The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 14, 2026
Filed:
Dec. 21, 2023
Nuvoton Technology Corporation Japan, Kyoto, JP;
Tomohito Nagata, Kyoto, JP;
Nuvoton Technology Corporation Japan, Kyoto, JP;
Abstract
A distance measurement device determines, out of pixels, first pixels that are readout targets and second pixels that are not readout targets; performs, on each of the first pixels, exposure operations of n types at different timings where n is an integer of at least 4; and reading out signal charges of n types to n packets in each of vertical transfer portions, the signal charges of the n types being generated through the exposure operations of the n types. Within a region in which the vertical transfer portions are disposed, a first region in which the n packets are created is adjacent to a pixel region in which m pixels are consecutively disposed in a vertical direction where m is an integer of at least 3. The m pixels include at least one of the first pixels and at least one of the second pixels.