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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 15, 2023
Filed:
Feb. 20, 2021
Applicant:
Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation, Kanagawa, JP;
Inventor:
Tatsuki Nishino, Kanagawa, JP;
Assignee:
Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation, Kanagawa, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01J 1/44 (2006.01); G01C 3/06 (2006.01); H01L 31/107 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01J 1/44 (2013.01); G01C 3/06 (2013.01); H01L 31/107 (2013.01); G01J 2001/442 (2013.01); G01J 2001/4466 (2013.01);
Abstract
A light receiving device according to the present disclosure includes: a light receiving element that generates a signal in response to reception of a photon; a readout circuit that reads out a signal generated by the light receiving element; and a protection circuit that is provided between the light receiving element and the readout circuit and protects a circuit element of the readout circuit from overvoltage. Further, a distance measuring device according to the present disclosure includes a light receiving device of the above configuration.