Pressure detecting apparatus and method of driving the same

A device, comprising:

• an array of pressure sensing cells arranged in a plurality of rows and columns, each of the pressure sensing cells including a pressure sensing element and a selection transistor, the selection transistor having a control terminal and first and second conduction terminals, the first conduction terminal coupled to the pressure sensing element;
• a first driving circuit;
• a second driving circuit;
• a plurality of first driving lines, each of the first driving lines positioned in a respective row of the plurality of rows, the first driving lines coupled between the first driving circuit and respective control terminals of the selection transistors of a first portion of the pressure sensing cells;
• a plurality of second driving lines coupled between the second driving circuit and respective control terminals of the selection transistors of a second portion of the pressure sensing cells;
• a plurality of output lines, each of the output lines disposed in a respective column of the plurality of columns and coupled to the second conduction terminals of the selection transistors in the respective column;
• and
• a pressure detection circuit coupled to the plurality of output lines, the pressure detection circuit receives output signals from the pressure sensing cells via the output lines.