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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 10, 2020
Filed:
Mar. 10, 2017
Applicant:
Sensl Technologies Ltd., County Cork, IE;
Inventors:
Salvatore Gnecchi, Cork, IE;
John Carlton Jackson, Cobh, IE;
Assignee:
SENSL TECHNOLOGIES LTD., County Cork, IE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 7/48 (2006.01); G01S 7/481 (2006.01); G01T 1/24 (2006.01); G01S 7/487 (2006.01); G01S 7/4861 (2020.01); G01S 7/4863 (2020.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 7/4816 (2013.01); G01S 7/4861 (2013.01); G01S 7/4863 (2013.01); G01S 7/4873 (2013.01); G01T 1/248 (2013.01);
Abstract
A LiDAR readout circuit is described. The readout circuit comprises an SiPM sensor for detecting photons and generating an SIPM analog output signal. A plurality of comparators are provided each having an associated threshold value and being configured to compare the SiPM analog output signal with their associated threshold value and generate a comparison signal. A time to digital converter is configured to receive the comparison signals from the plurality of comparators.