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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 02, 2021
Filed:
Jan. 18, 2019
Avago Technologies International Sales Pte. Limited, Singapore, SG;
Milos Davidovic, Vienna, AT;
Reinhard Enne, Hofstetten-Grünau, AT;
Gunther Leopold Steinle, Regensburg, DE;
AVAGO TECHNOLOGIES INTERNATIONAL SALES PTE. LIMITED, Singapore, SG;
Abstract
Systems and circuits directed to a time-of-flight measurement system are provided. More specifically, an illustrative optical sensor is disclosed to include a plurality of avalanche photodiodes, at least one of the plurality of avalanche photodiodes being in communication with amplifier common node through an impedance converter that is responsive to a control signal and selectively connects or disconnects the at least one avalanche photodiode from the common node based on the control signal. In an example, the impedance converter is also configured to preserve current generated from the at least one avalanche photodiode.