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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 18, 2025
Filed:
Apr. 20, 2023
Applicant:
Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation, Kanagawa, JP;
Inventors:
Osamu Ozawa, Tokyo, JP;
Hayato Kamizuru, Kagoshima, JP;
Assignee:
Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation, Kanagawa, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 7/4863 (2020.01); G01S 7/487 (2006.01); G01S 17/10 (2020.01); H10F 30/225 (2025.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 7/4863 (2013.01); G01S 7/487 (2013.01); G01S 17/10 (2013.01); H10F 30/225 (2025.01);
Abstract
A light reception device comprises a pixel array including a plurality of pixels, each of the plurality of pixels including a photosensitive element configured to generate a signal in response to detection of a photon by the photosensitive element, wherein the plurality of pixels include a first pixel having a first sensitivity to detect a first photon incident on the first pixel and a second pixel having a second sensitivity to detect a second photon incident on the second pixel, wherein the second sensitivity is lower than the first sensitivity.