Patents Assigned to Holtek Semiconductor Inc.
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Publication number: 20090278714Abstract: The present invention discloses a capacitive button device, comprising: a signal input unit, a first amplifier, a first switching unit, a second amplifier, a second switching unit, an analog-to-digital converting unit, a third switching unit, a data output unit, a data storage unit and a digital-to-analog converting unit. Thereby, the present invention overcomes the problem due to poor resolution of conventional capacitive buttons and can be used with touch panels. Moreover, the digital-to-analog converting unit is downsized with improved resolution and reduced cost in design and fabrication.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 20, 2008Publication date: November 12, 2009Applicant: HOLTEK SEMICONDUCTOR INC.Inventor: YI-CHAN LIN
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Patent number: 7612581Abstract: An apparatus for dynamic deployment of pin functions on a chip is disclosed in the present invention. The apparatus comprises: an input pin receiving unit, capable of integrating a plurality of pins and selecting pin functions according to a program; an output pin control unit, capable of issuing a control signal to the plurality of pins; and a signal control unit, controlled by the program and coupled to the input pin receiving unit and the output pin control unit so as to communicate therebetween; wherein the pin functions are designated by the user to select an output signal for each of the plurality of pins according to the program.Type: GrantFiled: April 8, 2008Date of Patent: November 3, 2009Assignee: Holtek Semiconductor Inc.Inventors: Wen-Chi Hsu, Jen-Ho Kan, Jia-Jou Tsai
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Patent number: 7612548Abstract: A low drop-out voltage regulator with high-performance linear and load regulation, comprising: a reference voltage circuit, capable of providing a reference voltage; a differential amplifier; a power device, capable of driving a load resistor; a feedback circuit, disposed between the differential amplifier and the power device so that the differential amplifier outputs a correction voltage after the reference voltage and a feedback voltage across the feedback circuit; and a voltage buffer for frequency compensation, disposed between the differential amplifier and the power device, the voltage buffer comprising a complementary type buffer.Type: GrantFiled: March 4, 2008Date of Patent: November 3, 2009Assignee: Holtek Semiconductor Inc.Inventor: Ming-Hong Jian
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Publication number: 20090236995Abstract: An AC power feedback control device for a vacuum fluorescent display is provided. In the AC power feedback control device, the Class-D drivers are driven by the PWM controller so as to generate a sine wave voltage. After being filtered by the LPFs, the sine wave voltage is ready for filaments. The output voltage outputted by the filaments is detected by simple feedback elements so as to control and modulate the duty cycle of the PWM controller.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 22, 2008Publication date: September 24, 2009Applicant: Holtek Semiconductor Inc.Inventor: Chen-Kuang Yeh
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Publication number: 20090225619Abstract: A pumping circuit for multiple nonvolatile memories, comprising: a high voltage source; and a high voltage pass block with a gate controlled by a local booster to introduce the high voltage source into a plurality of nonvolatile memories for erase/write operation.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 28, 2008Publication date: September 10, 2009Applicant: HOLTEK SEMICONDUCTOR INC.Inventor: CHUN-YAO LIAO
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Publication number: 20090219736Abstract: A voltage redoubling circuit, wherein said circuit relies on a voltage-detecting unit, an oscillating unit, an inversing unit, a first switching device, a second switching device, a third switching device, a fourth switching device, and a fifth switching device to pump a reference voltage to an output voltage. In such a way, a conducted memory cell can be quickly and accurately accessed via a circuit operated in a low voltage region by a single on-and-off signal rather than a number of pulse control signals.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 24, 2008Publication date: September 3, 2009Applicant: HOLTEK SEMICONDUCTOR INC.Inventor: WEN-SHYEN CHAO
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Patent number: 7579889Abstract: The provided delay lock loop delaying an input signal includes a quadrature generator, a voltage controller and a delay cell. The input signal is inputted into the quadrature generator and the delay cell. A phase-changing signal from the quadrature generator and a delay signal respectively from the delay cell are inputted into the voltage controller at the same time so that a control voltage inputted into the delay cell to control a delay time of the delay signal is generated. Also, the provided phase angle generator generates an output signal in an arbitrary phase.Type: GrantFiled: June 11, 2007Date of Patent: August 25, 2009Assignee: Holtek Semiconductor Inc.Inventors: Chih-Wei Yang, Chien-Hsun Lee
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Publication number: 20090160835Abstract: A signal processing method is provided and includes the following steps. A first synchronizing signal having a synchronizing frequency and a next expected pulse with an expected rising edge is provided. A second synchronizing signal having a selected frequency being within a frequency range is produced when the synchronizing frequency of the first synchronizing signal is out of a frequency range. A third synchronizing signal having a first pulse with a first rising edge is produced when the synchronizing frequency is within the frequency range, wherein the first rising edge is produced at an expected time point. Whether the next expected pulse appears in a period from the expected time point to a certain time point is detected as a detecting result. And a first falling edge of the first pulse is produced based on the detecting result. A picture-field flicker phenomenon of an LCD is eliminated through the method.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 29, 2008Publication date: June 25, 2009Applicants: HOLTEK SEMICONDUCTOR INC., SIGNAL ELECTRONIC CO., LTD.Inventors: Ting-Chi Lee, Wen-Liang Liu, Chun-Hsiung Chen
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Publication number: 20090121785Abstract: A device and a method for reducing input noise providing at least a microcontroller. The microcontroller comprises: at least a noise reduction device, at least an analog switch and at least a signal output unit. The noise reduction device connected to the ground or a voltage is turned on to charge or discharge a stray capacitor existing on a turned off analog switch so that the amount of charge stored in the stray capacitor is zero or a specific value. Thereby, the noise in a touch switch is reduced and the cost of layout on the PCB is saved.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 3, 2008Publication date: May 14, 2009Applicant: HOLTEK SEMICONDUCTOR INC.Inventors: WEN-LIANG LIU, CHIN-HUNG YANG
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Patent number: 7532058Abstract: A fuse option circuit including a fuse, a control switch, a latch, and a logical operational controller is provided. The latch stores a selected level. The logical operational controller outputs a selected result signal and feedbacks a control signal to the control switch. The level of the control signal determines whether the control switch is on or off. Therefore, the required level is input to the latch and the working mode having an ultra low current is selected. Furthermore, when the fuse is in an untrimmed state, the level of the selected result signal could be selected by a reset pulse signal of the latch in order to test a product. Afterward, it is determined whether the fuse is trimmed or not. When the fuse is in a trimmed state, the level of the selected result signal is established by a rising edge of the reset pulse signal.Type: GrantFiled: July 30, 2007Date of Patent: May 12, 2009Assignee: Holtek Semiconductor, Inc.Inventors: Yu-Ren Chen, Chun-Yao Liao
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Publication number: 20090091307Abstract: A power supply circuit and a method for adjusting an output voltage therein are provided. The power supply circuit includes a regulator having an input terminal receiving an input voltage, an output terminal outputting an output voltage and a regulating terminal, a voltage divider coupled between the output terminal and a ground, generating a dividing voltage, and a gain circuit coupled between the regulating terminal and the voltage divider, receiving the dividing voltage and generating a gain for adjusting the output voltage according to a reference voltage.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 31, 2008Publication date: April 9, 2009Applicant: HOLTEK SEMICONDUCTOR INC.Inventor: Chien-Feng LAI
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Patent number: 7495639Abstract: A power-saving and efficient driving method for driving a matrix of light emitting diodes arrayed in rows and columns. The method comprises the steps of: (A) executing the phases of Dis-Charge, Pre-Charge, Current On and Dis-Charge in successive for an active column; (B) executing the phases of Dis-Charge, Floating, Dis-Charge and Dis-Charge in successive for a non-active column; (C) executing the phases of Current Sink, Current Sink, Current Sink and Current Sink in successive for an active row; and (D) executing the phases of Floating, Floating, Reverse Bias and Floating in successive for a non-active row.Type: GrantFiled: April 1, 2005Date of Patent: February 24, 2009Assignee: Holtek Semiconductor Inc.Inventor: Shih-Ting Chang
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Publication number: 20090045837Abstract: An apparatus for dynamic deployment of pin functions on a chip is disclosed in the present invention. The apparatus comprises: an input pin receiving unit, capable of integrating a plurality of pins and selecting pin functions according to a program; an output pin control unit, capable of issuing a control signal to the plurality of pins; and a signal control unit, controlled by the program and coupled to the input pin receiving unit and the output pin control unit so as to communicate therebetween; wherein the pin functions are designated by the user to select an output signal for each of the plurality of pins according to the program.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 8, 2008Publication date: February 19, 2009Applicant: HOLTEK SEMICONDUCTOR INC.Inventors: WEN-CHI HSU, JEN-HO KAN, JIA-JOU TSAI
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Publication number: 20090018789Abstract: An image auto-calibration method for an image capture device having an image sensor is provided. The method includes the steps of receiving an image matrix; transforming the image matrix into an image signal via the image sensor; generating n first sampling pulses and n second sampling pulses in response to the image signal, wherein one of the first sampling pulses and one of the second sampling pulses constitute a sampling pulse set; calculating an eigenvalue of the image signal according to each of the sampling pulse sets; and outputting an image according to the sampling pulse set with the largest eigenvalue.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 25, 2008Publication date: January 15, 2009Applicant: HOLTEK SEMICONDUCTOR INC.Inventors: Jen-Chung Weng, Chien-Hsien Tsai
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Publication number: 20090009147Abstract: A low drop-out voltage regulator with high-performance linear and load regulation, comprising: a reference voltage circuit, capable of providing a reference voltage; a differential amplifier; a power device, capable of driving a load resistor; a feedback circuit, disposed between the differential amplifier and the power device so that the differential amplifier outputs a correction voltage after the reference voltage and a feedback voltage across the feedback circuit; and a voltage buffer for frequency compensation, disposed between the differential amplifier and the power device, the voltage buffer comprising a complementary type buffer.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 4, 2008Publication date: January 8, 2009Applicant: HOLTEK SEMICONDUCTOR INC.Inventor: MING-HONG JIAN
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Publication number: 20080313421Abstract: A low power-consumption data processor, wherein instruction decoding is performed on an instruction memory and an instruction register by an instruction decoding unit through an instruction bus, being characterized in that an instruction decoding circuit is disposed between the instruction register, a program counter and an arithmetic logic unit, wherein a new value in an instruction is transmitted on a new instruction bus (NIB) when the decoded result is an operation/jump/call instruction and, otherwise, the new value is transmitted on an original instruction bus (IB).Type: ApplicationFiled: March 3, 2008Publication date: December 18, 2008Applicant: HOLTEK SEMICONDUCTOR INC.Inventors: Wen-Chi Hsu, Yu-Kuang Wu
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Publication number: 20080309818Abstract: An image-clock adjusting circuit is provided and includes a phase comparator, a clock controller, and a timing generator. The phase comparator receives a power source signal and a vertical synchronous signal and compares a phase of the power source signal with that of the first vertical synchronous signal for producing at least a phase comparison signal. The clock controller receives the phase comparison signal and the vertical synchronous signal, produces a pixel clock signal and intermittently adjusts a clock width of the pixel clock signal. The timing generator receives the pixel clock signal and adjusts the vertical synchronous signal into an adjusted vertical synchronous signal being nearly in phase with the power source signal. Therefore, The effect suppressing the phenomenon of the color rolling with the simpler circuit is accomplished.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 29, 2008Publication date: December 18, 2008Applicant: HOLTEK SEMICONDUCTOR INC.Inventors: Jen-Chung WENG, Jar-Lin CHEN
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Publication number: 20080303550Abstract: An integrated circuit is provided. The integrated circuit includes N level shifting devices. Each level shifting device receives a first digital signal and a second digital signal, and includes a first level shifter converting a first voltage of the first digital signal into a third voltage and converting a second voltage of the first digital signal into a fourth voltage, and a second level shifter converting a first voltage of the second digital signal into a fifth voltage and converting a second voltage of the second digital signal into a sixth voltage.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 13, 2008Publication date: December 11, 2008Applicant: HOLTEK SEMICONDUCTOR INC.Inventors: Chun-Hsiung CHEN, Chun-Ku LIN, Wen-Liang LIU
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Publication number: 20080301498Abstract: A control device and a control method for increasing stability of micro controller system are described. The control device comprises a system error detection unit a memory unit, a data error detection unit, an error signal processing unit and a system resetting unit. When the system is error or the data transferred from the memory unit has error, the system error detection unit or the data error detection unit outputs an error signal to the error signal processing unit, and then the error signal processing unit corrects the error data or commands the system resetting unit to reset the system by the error signal for increasing the system stability.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 15, 2008Publication date: December 4, 2008Applicant: HOLTEK SEMICONDUCTOR INC.Inventors: Wen-Chi Hsu, Jia-Jou Tsai
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Patent number: 7453762Abstract: An apparatus for automatically calibrating a transducer are disclosed in the present invention, the apparatus comprising: an oscillator, for generating a system frequency; a micro controller, being coupled to the oscillator, for receiving the system frequency; a counting unit, being installed inside the micro processor, for generating at least a clock signal according to the system frequency; a transformer, whose input terminal is being coupled to the counting unit, for receiving the clock signal and transferring the clock signal to be a plurality of exciting signals, the output terminal feedbacks and couples the exciting signals to the interrupting signal input terminal of the micro controller, wherein the a plurality of exciting signals comprising at least a primary oscillating signal and at least a secondary oscillating signal and the amount of the clock signal equals to that of the primary oscillating signal; and a transducer, whose input terminal is being coupled to the transformer, and the transducer isType: GrantFiled: May 28, 2008Date of Patent: November 18, 2008Assignee: Holtek Semiconductor Inc.Inventors: Kuang-Yeu Lin, Lung-Chieh Chen