Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Light detection with logarithmic current-to-voltage converter
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Application No.: US16012509Application Date: 2018-06-19
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Publication No.: US10243544B1Publication Date: 2019-03-26
- Inventor: Vadim Gutnik
- Applicant: Waymo LLC
- Applicant Address: US CA Mountain View
- Assignee: WAYMO LLC
- Current Assignee: WAYMO LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Mountain View
- Agency: Paradice and Li LLP
- Main IPC: H03K5/01
- IPC: H03K5/01 ; H03K5/08 ; H03F3/08 ; G01J1/44 ; G01S7/486 ; G01S17/89 ; G05F3/30

Abstract:
This disclosure provides systems, methods and apparatuses for processing analog signals with a wide dynamic range. In some implementations, the analog signal may be a current signal that is logarithmically scaled to decrease its dynamic range and converted to an output voltage using two or more diodes. A first diode may be used to scale a first range of the current signal and a second diode may be used to scale a second range of the current signal.
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