Invention Application
- Patent Title: MULTIPLE FIELDS OF VIEW TIME OF FLIGHT SENSOR
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Application No.: US16998567Application Date: 2020-08-20
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Publication No.: US20200382694A1Publication Date: 2020-12-03
- Inventor: Neale Dutton , Stuart McLeod , Bruce Rae
- Applicant: STMICROELECTRONICS (RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT) LIMITED
- Main IPC: H04N5/232
- IPC: H04N5/232 ; H04N5/247 ; H04M1/02 ; G01S7/4863 ; G01S17/89 ; G01S7/481 ; H04N5/345 ; G01S17/86

Abstract:
In some embodiments, a ToF sensor includes an illumination source module, a transmitter lens module, a receiver lens module, and an integrated circuit that includes a ToF imaging array. The ToF imaging array includes a plurality of SPADs and a plurality of ToF channels coupled to the plurality of SPADs. In a first mode, the ToF imaging array is configured to select a first group of SPADs corresponding to a first FoV. In a second mode, the ToF imaging array is configured to select a second group of SPADs corresponding to a second FoV different than the first FoV.
Public/Granted literature
- US11962900B2 Multiple fields of view time of flight sensor Public/Granted day:2024-04-16
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