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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 19, 2024
Filed:
Aug. 25, 2021
Waymo Llc, Mountain View, CA (US);
Simon Verghese, Mountain View, CA (US);
Caner Onal, Mountain View, CA (US);
Pierre-Yves Droz, Mountain View, CA (US);
Waymo LLC, Mountain View, CA (US);
Abstract
The present disclosure relates to devices, systems, and methods relating to configurable silicon photomultiplier (SiPM) devices. An example device includes a substrate and a plurality of single photon avalanche diodes (SPADs) coupled to the substrate. The device also includes a plurality of outputs coupled to the substrate and a plurality of electrical components coupled to the substrate. The plurality of electrical components are configured to selectively connect the plurality of SPADs to the plurality of outputs by selecting which output of the plurality of outputs is connected to each SPAD of the plurality of SPADs and to thereby define a plurality of SiPMs in the device such that each SiPM of the plurality of SiPMs comprises a respective set of one or more SPADs connected to a respective output of the plurality of outputs.