Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Semiconductor apparatus, image capturing apparatus, image capturing system, and moving object
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Application No.: US17003056Application Date: 2020-08-26
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Publication No.: US11953541B2Publication Date: 2024-04-09
- Inventor: Kei Ochiai
- Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
- Applicant Address: JP Tokyo
- Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
- Current Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
- Current Assignee Address: JP Tokyo
- Agency: Venable LLP
- Priority: JP 18033807 2018.02.27 JP 18033808 2018.02.27
- Main IPC: G01R31/26
- IPC: G01R31/26 ; B60K35/00 ; H01L27/146

Abstract:
A semiconductor apparatus includes a semiconductor device that performs signal processing, a driving control unit that controls drive of the semiconductor device, and a lifetime obtaining unit that obtains remaining lifetime information that represents a remaining lifetime of the semiconductor device. In a case where the remaining lifetime information represents a first length, the driving control unit drives the semiconductor device in a first condition. In a case where the remaining lifetime information represents a second length shorter than the first length, the driving control unit drives the semiconductor device in a second condition in which throughput of the signal processing is lower than that in a case where the semiconductor device is driven in the first condition, and the remaining lifetime of the semiconductor device is longer than that in the case where the semiconductor device is driven in the first condition.
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