- Patent Title: Apparatus and method for controlling the voltage applied to a SPAD
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Application No.: US16681569Application Date: 2019-11-12
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Publication No.: US11274964B2Publication Date: 2022-03-15
- Inventor: John Kevin Moore
- Applicant: STMicroelectronics (Research & Development) Limited
- Applicant Address: GB Marlow
- Assignee: STMicroelectronics (Research & Development) Limited
- Current Assignee: STMicroelectronics (Research & Development) Limited
- Current Assignee Address: GB Marlow
- Agency: Slater Matsil, LLP
- Priority: EP18209521 20181130
- Main IPC: G01J1/44
- IPC: G01J1/44 ; H01L31/107 ; H03K5/134 ; H03F3/08
Abstract:
In an embodiment of the present invention, a method for controlling a voltage across a single photon avalanche diode includes: providing an output based on a current flowing through the single photon avalanche diode; and controlling the voltage applied across the single photon avalanche diode based on the provided output.
Public/Granted literature
- US20200173846A1 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE VOLTAGE APPLIED TO A SPAD Public/Granted day:2020-06-04
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