Japan, July 14 -- TOSHIBA CORP has got intellectual property rights for 'PHOTODETECTOR AND DISTANCE MEASURING DEVICE.' Other related details are as follows:

Application Number: JP,2022-140161

Category (FI): H10F30/225,H01L31/10@B,H10F77/14,G01S7/481@Z,G01S7/4863

Stage: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To reduce power consumption.SOLUTION: A photodetector of an embodiment comprises first to seventh semiconductor parts, and a semiconductor layer. The first semiconductor part and the second semiconductor part are of a first conductivity type and provided separate from each other. The semiconductor layer is of the first conductivity type or a second conductivity type and has a first surface and a second surface opposite to each other. The third semicon...