Abstract: Provided are a memory controller for controlling a refresh cycle of a memory and a method thereof. In this method, a temperature measure command is generated to measure an operating temperature of the memory. Next, a measured temperature in response to the temperature measure command is received. Then, a temperature difference between the measured temperature and a reference temperature is detected if the measured temperature is different from the reference temperature to change the refresh cycle according to the temperature difference, and if the measured temperature is equal to the reference temperature the method returns to the temperature measure command generating step. Thereafter, a refresh command is applied to the memory in response to the changed refresh cycle.

Abstract: Example embodiments are directed to an apparatus and method for enhancing an image. The method may include extracting contrast data from color image data, generating low resolution image data and band pass image data from the contrast data using a Laplacian pyramid, generating global brightness enhanced image data from the low resolution image data to enhance an overall brightness, generating local contrast ratio enhanced image data from the band pass image data to enhance a local contrast, and/or generating enhanced contrast data from the global brightness enhanced image data and the local contrast ratio enhanced data. The apparatus may include circuitry for performing similar operations.

Abstract: Provided are an apparatus and method of transmitting working context, which can minimize power consumption in a power-off standby mode of a portable apparatus including a system on a chip, where the method includes selecting a power-off standby mode, transmitting working context with respect to a hardware module, which is mounted on a semiconductor chip, to a predetermined memory, and storing the working context in the predetermined memory, transmitting the working context stored in the memory to a non-volatile memory outside the semiconductor chip, and storing the working context in the non-volatile memory, and executing the power-off standby mode; where the method may further include releasing the power-off standby mode, restoring the working context with respect to the hardware module, which is stored in the non-volatile memory, to the predetermined memory, and recovering the at least one hardware module to a state existing immediately before the power-off standby mode was executed by using the working con

Abstract: Provided are an apparatus and method of transmitting working context, which can minimize power consumption in a power-off standby mode of a portable apparatus including a system on a chip, where the method includes selecting a power-off standby mode, transmitting working context with respect to a hardware module, which is mounted on a semiconductor chip, to a predetermined memory, and storing the working context in the predetermined memory, transmitting the working context stored in the memory to a non-volatile memory outside the semiconductor chip, and storing the working context in the non-volatile memory, and executing the power-off standby mode; where the method may further include releasing the power-off standby mode, restoring the working context with respect to the hardware module, which is stored in the non-volatile memory, to the predetermined memory, and recovering the at least one hardware module to a state existing immediately before the power-off standby mode was executed by using the working con

Abstract: Digital logic processing devices capable of reduced power consumption may be provided. A digital logic processing device may include one or more processing elements, an input FIFO for storing data, a processing unit, and a clock controller circuit. The processing unit may process data from the input FIFO and the clock controller circuit may control a clock signal supplied to the input FIFO and the processing unit. The clock controller circuit may monitor whether there is data to be transferred to the input FIFO and states of the input FIFO and the processing unit and may control the clock signal.

Abstract: A host integrated circuit device can include a host interface circuit that is configured to access a resource associated with the host integrated circuit device in a first device interface format based on a request from a remote integrated circuit device located outside the host integrated circuit device in a second device interface format.

Abstract: A memory controller having graphic processing function that includes a graphic processing unit operating in response to a selection signal from a master, and a memory interface for storing outputs of the graphic processing unit in an external memory at and receiving graphic data from the external memory to provide the graphic data to the graphic processing unit.

Abstract: A camera interface employing a direct memory access (DMA) unit to digitally perform an image transformation such as “flipping” and “rotating” an image (e.g., to correct for X-axis, Y-axis, or XY-axes mirroring). The image transforming DMA unit includes an address generator and a data selector. The address generator appropriately modifies a frame start address, a burst transfer address, a line start address, of an image frame, based on the X, Y, or XY mirrored image mode. The data selector changes the sequences of words and of pixels in a word based upon the mirrored image mode.

Abstract: A communication device and method is provided, comprising: a signal modulator/demodulator having a digital signal processor for effecting radio communications; and an application processor (AP) having a central processing unit and a master controller for controlling via a common bus a plurality of peripherals including an interface with the signal modulator/demodulator, wherein a memory shared by the modem and the AP is controlled via the interface. The plurality of peripherals include at least one of an image capture module, a display, and a flash memory. The master controller controls the plurality of peripherals by issuing a packetized command commonly receivable by the plurality of peripherals over the common bus, the packetized command includes a module device select signal used for selecting one of the peripherals.

Abstract: A host integrated circuit device can include a host interface circuit that is configured to access a resource associated with the host integrated circuit device in a first device interface format based on a request from a remote integrated circuit device located outside the host integrated circuit device in a second device interface format.

Abstract: Provided are a memory controller for controlling a refresh cycle of a memory and a method thereof. In this method, a temperature measure command is generated to measure an operating temperature of the memory. Next, a measured temperature in response to the temperature measure command is received. Then, a temperature difference between the measured temperature and a reference temperature is detected if the measured temperature is different from the reference temperature to change the refresh cycle according to the temperature difference, and if the measured temperature is equal to the reference temperature the method returns to the temperature measure command generating step. Thereafter, a refresh command is applied to the memory in response to the changed refresh cycle.

Abstract: An image scaling method and apparatus converting an input image into an aimed image with suitable resolution for application, in the case that the input image and the aimed image are different in resolution, using continuous domain filtering and interpolation method. The invention utilizes domain filter of regular square type and generates filter coefficient based on area occupancy ratio of filter window according to the area of corresponding pixel extending the applied filter window and then obtains scaled image through the method of computing weighted average value, which is determined through multiplication of the generated filter coefficient and value of each pixel. By using image scaling method of the invention, there is an advantage of much lower cost in hardware implementation of an image scaler in comparison with conventional image scaling methods.

Abstract: Provided are an apparatus and method of transmitting working context, which can minimize power consumption in a power-off standby mode of a portable apparatus including a system on a chip, where the method includes selecting a power-off standby mode, transmitting working context with respect to a hardware module, which is mounted on a semiconductor chip, to a predetermined memory, and storing the working context in the predetermined memory, transmitting the working context stored in the memory to a non-volatile memory outside the semiconductor chip, and storing the working context in the non-volatile memory, and executing the power-off standby mode; where the method may further include releasing the power-off standby mode, restoring the working context with respect to the hardware module, which is stored in the non-volatile memory, to the predetermined memory, and recovering the at least one hardware module to a state existing immediately before the power-off standby mode was executed by using the working con

Abstract: A first-in-first-out (FIFO) device for a graphic drawing engine is provided. The (FIFO) device is connected to both a pipeline having a plurality of data processing devices for receiving graphic data from a graphic drawing engine and a drawing engine control portion for controlling the transmission of graphic data of the pipeline. The FIFO device includes a plurality of registers, the number of which is greater than the number of the data processing devices of the pipeline, wherein when the number of vacant registers in the FIFO device is less than that of the data processing devices, a control signal is generated, to thereby stop the operation of the pipeline. Thus, the loss of data stored in the FIFO device can be prevented.