Light detection device, lidar device including the same, and method of measuring distance

    公开(公告)号:US12248066B2

    公开(公告)日:2025-03-11

    申请号:US17236619

    申请日:2021-04-21

    Abstract: A light detection device may include: a light receiver comprising a plurality of light detectors configured to receive light emitted from a light emitter toward an object and reflected by the object; and a signal processor configured to process an electrical signal according to the light received by the light receiver. The light receiver includes at least one light receiving area, wherein each of the at least one light receiving area includes a plurality of sub-light receiving areas, and the plurality of light detectors are disposed in the plurality of sub-light receiving areas, respectively. The signal processor includes a plurality of transimpedance amplifiers that have a one-on-one correspondence with the plurality of light detectors, and at least one signal summer that has the one-on-one correspondence with the at least one light receiving area.

    Light detection and ranging device and method of driving the same

    公开(公告)号:US11536806B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-12-27

    申请号:US16535902

    申请日:2019-08-08

    Abstract: Provided in a light detection and ranging (LiDAR) device including a scanning optical system including a plurality of light sources and a beam steering device, the scanning optical system being configured to scan an object with a plurality of irradiation beams projected from the plurality of light sources toward the object at a plurality of irradiation angles, respectively, a light detector including a plurality of pixel regions that are configured to separately detect the plurality of irradiation beams projected toward the object at the plurality of irradiation angles and reflected from the object, and a processor configured to control the scanning optical system and the light detector, and obtain information about the object based on the plurality of irradiation beams detected by the light detector.

    Radio-frequency integrated chip configured to support carrier aggregation and wireless communication apparatus including the same

    公开(公告)号:US11228326B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-01-18

    申请号:US16796201

    申请日:2020-02-20

    Abstract: A radio-frequency integrated chip (RFIC) is described which provides a number of low noise amplifiers (LNAs) and load circuits. The low noise amplifiers are organized in groups. In some embodiments, a load circuit may be dedicated to a group or shared between groups. The RFIC includes an LNA group including a plurality of LNAs configured to amplify carrier signals related to a plurality of frequency bands, a second LNA group configured to amplify a plurality of second carrier signals, a first load circuit group dedicated to the first LNA group, a second load circuit group dedicated to the second LNA group, and a third load circuit group shared between the first LNA group and the second LNA group. In some embodiments the third load circuit group adaptively performs frequency down-conversion on a carrier signal amplified by at least one of the first LNA group and the second LNA group.

    LiDAR DEVICE AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE SAME

    公开(公告)号:US20210389459A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-12-16

    申请号:US17458660

    申请日:2021-08-27

    Abstract: Provided are a LiDAR device and a method of operating the LiDAR device. The LiDAR device includes a light-emitting unit configured to emit modulated light onto an object, a light-receiving unit configured to receive the modulated light reflected by the object, a computation unit configured to calculate a distance to the object based on a reception signal of the modulated light provided by the light-receiving unit, a modulation unit configured to provide a modulation signal to the light-emitting unit to generate the modulated light, and a controller configured to control operations of at least one of the light-emitting unit, the light-receiving unit, the computation unit, and the modulation unit.

    SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE, AND PACKAGE ON PACKAGE HAVING THE SAME

    公开(公告)号:US20210257305A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-08-19

    申请号:US17024852

    申请日:2020-09-18

    Abstract: A semiconductor package includes: a redistribution layer including a plurality of redistribution insulating layers, a plurality of redistribution line patterns that constitute lower wiring layers, and a plurality of redistribution vias that are connected to some of the plurality of redistribution line patterns while penetrating at least one of the plurality of redistribution insulating layers; at least one semiconductor chip arranged on the redistribution layer; an expanded layer surrounding the at least one semiconductor chip on the redistribution layer; and a cover wiring layer including at least one base insulating layer, a plurality of wiring patterns that constitute upper wiring layers, and a plurality of conductive vias that are connected to some of the plurality of wiring patterns while penetrating the at least one base insulating layer.

    Beam steering apparatus and system including the same

    公开(公告)号:US10303038B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-05-28

    申请号:US15227012

    申请日:2016-08-03

    Abstract: A beam steering apparatus includes a transformation layer, of which a refraction index is changed by light irradiation, a pattern layer arranged on the transformation layer and comprises a plurality of patterns, and a light irradiation unit arranged under the transformation layer. The pattern layer has patterns of a metasurface shape to reflect an external laser. The light irradiation unit may emit light having different characteristics.

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