Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Electronic device including light source and ToF sensor, and LIDAR system
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Application No.: US16921060Application Date: 2020-07-06
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Publication No.: US11644552B2Publication Date: 2023-05-09
- Inventor: Younggu Jin , Min-Sun Keel , Daeyun Kim , Youngchan Kim
- Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
- Applicant Address: KR Suwon-si
- Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
- Current Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
- Current Assignee Address: KR Suwon-si
- Agency: Fish & Richardson P.C.
- Priority: KR 20190176379 2019.12.27
- Main IPC: G01S7/48
- IPC: G01S7/48 ; G01S7/486 ; G01S17/894 ; G01S7/481 ; G01S7/4863 ; G01S17/18

Abstract:
An electronic device includes a time of flight (ToF) sensor including a pixel array, a light source that emits light signals, and an optical device that projects the light signals to areas of an object which respectively correspond to a plurality of pixel blocks including pixels of the pixel array. Each of the pixels includes a plurality of taps each including a photo transistor, a first transfer transistor connected with the photo transistor, a storage element connected with the first transfer transistor, a second transfer transistor connected with the storage element, a floating diffusion area connected with the second transfer transistor, and a readout circuit connected with the floating diffusion area. An overflow transistor is disposed adjacent to the photo transistor and connected with a power supply voltage.
Public/Granted literature
- US20210199781A1 ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING LIGHT SOURCE AND ToF SENSOR, AND LIDAR SYSTEM Public/Granted day:2021-07-01
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