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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 30, 2023
Filed:
Aug. 30, 2019
Applicants:
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Tokyo, JP;
Toshiba Electronic Devices & Storage Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Hiroshi Kubota, Tokyo, JP;
Nobu Matsumoto, Ebina Kanagawa, JP;
Assignees:
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Tokyo, JP;
Toshiba Electronic Devices & Storage Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 17/10 (2020.01); G01C 3/08 (2006.01); G01J 1/44 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 17/10 (2013.01); G01C 3/08 (2013.01); G01J 1/44 (2013.01); G01J 2001/4466 (2013.01);
Abstract
A sensor includes an avalanche photodiode (APD), a first resistor, a second resistor, and a rectification element. The first resistor is connected between a current output terminal of the APD and a first output terminal. The second resistor and the rectification element are connected in series between the current output terminal and a second output terminal. The rectification element is connected between the second resistor and the second output terminal.