Disclosed examples include non-volatile counter systems to generate and store a counter value according to a sensor pulse signal, and power circuits to generate first and second supply voltage signals to power first and second power domain circuits using power from the sensor pulse signal, including a switch connected between first and second power domain supply nodes, a boost circuit, and a control circuit to selectively cause the switch to disconnect the first and second power domain circuits from one another after the first supply voltage signal rises above a threshold voltage in a given pulse of the sensor pulse signal, and to cause the boost circuit to boost the second supply voltage signal after the regulator output is disconnected from the second power domain supply node in the given pulse.

A solid-state imaging device, a method for driving a solid-state imaging device, and an electronic apparatus are provided that are capable of reducing memory circuits of a column reading system, so that the column reading system can achieve a reduced layout area and eventually a reduced size. A column reading circuit includes an AD converting part and a calculating part. The AD converting part is configured to analog-to-digital convert a read-out reset signal and a read-out signal of a pixel signal read to a vertical signal line into an n-bit digital pixel signal. The calculating part includes an n-bit asynchronous counter including a retention circuit with a control logic function, which is configured to obtain a difference between an n-bit read-out reset signal and an n-bit read-out signal produced by the AD conversion performed by the AD converting part.

An analysis method includes: executing first accumulation processing for accumulating analysis reports including an analysis item regarding an analysis target and analysis results with respect to the analysis item; executing first extraction processing for extracting the analysis item and texts representing the analysis results from each of the analysis reports accumulated; executing first identification processing for identifying analysis techniques corresponding to the texts extracted; executing generation processing for generating analysis patterns; executing second identification processing for identifying first analysis patterns; executing third identification processing for identifying other analysis patterns; executing second accumulation processing for accumulating pattern information; executing second extraction processing for extracting the analysis item and the texts from a new analysis report; and executing output processing for identifying an analysis technique.

An analysis method includes: executing first accumulation processing for accumulating analysis reports including an analysis item regarding an analysis target and analysis results with respect to the analysis item; executing first extraction processing for extracting the analysis item and texts representing the analysis results from each of the analysis reports accumulated; executing first identification processing for identifying analysis techniques corresponding to the texts extracted; executing generation processing for generating analysis patterns; executing second identification processing for identifying first analysis patterns; executing third identification processing for identifying other analysis patterns; executing second accumulation processing for accumulating pattern information; executing second extraction processing for extracting the analysis item and the texts from a new analysis report; and executing output processing for identifying an analysis technique.

A random number generation system and a random number generation method thereof are provided. The random number generation system includes a random number generator, a random number selection circuit, and a random number logic circuit. The random number generator receives the random number request signal to provide a first random number sequence with n bits, where n is a positive integer. The random number selection circuit receives the random number request signal to provide a bit selection signal with n bits, wherein the bit selection signal is a time varying signal and is determined by the received random number request signal. The random number logic circuit receives the random number request signal, the first random number sequence and the bit selection signal, and in response to the random number request signal to adjust the first random number sequence using the bit selection signal to provide the second random number sequence.

A random number generation system and a random number generation method thereof are provided. The random number generation system includes a random number generator, a random number selection circuit, and a random number logic circuit. The random number generator receives the random number request signal to provide a first random number sequence with n bits, where n is a positive integer. The random number selection circuit receives the random number request signal to provide a bit selection signal with n bits, wherein the bit selection signal is a time varying signal and is determined by the received random number request signal. The random number logic circuit receives the random number request signal, the first random number sequence and the bit selection signal, and in response to the random number request signal to adjust the first random number sequence using the bit selection signal to provide the second random number sequence.

A physical quantity measurement device includes a sensor element having a coupling capacitance formed between a drive electrode and a detection electrode, and a circuit device having a drive circuit adapted to supply a drive signal to the drive electrode, a detection circuit adapted to detect physical quantity information corresponding to a physical quantity based on a detection signal from the detection electrode, and a fault diagnosis circuit, and the fault diagnosis circuit has an electrostatic leakage component extraction circuit adapted to extract an electrostatic leakage component due to the coupling capacitance from one of the detection signal and an amplified signal of the detection signal, and performs a fault diagnosis based on the electrostatic leakage component extracted.

A physical quantity measurement device includes a sensor element having a coupling capacitance formed between a drive electrode and a detection electrode, and a circuit device having a drive circuit adapted to supply a drive signal to the drive electrode, a detection circuit adapted to detect physical quantity information corresponding to a physical quantity based on a detection signal from the detection electrode, and a fault diagnosis circuit, and the fault diagnosis circuit has an electrostatic leakage component extraction circuit adapted to extract an electrostatic leakage component due to the coupling capacitance from one of the detection signal and an amplified signal of the detection signal, and performs a fault diagnosis based on the electrostatic leakage component extracted.

Disclosed examples include non-volatile counter systems to generate and store a counter value according to a sensor pulse signal, and power circuits to generate first and second supply voltage signals to power first and second power domain circuits using power from the sensor pulse signal, including a switch connected between first and second power domain supply nodes, a boost circuit, and a control circuit to selectively cause the switch to disconnect the first and second power domain circuits from one another after the first supply voltage signal rises above a threshold voltage in a given pulse of the sensor pulse signal, and to cause the boost circuit to boost the second supply voltage signal after the regulator output is disconnected from the second power domain supply node in the given pulse.

Disclosed examples include non-volatile counter systems to generate and store a counter value according to a sensor pulse signal, and power circuits to generate first and second supply voltage signals to power first and second power domain circuits using power from the sensor pulse signal, including a switch connected between first and second power domain supply nodes, a boost circuit, and a control circuit to selectively cause the switch to disconnect the first and second power domain circuits from one another after the first supply voltage signal rises above a threshold voltage in a given pulse of the sensor pulse signal, and to cause the boost circuit to boost the second supply voltage signal after the regulator output is disconnected from the second power domain supply node in the given pulse.