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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 14, 2025
Filed:
Dec. 22, 2021
Applicant:
Velodyne Lidar Usa, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Inventor:
Rajanatha Shettigara, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
Velodyne Lidar USA, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 17/894 (2020.01); G01S 7/4865 (2020.01); G01S 17/34 (2020.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 17/894 (2020.01); G01S 7/4865 (2013.01); G01S 17/34 (2020.01);
Abstract
A light detection and ranging (LIDAR) system may include a transceiver disposed on a first substrate and comprising a plurality of receiver detectors; and a shared clock source disposed remotely from the transceiver on a second substrate and comprising a shared clock that is structured and arranged to control and synchronize operation of the plurality of receiver detectors to determine time-of-flight or reflectance.