公开(公告)号：US09113102B2

公开(公告)日：2015-08-18

申请号：US14154815

申请日：2014-01-14

Applicant: Sony Corporation

Inventor： Noriya Maeda ,  Hiroki Ui ,  Shinichiro Nishizono

IPC: H04N5/378 ,  H04N5/376 ,  H04N5/374 ,  H04N5/345 ,  G11C19/28

CPC classification number: H04N5/378 ,  G11C19/282 ,  H04N5/3456 ,  H04N5/3741 ,  H04N5/3742 ,  H04N5/3765

Abstract: Disclosed is a method of acquiring physical information that acquires physical information by using a semiconductor device. The semiconductor device includes unit elements, each of which has a detecting unit and a unit signal generating unit. The method includes the steps of: providing an operation current supply unit supplying an operation current such that the unit signal generating unit outputs a unit signal, and a signal processing unit receiving the unit signal output from each of the unit elements forming the semiconductor device and outputting an output unit signal; and when a selective read mode is designated for reading the unit signal from a portion of the respective unit elements, an operation current of the output signal line of the unit signal generating unit not to be read is reduced so as to be smaller than an operation current of the output signal line of the unit signal generating unit to be read.

Abstract translation: 公开了一种获取通过使用半导体器件获取物理信息的物理信息的方法。 半导体器件包括单元元件，每个单元具有检测单元和单元信号生成单元。 该方法包括以下步骤：提供提供操作电流的操作电流供应单元，使得单元信号产生单元输出单位信号;以及信号处理单元，接收从形成半导体器件的每个单位元件输出的单位信号;以及 输出输出单元信号; 并且当选择读取模式被指定用于从各个单元的一部分读取单位信号时，不读取单位信号发生单元的输出信号线的操作电流被减小以便小于操作 要读取的单元信号产生单元的输出信号线的电流。