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Date of Patent:
Dec. 06, 2022

Filed:

Sep. 05, 2019
Applicants:

Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Minato-ku, JP;

Toshiba Electronic Devices & Storage Corporation, Minato-ku, JP;

Inventors:

Hiroshi Kubota, Fussa, JP;

Nobu Matsumoto, Ebina, JP;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 27/144 (2006.01); G01S 7/4863 (2020.01); G01S 17/10 (2020.01); H01L 31/02 (2006.01); H01L 31/107 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 7/4863 (2013.01); G01S 17/10 (2013.01); H01L 27/1446 (2013.01); H01L 31/02027 (2013.01); H01L 31/107 (2013.01);
Abstract

A light receiving device includes a light receiver including pixels and a light receiving area. The pixels are arranged in an array in a first direction and in a second direction intersecting with the first direction and each of the pixels has one light receiving element or more. The light receiving area has continuous pixels out of the pixels, outputs signals based on intensities of light received in the continuous pixels, and is changed in position in the light receiver according to a signal indicating a position in the first direction and a position in the second direction.


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