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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 10, 2026
Filed:
Aug. 31, 2022
Applicant:
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Hiroshi Kubota, Yamato Kanagawa, JP;
Nobu Matsumoto, Ebina Kanagawa, JP;
Katsuyuki Kimura, Kamakura Kanagawa, JP;
Assignee:
KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, Kawasaki, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 7/4863 (2020.01); G01S 7/4865 (2020.01); G01S 17/931 (2020.01); H10F 77/00 (2025.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 7/4863 (2013.01); G01S 7/4865 (2013.01); G01S 17/931 (2020.01); H10F 77/959 (2025.01);
Abstract
According to the present embodiment, a light receiving device includes a plurality of pixels. Each of the pixels includes a photoelectric conversion element configured to be able to detect incidence of a photon and a power supply portion configured to change an applied voltage applied across both ends of the photoelectric conversion element.