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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 18, 2004
Filed:
Mar. 15, 2002
Hiroshi Suzunaga, Kawasaki, JP;
Shigeyuki Sakura, Kawasaki, JP;
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A photo-detecting semiconductor device according to an embodiment of the present invention has a first photodetector element and a second photodetector element placed adjacent to each other and isolated from each other to each generate an electric signal responsive to a received optical signal; a signal detecting circuit which amplifies the electric signal from said first photodetector element and outputs a detection-use electric signal to detect a predetermined optical signal received at said first photodetector element; a power supply circuit which starts the supply of power upon receiving said detection-use electric signal from said signal detecting circuit; and a signal output circuit supplied with power from said power supply circuit to amplify the electric signal from said second photodetector element and output an output-use electric signal. An electrical circuit has the photo-detecting semiconductor device.