Patent ID: 11867842
Assignee: SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
Field: Audio-visual technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G  H  A | IPC A  G  H

Claim 5:
6. A signal generation apparatus comprising:
a first pulse generator configured to generate a pulse to be supplied to a light source that irradiates light upon a distance measurement target; and
a second pulse generator configured to generate a pulse to be supplied to a pixel that receives light reflected by the distance measurement target, wherein
each of the first and second pulse generators includes
a first counter configured to determine a phase of the pulse to be outputted and used for distance measurement of the distance measurement target using an input signal, and
the second counter configured to determine a frequency of the pulse using the input signal,

wherein the second counter generates an output based on the input signal and based on an output of the first counter.