US Patent Application 18347450. PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION APPARATUS, OPTICAL DETECTION SYSTEM, AND MOVABLE BODY simplified abstract
PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION APPARATUS, OPTICAL DETECTION SYSTEM, AND MOVABLE BODY
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KAZUHIRO Morimoto of Kanagawa (JP)
PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION APPARATUS, OPTICAL DETECTION SYSTEM, AND MOVABLE BODY - A simplified explanation of the abstract
- This abstract for appeared for US patent application number 18347450 Titled 'PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION APPARATUS, OPTICAL DETECTION SYSTEM, AND MOVABLE BODY'
Simplified Explanation
The abstract describes a photoelectric conversion apparatus that includes an avalanche photodiode, a switch, and a signal generation unit. The avalanche photodiode has an anode and a cathode. The switch is connected to one node of the anode and the cathode, and it can switch the resistance value between the node and a power line. The signal generation unit generates a pulse signal to control the switching of the switch. The abstract states that the number of pulse signals in a first exposure period divided by the length of the first exposure period is different from the number of pulse signals in a second exposure period divided by the length of the second exposure period, which is different from the length of the first exposure period.
Original Abstract Submitted
A photoelectric conversion apparatus includes an avalanche photodiode including an anode and a cathode, a switch that is connected to one node of the anode and the cathode, and a power line to which a drive voltage is to be applied, and configured to switch a resistance value between the one node and the power line, and a signal generation unit configured to generate a pulse signal for controlling switching of the switch, wherein a value obtained by dividing the number of the pulse signals in a first exposure period by the first exposure period, and a value obtained by dividing the number of the pulse signals in a second exposure period having a length different from a length of the first exposure period, by the second exposure period are different.
