Inventor
DUTTON NEALE
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ST MICROELECTRONICS RES & DEV LTD
41 patentsUS10976709B1Apr 13, 2021
Latched gray code for ToF applications
ST MICROELECTRONICS RES & DEV LTD11 citations86
US10067224B2Sep 4, 2018
Time to digital converter (TDC) with synchronous output and related methods
ST MICROELECTRONICS RES & DEV LTD18 citations86
US10818721B2Oct 27, 2020
Pixel circuit and method of operating the same in an always-on mode
ST MICROELECTRONICS RES & DEV LTD5 citations84
US10715754B2Jul 14, 2020
Single reference clock time to digital converter
ST MICROELECTRONICS RES & DEV LTD10 citations84
US10120066B2Nov 6, 2018
Apparatus for making a distance determination
ST MICROELECTRONICS RES & DEV LTD7 citations83
US10097264B2Oct 9, 2018
Single photon avalanche diode module for communications
ST MICROELECTRONICS RES & DEV LTD13 citations77
US11885915B2Jan 30, 2024
Time to digital converter
ST MICROELECTRONICS RES & DEV LTD4 citations75
US11428792B2Aug 30, 2022
Routing for DTOF sensors
ST MICROELECTRONICS RES & DEV LTD3 citations73
US11402263B2Aug 2, 2022
Optical sensor and method of operating an optical sensor
ST MICROELECTRONICS RES & DEV LTD2 citations73
US10890662B2Jan 12, 2021
Higher pixel density histogram time of flight sensor with higher pixel density
ST MICROELECTRONICS RES & DEV LTD3 citations73
US10785400B2Sep 22, 2020
Multiple fields of view time of flight sensor
ST MICROELECTRONICS RES & DEV LTD2 citations72
US10079643B2Sep 18, 2018
Devices and methods for transmitting and receiving in an optical communications system
ST MICROELECTRONICS RES & DEV LTD2 citations71
US11349042B2May 31, 2022
Anode sensing circuit for single photon avalanche diodes
ST MICROELECTRONICS RES & DEV LTD3 citations68
US11336076B2May 17, 2022
Apparatus for compensating parasitic impedance for integrated circuits
ST MICROELECTRONICS RES & DEV LTD2 citations68
US10996323B2May 4, 2021
Time-of-flight imaging device, system and method
ST MICROELECTRONICS RES & DEV LTD4 citations68
US12345834B2Jul 1, 2025
Time to digital converter
ST MICROELECTRONICS RES & DEV LTD0 citations62
US12211881B2Jan 28, 2025
Pixel circuit and method of operating the same in an always-on mode
ST MICROELECTRONICS RES & DEV LTD0 citations62
US11962900B2Apr 16, 2024
Multiple fields of view time of flight sensor
ST MICROELECTRONICS RES & DEV LTD0 citations62
US11913831B2Feb 27, 2024
Optical sensor and method of operating an optical sensor
ST MICROELECTRONICS RES & DEV LTD0 citations62
US11822017B2Nov 21, 2023
Routing for DTOF sensors
ST MICROELECTRONICS RES & DEV LTD0 citations62
US11815393B2Nov 14, 2023
Image sensor including photodiode array comprising a first transistor coupled to a photodiode to receive a column enable signal and a second transistor coupled to the photodiode to receive a column disable signal
ST MICROELECTRONICS RES & DEV LTD0 citations62
US11644573B2May 9, 2023
Higher pixel density histogram time of flight sensor with higher pixel density
ST MICROELECTRONICS RES & DEV LTD0 citations62
US11626446B2Apr 11, 2023
Pixel circuit and method of operating the same in an always-on mode
ST MICROELECTRONICS RES & DEV LTD0 citations62
US11543526B2Jan 3, 2023
Compact depth sensor module
ST MICROELECTRONICS RES & DEV LTD0 citations62
US11525904B2Dec 13, 2022
Dynamic latch based SPAD front end
ST MICROELECTRONICS RES & DEV LTD0 citations62
US11353828B2Jun 7, 2022
Latched gray code for ToF applications
ST MICROELECTRONICS RES & DEV LTD1 citations62
US11303859B2Apr 12, 2022
Time of flight sensing for brightness and autofocus control in image projection devices
ST MICROELECTRONICS RES & DEV LTD1 citations62
US11137285B2Oct 5, 2021
Image sensor including photodiode array having row and column control circuitry including pixel defective information
ST MICROELECTRONICS RES & DEV LTD0 citations62
US11740334B2Aug 29, 2023
Circuit and method for combining SPAD outputs
ST MICROELECTRONICS RES & DEV LTD1 citations59
US12074242B2Aug 27, 2024
Anode sensing circuit for single photon avalanche diodes
ST MICROELECTRONICS RES & DEV LTD0 citations57
US12015243B2Jun 18, 2024
Apparatus for compensating parasitic impedance for integrated circuits
ST MICROELECTRONICS RES & DEV LTD0 citations54
US11977186B2May 7, 2024
ToF system
ST MICROELECTRONICS RES & DEV LTD1 citations53
US10992384B1Apr 27, 2021
Single-photon avalanche diode-based light communication devices
ST MICROELECTRONICS RES & DEV LTD1 citations53
US12487342B2Dec 2, 2025
Quantum film direct time of flight sensor circuit for low cost short wave infrared operation
ST MICROELECTRONICS RES & DEV LTD0 citations52
US11095289B2Aug 17, 2021
Time of flight sensing unit having reconfigurable OR logic
ST MICROELECTRONICS RES & DEV LTD0 citations52
US10132921B2Nov 20, 2018
Light communications receiver and decoder with time to digital converters
ST MICROELECTRONICS RES & DEV LTD1 citations52
US10333626B2Jun 25, 2019
Devices and methods for transmitting and receiving in an optical communications system
ST MICROELECTRONICS RES & DEV LTD0 citations51
US10598787B2Mar 24, 2020
Method and apparatus for measuring time of flight
ST MICROELECTRONICS RES & DEV LTD0 citations49
US11822014B2Nov 21, 2023
Apparatus and method for controlling system timing within a LIDAR system
ST MICROELECTRONICS RES & DEV LTD0 citations47
US11892568B2Feb 6, 2024
Depth map sensor with bin rotation
ST MICROELECTRONICS RES & DEV LTD0 citations45
US10521921B2Dec 31, 2019
Image capturing apparatus, system and method
ST MICROELECTRONICS RES & DEV LTD0 citations41
ST MICROELECTRONICS RES & DEV
3 patentsUS9313434B2Apr 12, 2016
Pixel circuit with capacitor discharge indicative of number of events
ST MICROELECTRONICS RES & DEV20 citations89
US9171985B2Oct 27, 2015
Pixel circuit with controlled capacitor discharge time of flight measurement
ST MICROELECTRONICS RES & DEV15 citations83
US9007118B2Apr 14, 2015
Circuit for combining signals
ST MICROELECTRONICS RES & DEV3 citations63