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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 23, 2026
Filed:
Dec. 23, 2020
Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation, Kanagawa, JP;
Kumiko Mahara, Kanagawa, JP;
Osamu Ozawa, Kanagawa, JP;
Tomohiro Matsukawa, Kanagawa, JP;
Yasuhiro Shinozuka, Kanagawa, JP;
Keitarou Amagawa, Kanagawa, JP;
SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION, Kanagawa, JP;
Abstract
Provided are a light receiving device, a light receiving circuit, and a distance measuring device capable of minimizing dead time. A light receiving device according to the present disclosure may include: a light receiving circuit including a light receiving element; a power supply circuit configured to supply a power supply potential to the light receiving circuit; and a control circuit configured to control the power supply potential supplied by the power supply circuit on the basis of a signal output from the light receiving circuit in a reaction with a photon.