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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 17, 2020
Filed:
Oct. 03, 2018
Stmicroelectronics (Grenoble 2) Sas, Grenoble, FR;
Stmicroelectronics (Alps) Sas, Grenoble, FR;
Pascal Mellot, Lans en Vercors, FR;
Jean-Jacques Rouger, Grenoble, FR;
STMICROELECTRONICS (ALPS) SAS, Grenoble, FR;
STMICROELECTRONICS (GRENOBLE 2) SAS, Grenoble, FR;
Abstract
A method of detecting ambient luminous radiation includes resetting and triggering a counter each time a photodiode illuminated by the ambient luminous radiation reaches a discharge threshold. The counter is then being clocked by a clock signal having a first frequency and delivering a counter output signal. The method further includes generating an AC signal representative of the ambient luminous radiation by converting, from digital to analog, a digital signal obtained from the counter output signal.