Signal-processing method, signal-processing system, and semiconductor device configured to detect physical-quantity distribution
US8159564B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 3, 2005 |
| Grant date | Apr 17, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 16, 2028 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N25/68
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A signal-processing method adapted to perform predetermined signal processing based on a unit signal transmitted from a semiconductor device that includes at least two unit components arranged in a predetermined order, where each of the unit components includes a detection unit configured to detect change information responsive to a change in an incident physical quantity and a unit-signal-generation unit configured to generate the unit signal based on the change information, and that detects the distribution of the physical quantity is provided. The signal-processing method includes the steps of externally transmitting operation information that can specify an operation state of the semiconductor device from the semiconductor device and performing the predetermined signal processing based on the unit signal by referring to the operation information in a signal-processing unit provided outside the semiconductor device.
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