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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 14, 2026
Filed:
Jan. 30, 2023
Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation, Kanagawa, JP;
Hirokazu Ejiri, Kanagawa, JP;
Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation, Kanagawa, JP;
Abstract
Light detection with reduced noise is disclosed. In one example, a comparator compares a signal with a reference signal and outputs a comparison result. The comparator includes a differential circuit that outputs a differential voltage between the signal and the reference signal, and an active load circuit electrically connected to the differential circuit, in which the active load circuit includes first and second transistors provided on a surface of a substrate, and the first and second transistors have channel regions extending in a direction substantially perpendicular to the surface of the substrate.