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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 07, 2023
Filed:
Jul. 01, 2019
Infineon Technologies Ag, Neubiberg, DE;
Ievgeniia Maksymova, Graz, AT;
Norbert Druml, Graz, AT;
Infineon Technologies AG, Neubiberg, DE;
Abstract
A Light Detection and Ranging (LIDAR) receiver includes a photodetector array configured to generate a plurality of electrical signals; a receiver circuit including a plurality of readout channels, configured to read out the plurality of electrical signals from the photodetector array, and a plurality of multibit ADCs, wherein each of the plurality of readout channels includes a different one of the plurality of multibit ADCs, and each of the plurality of multibit ADCs is configured to convert at least one of the plurality of electrical signals into an ADC data sample such that the plurality of multibit ADCs generate a sequence of ADC data samples; an encoder coupled to the plurality of readout channels and configured to receive the sequence of ADC data samples and generate a compressed data packet based on the sequence of ADC data samples; and a communication interface configured to transmit the compressed data packet.