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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 03, 2021
Filed:
Apr. 17, 2020
Applicant:
HI Llc, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Inventors:
Bruno Do Valle, Brighton, MA (US);
Ryan Field, Culver City, CA (US);
Jacob Dahle, Arlington, MA (US);
Rong Jin, Acton, MA (US);
Sebastian Sorgenfrei, Playa Vista, CA (US);
Assignee:
HI LLC, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 31/107 (2006.01); H01L 27/144 (2006.01); H01L 31/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 31/107 (2013.01); H01L 27/1446 (2013.01); H01L 31/02027 (2013.01);
Abstract
An exemplary system includes an array of photodetectors and a control system. Each photodetector of the array of photodetectors may include a single-photon avalanche diode (SPAD) and a fast-gating circuit configured to arm and disarm the SPAD. The control system is configured to control a current drawn by the array of photodetectors.