Image signal processing circuit

1. An image signal processing circuit comprising:

an image signal processing unit for generating image data from an inputted image signal;

a line memory for temporarily memorizing the image data per line and outputting the memorized image data while switching to and from effective and ineffective;

a logic unit for digital-processing the image data outputted from the line memory and generating digitally processed image data;

an output pad for outputting the digitally processed image data; and

a data replacing unit for generating dummy data and replacing data in a data region set as ineffective by the line memory among the image data outputted from the line memory or the digitally processed image data outputted from the logic unit with the dummy data, wherein the data replacing unit comprises:

a dummy data generating section for generating the dummy data;

a first selector for selecting the image data outputted from the line memory during the effective data region output period of the image data and outputting the selected image data to the logic unit, the first selector further selecting the dummy data during an ineffective data region output period of the image data and outputting the selected dummy data to the logic unit; and

a second selector for selecting the digitally processed image data outputted from the logic unit during an effective data region output period of the digitally processed image data and outputting the selected digitally processed image data to the output pad, the second selector further selecting the dummy data during an ineffective data region output period of the digitally processed image data and outputting the selected dummy data to the output pad, wherein

in a state in which the operation of one of the first and second selectors is activated, the operation of the other is fixed to a state in which the image data or the digitally processed image data is outputted.

2. An image signal processing circuit as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the line memory outputs the image data while switching to and from effective and ineffective per line.

3. An image signal processing circuit as claimed in claim 2 , further comprising a line memory control circuit, wherein

the line memory control circuit controls the output of the line memory so that the image data in an effective data region output period is interpolated by the image data in an ineffective data region output period.

4. An image signal processing circuit as claimed in claim 1 , wherein

the dummy data generating section comprises:

a random pattern generating circuit for generating a random pattern;

a counter for serially incrementing or decrementing a value; and

a selector for selecting one of an output of the random pattern generating circuit and an output of the counter and outputting the selected output as the dummy data.

5. An image signal processing circuit as claimed in claim 1 , wherein

the digitally processed image data includes an effective/ineffective discrimination flag.

6. An image signal processing circuit as claimed in claim 1 , wherein

the logic unit comprises an image enlarging/reducing function through the digital processing.

7. An image signal processing circuit as claimed in claim 1 , wherein

the line memory sets an ineffective data region output period of the image data including a blanking period.

8. An image signal processing circuit as claimed in claim 1 ,

wherein in the case of separately outputting a luminance signal and a color-difference signal from the output pad, the third selector outputs the output of the counter as the dummy data to the second selector, and

wherein in the case of multiplexing the luminance signal and the color-difference signal and outputting the multiplexing result from the output pad, the third selector outputs the output of the random pattern generating circuit as the dummy data to the second selector.