ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 14 -- United States Patent no. 12,680,868, issued on July 14, was assigned to Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corp. (Kanagawa, Japan).
"Comparator, light detection element, and electronic device" was invented by Hirokazu Ejiri (Kanagawa, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Light detection with reduced noise is disclosed. In one example, a comparator compares a signal with a reference signal and outputs a comparison result. The comparator includes a differential circuit that outputs a differential voltage between the signal and the reference signal, and an active load circuit electrically connected to the differential circuit, in which the active load circuit includes first...