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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 20, 2013
Filed:
Aug. 13, 2009
Applicant:
Tadao Inoue, Kawasaki, JP;
Inventor:
Tadao Inoue, Kawasaki, JP;
Assignee:
Fujitsu Semiconductor Limited, Yokohama, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04B 10/06 (2011.01); G01J 1/20 (2006.01); G02B 7/04 (2006.01); G02B 27/64 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The light receiving device includes a pixel array, such as a two-dimensional pixel array, of pixels each having a light-receiving element for receiving input signal light, an output selecting unit for selecting the outputs of pixels within the pixel array, a selected output adding unit for adding and outputting the selected outputs of the pixels, and an amplifying unit for amplifying the output of the selected output adding unit.