Patent ID: 11874402
Assignee: WAYMO LLC
Field: Semiconductors (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G  H | IPC G  H

Claim 16:
17. The lidar of claim 15, wherein the read out circuitry comprises:
at least one analog to digital converter (ADC) coupled to the large-area cell; and
at least one ADC coupled to the small-area cell, wherein the ADC coupled to the large area cell is a first 12-bit ADC and the ADC coupled to the small-area cell is a second 12-bit ADC, and wherein the read out circuitry is configured to combine an output of the first 12-bit ADC and an output of the second 12-bit ADC to form the output signal, wherein the output signal comprises a 16-bit representation of the light received by the photodetector.