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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 23, 2021
Filed:
May. 18, 2020
Applicant:
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Inventors:
Shingo Mandai, Mountain View, CA (US);
Cristiano L. Niclass, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 7/4863 (2020.01); G01J 1/44 (2006.01); G01S 7/4865 (2020.01); G01S 17/10 (2020.01); H01L 27/146 (2006.01); H01L 31/107 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 7/4863 (2013.01); G01J 1/44 (2013.01); G01S 7/4865 (2013.01); G01S 17/10 (2013.01); G01J 2001/442 (2013.01); G01J 2001/4466 (2013.01); H01L 27/14643 (2013.01); H01L 31/107 (2013.01);
Abstract
A single-photon avalanche diode (SPAD) detector includes a pixel array comprising multiple pixels and a memory operably connected to the pixel array. Each pixel includes a SPAD. Various techniques for accumulating signals received from the same SPAD over multiple scans and storing the accumulated signals in the memory are disclosed.