US 12,332,383 B2
Compact chip scale lidar solution
Daniel Nelson Carothers, Allen, TX (US)
Assigned to TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED, Dallas, TX (US)
Filed by TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED, Dallas, TX (US)
Filed on Jun. 9, 2020, as Appl. No. 16/896,590.
Application 16/896,590 is a continuation of application No. 16/248,948, filed on Jan. 16, 2019, granted, now 10,712,433.
Application 16/248,948 is a continuation of application No. 14/947,249, filed on Nov. 20, 2015, granted, now 10,215,846, issued on Feb. 26, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2020/0300974 A1, Sep. 24, 2020
Int. Cl. G01C 3/08 (2006.01); G01S 7/481 (2006.01); G01S 7/484 (2006.01); G01S 17/02 (2020.01); G01S 17/10 (2020.01)
CPC G01S 7/484 (2013.01) [G01S 7/4817 (2013.01); G01S 17/02 (2013.01); G01S 17/10 (2013.01)] 28 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system, comprising:
an integrated circuit including:
a transceiver including a driver circuit and a pulse shaper, in which the driver circuit is configured to cause the transceiver to generate light, the transceiver is configured to receive reflected light, and the pulse shaper is configured to pulse shape the generated light;
a collimating lens optically coupled to the transceiver and configured to:
receive the pulse-shaped light; and
transmit a collimated light;
a wedge prism configured to direct the collimated light in a direction based on a position of the wedge prism.