXRMD), and an output; and a pinned photo diode (PPD) circuit configured to record a time of flight (TOF) of the detected photon, including a first input connected to the output of the logic circuit, a second input for receiving a third signal (VTX), a third input for receiving a fourth signal (RST), a fourth input for receiving a third voltage (VPIX), a fifth input for receiving a fifth signal (SEL), and an output.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180217261A1 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR RANGE MEASUREMENT Public/Granted day:2018-08-02
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