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Date of Patent:
Feb. 13, 2024

Filed:

Mar. 18, 2020
Applicant:

Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation, Kanagawa, JP;

Inventors:

Youhei Oosako, Kanagawa, JP;

Yosuke Ueno, Kanagawa, JP;

Masahiro Segami, Kanagawa, JP;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 25/772 (2023.01); H03M 1/56 (2006.01); H04N 25/75 (2023.01); H04N 25/709 (2023.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 25/772 (2023.01); H03M 1/56 (2013.01); H04N 25/709 (2023.01); H04N 25/75 (2023.01);
Abstract

A photodetection device according to the present disclosure includes: a first pixel that is configured to generate a first pixel signal; a reference signal generator that is configured to generate a reference signal; and a first converter that includes a first buffer circuit and a first comparison circuit and is configured to convert the first pixel signal into a digital code, the first buffer circuit configured to output a first signal corresponding to the reference signal from an output terminal, and the first comparison circuit configured to perform a comparison operation on the basis of the first pixel signal and the first signal.


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