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Photodetection device and electronic apparatus

US12063446B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMar 6, 2020
Grant dateAug 13, 2024
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Expiry dateDec 21, 2040

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N25/78
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A photodetection device according to the present disclosure includes: a first pixel that is configured to generate a first pixel signal; a reference signal generator that is configured to generate a reference signal; and a first comparator including a first power supply circuit and a first comparison circuit, the first power supply circuit configured to generate a first power supply voltage on the basis of a power supply voltage supplied from a first power supply node and a bias voltage and configured to output the first power supply voltage from an output terminal, and the first comparison circuit configured to operate on the basis of the first power supply voltage and configured to perform a comparison operation on the basis of the first pixel signal and the reference signal.

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