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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 21, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 24, 2015
Applicant:
Sharper Shape Oy, Espoo, FI;
Inventor:
Tero Heinonen, Järvenpää, FI;
Assignee:
Sharper Shape Oy, Espoo, FI;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 27/146 (2006.01); G01J 1/44 (2006.01); G01S 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01J 1/44 (2013.01); G01S 17/00 (2013.01); H01L 27/146 (2013.01);
Abstract
A planar imaging sensor is provided. The planar imaging sensor comprises a plurality of photo detectors, wherein the plurality of photo detectors are divided into at least a first group and a second group. The number of photo detectors in the second group is larger than the number of photo detectors in the first group. The photo detectors of the first group are configured to have a first detection window, while the photo detectors of the second group are configured to have a second detection window. The second detection window is configured to start later in time than the first detection window.