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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 13, 2024
Filed:
Mar. 06, 2020
Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation, Kanagawa, JP;
Youhei Oosako, Kanagawa, JP;
Yusuke Ikeda, Tokyo, JP;
Yosuke Ueno, Kanagawa, JP;
Masahiro Segami, Kanagawa, JP;
Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation, Kanagawa, JP;
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 comparator including a first power supply circuit and a first comparison circuit, the first power supply circuit configured to generate a first power supply voltage on the basis of a power supply voltage supplied from a first power supply node and a bias voltage and configured to output the first power supply voltage from an output terminal, and the first comparison circuit configured to operate on the basis of the first power supply voltage and configured to perform a comparison operation on the basis of the first pixel signal and the reference signal.