Invention Application
- Patent Title: LIDAR DEVICE AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE SAME
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Application No.: US17366886Application Date: 2021-07-02
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Publication No.: US20220244385A1Publication Date: 2022-08-04
- Inventor: Jinmyoung KIM , Kyunghyun SON , Dongjae SHIN
- Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
- Applicant Address: KR Suwon-si
- Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
- Current Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
- Current Assignee Address: KR Suwon-si
- Priority: KR10-2021-0015654 20210203
- Main IPC: G01S17/88
- IPC: G01S17/88 ; G01S7/48 ; G01S7/484 ; G01S7/486

Abstract:
A light detection and ranging (LIDAR) device includes: a photodiode configured to generate a current in response to an optical signal being input to the photodiode; a current-voltage conversion circuit configured to convert the current into a voltage; an N-type ring voltage controlled oscillator (RVCO) configured to output a first pulse signal when the voltage is input to the N-type RVCO; a P-type RVCO configured to output a second pulse signal when the voltage is input to the P-type RVCO; and a processor configured to estimate an intensity of the optical signal by identifying, based on the first pulse signal and the second pulse signal, a digital signal value corresponding to the voltage.
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