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Date of Patent:
Jul. 28, 2026

Filed:

Dec. 16, 2021
Applicant:

Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation, Kanagawa, JP;

Inventor:

Sozo Yokogawa, Kanagawa, JP;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01C 3/08 (2006.01); G01S 7/484 (2006.01); G01S 7/4863 (2020.01); G01S 17/894 (2020.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 7/4863 (2013.01); G01S 7/484 (2013.01); G01S 17/894 (2020.01);
Abstract

A ranging sensor includes a pixel including a photoelectric conversion element, a first storage node and a second storage node that store charge transferred from the photoelectric conversion element, a first transfer gate and a second transfer gate connected to the photoelectric conversion element so as to branch and transfer the charge generated in the photoelectric conversion element to different paths, a third transfer gate connected between the first storage node and the first transfer gate, a fourth transfer gate connected between the second storage node and the second transfer gate, a fifth transfer gate connected between the first storage node and the second transfer gate, and a sixth transfer gate connected between the second storage node and the first transfer gate, the ranging sensor including a transfer gate drive unit that drives each of the first to sixth transfer gates.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Yokogawa, Sozo. (2026). Ranging sensor and ranging module (U.S. Patent No. 12693391). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/12693391

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