The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 08, 2025
Filed:
Jun. 21, 2019
Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation, Kanagawa, JP;
Hiroshi Katayama, Kanagawa, JP;
Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation, Kanagawa, JP;
Abstract
The present technology relates to a light receiving element, a distance measurement module, and an electronic device that enable signal degradation during charge transfer to be reduced. The light receiving element includes a pixel at least including: a first charge holding unit and a second charge holding unit each of which holds an electric charge generated by a photodiode; a first transfer transistor that transfers the electric charge to the first charge holding unit; and a second transfer transistor that transfers the electric charge to the second charge holding unit, in which the first and second transfer transistors each include a vertical transistor including a vertical gate electrode portion. The present technology can be applied to, for example, a light receiving element that performs distance measurement by an indirect ToF method, and the like.