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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 23, 2021
Filed:
Apr. 08, 2019
Applicants:
Stmicroelectronics (Research & Development) Limited, Marlow, GB;
Stmicroelectronics (Grenoble 2) Sas, Grenoble, FR;
Inventors:
Assignees:
STMicroelectronics (Research & Development) Limited, Marlow, GB;
STMicroelectronics (Grenoble 2) SAS, Grenoble, FR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01J 1/42 (2006.01); G01J 1/44 (2006.01); G01S 7/481 (2006.01); H04N 5/225 (2006.01); G01S 17/04 (2020.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01J 1/4204 (2013.01); G01J 1/44 (2013.01); G01S 7/481 (2013.01); G01S 17/04 (2020.01); H04N 5/2254 (2013.01); G01J 2001/4466 (2013.01);
Abstract
An electronic module includes an ambient light sensor and a proximity sensor. The ambient light sensor includes an ambient light photodetector. The proximity sensor includes an infrared photoemitter, a reference infrared photodetector and another infrared photodetector. The ambient light sensor is arranged in a stack over the proximity sensor with a position that allows infrared photons transmitted by the infrared photoemitter to be received by the reference infrared photodetector.