Abstract: An actuator of a camera module includes a magnet, a coil facing the magnet, a driver configured to apply a driving signal to the coil to move the magnet in a direction, and a position estimator. The position estimator is configured to convert an oscillation signal into a digital signal in a delta sigma modulation scheme, and estimate the position of the magnet from the digital signal. A frequency of the oscillation signal varies based on a position of the magnet.

Abstract: A actuator using a voice coil motor (VCM) method includes a coil configured to face a magnetic member disposed on a lateral surface of a lens carrier, and be spaced apart from the magnetic member, a driving circuit configured to supply a composite current including a driving current and a position detection current to the coil based on a composite voltage input to the driving circuit, and an impedance/digital conversion circuit configured to convert an alternating current (AC) voltage signal including a specific frequency component acquired at opposite ends of the coil via a demodulation scheme, extract a low-frequency signal having an inductance component of the coil, and detect a position signal based on the low-frequency signal.

Abstract: An apparatus for controlling a position of a voice coil motor (VCM) includes a coil disposed to face a magnetic member provided on one surface of a lens carrier; a driving circuit applying a superimposed current, including a driving current and a position detecting current, to the coil; a filter circuit extracting an alternating current (AC) voltage from a voltage across the coil; a voltage/frequency conversion circuit converting the AC voltage extracted by the filter circuit into a frequency signal; and a digital control circuit detecting positional information of the VCM based on a frequency component of the frequency signal.

Abstract: An apparatus for sensing a rotating body includes a plurality of units to be detected provided on the rotating body; at least two sensing coils disposed to face the units to be detected; an oscillating unit including at least two capacitors respectively connected to the at least two sensing coils to form at least two oscillation circuits; and a rotation information calculator configured to count frequencies of at least two oscillation signals respectively output from the at least two oscillation circuits to generate a first count value and a second count value, and calculate a rotation direction of the rotating body based on a change in the first count value and a change in the second count value.

Abstract: An actuator of a camera module including a magnet, a driving coil facing the magnet, a driving apparatus including a driving circuit configured to apply a driving signal to the driving coil to move the magnet, and a position calculator configured to generate a feedback signal based on a current position of the magnet, wherein the driving apparatus is further configured to calculate an error value by comparing an input signal with the feedback signal, and to determine a control gain of a control signal provided to the driving circuit according to the error value, and wherein the control gain is reduced in response to an increase in the error value, and the control gain is increased in response to a decrease in the error value.

Abstract: An actuator of a camera module including a magnet, a driving coil facing the magnet, a driving apparatus including a driving circuit configured to apply a driving signal to the driving coil to move the magnet, and a position calculator configured to generate a feedback signal based on a current position of the magnet, wherein the driving apparatus is further configured to calculate an error value by comparing an input signal with the feedback signal, and to determine a control gain of a control signal provided to the driving circuit according to the error value, and wherein the control gain is reduced in response to an increase in the error value, and the control gain is increased in response to a decrease in the error value.

Abstract: A multiple resistor string digital-to-analog converter (DAC) includes a first resistor string circuit including first through n-th resistors, where n is a natural number; a first switching circuit connected between one terminal of each of the first through n-th resistors and a first connection node, and configured to select one terminal of a corresponding k-th resistor, where k is a natural number equal to or greater than 1 and equal to or smaller than n, of the first resistor string circuit based on a digital code; a second switching circuit connected to the other terminal of the first through n-th resistors, and configured to select the other terminal of the corresponding k-th resistor of the first resistor string circuit depending on the digital code; and a third switching circuit configured to select a voltage divided by the resistors of the second resistor string circuit depending on the digital code.

Abstract: An actuator includes a magnet, a driving coil, a driver, and a position detector. The magnet is disposed on one surface of a lens barrel. The driving coil is disposed at a proximity of the magnet. The driver is configured to apply a driving signal to the driving coil to move the lens barrel along an optical axis. The position detector is configured to generate an oscillation signal of which a frequency is changed based on movement of the magnet and configured to compare oscillation signals generated in a first position and a second position of the lens barrel to detect a present position of the lens barrel.

Abstract: An actuator of a camera module includes a magnet, a coil facing the magnet, a driver configured to apply a driving signal to the coil to move the magnet in a direction, and a position estimator. The position estimator is configured to convert an oscillation signal into a digital signal in a delta sigma modulation scheme, and estimate the position of the magnet from the digital signal. A frequency of the oscillation signal varies based on a position of the magnet.

Abstract: An apparatus to control a position of a camera module includes a magnetic member, a coil, a driver, a signal extractor, and a position detector. The magnetic member is disposed on a lens barrel of the camera module. The coil is disposed opposite to the magnetic member. The driver is configured to provide a position confirmation signal to the coil. The signal extractor is configured to extract a specific frequency component from a signal of the coil including the position confirmation signal and output a detection signal. The position detector is configured to provide a position signal corresponding to a position of the magnetic member based on the detection signal.

Abstract: An apparatus is provided to control a position of a camera module. The apparatus includes a magnetic member disposed on a lens barrel of the camera module, a coil disposed opposite to the magnetic member, and a driver configured to generate to the coil a position confirmation signal including a specific frequency component. The apparatus also includes a signal extractor configured to extract a detected signal, including the specific frequency component, from a coil signal of the coil, and a peak detector detect a peak value of the detected signal and output a position signal corresponding to a position of the magnetic member based on the peak value.

Abstract: A digital frequency measuring apparatus includes a frequency divider dividing an input frequency signal and providing a divided frequency signal; a period counter counting clock cycles in a period of the divided frequency signal using a clock signal and providing a period count value for each period; and a digital filter amplifying the period count value using an accumulated gain, converting an amplified period count value into a frequency, and providing a first digital output value. The digital filter determines the accumulated gain using a predetermined stage number and a predetermined decimator factor.

Abstract: A camera module actuator includes, a magnet, a coil, a driver, and a position estimating processor. The coil is disposed to face the magnet. The driver is configured to move the magnet by applying a driving signal to the coil. The position estimating processor is configured to estimate a position of the magnet from an oscillating signal. A frequency of the oscillating signal varies according to a movement of the magnet.

Abstract: A piezoelectric element driving apparatus may apply a predetermined driving signal to a piezoelectric element to drive the piezoelectric element. The driving signal may be an asymmetrical waveform in which amplitudes of first and second polarities thereof are different from each other. An exemplary embodiment in the present disclosure may provide a piezoelectric element driving apparatus and method having a high output while protecting dielectric characteristics of a piezoelectric element by driving the piezoelectric element using an asymmetrical driving signal.

Abstract: A piezoelectric driving apparatus according to an exemplary embodiment includes: a waveform synthesizer outputting a digital value; a digital-to-analog converter outputting an analog value corresponding to the digital value; and an output unit applying an offset voltage to the analog value to generate and output an asymmetrical driving signal.

Abstract: A piezoelectric driving apparatus may include a waveform synthesizing unit outputting a digital value, a digital-to-analog converting unit converting the digital value to an analog signal, and an output unit adding a direct current (DC) voltage to the analog signal to generate an asymmetrical driving signal.

Abstract: There are provided an apparatus for driving a piezo actuator and a method of driving the same. The apparatus includes: a control unit generating a digital control signal and converting the digital control signal into an analog control signal; a driving unit amplifying and not inverting the analog control signal to generate a first driving signal and amplifying and inverting the analog control signal to generate a second driving signal, with respect to a predetermined common voltage, and applying the first and second driving signals to both terminals of a piezo actuator; and an offset determining unit determining an offset in the first and second driving signals based on a voltage according to a current flowing in the piezo actuator, wherein the control unit generates the digital control signal to have an intermediate level in a predetermined offset detection section.

Abstract: There are provided a back electromotive force detection circuit and a motor driving control apparatus using the same. The back electromotive force detection circuit includes a duty determining unit and a delay compensation unit. The duty determining unit outputs a differential level according to a duty of a driving control signal of a motor. The delay compensation unit performs delay compensation differently on each differential level to compensate for a delay in back electromotive force of the motor regardless of a variation in a duty of the driving control signal.

Abstract: There are provided a motor driving control apparatus, a motor driving control method, and a motor using the same. The motor driving control apparatus includes a driving signal generation unit, a back electromotive force detection unit, and a frequency controller. The driving signal generation unit may generate a driving control signal for controlling driving of a motor device. The back electromotive force detection unit may detect back electromotive force of the motor device. The frequency controller may provide control to estimate a zero crossing point of the back electromotive force, set a frequency modulation section including the zero crossing point, and modulate a frequency of the driving control signal during the frequency modulation section.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a motor position and velocity detecting system capable of accurately detecting a position and a velocity of a motor without adding a hall sensor or the number of poles of the motor. The motor position and velocity detecting system includes: a hall sensor outputting hall signals from rotation of a motor; an edge detector detecting edge signals for the hall signals to output edge pulse signals; a peak detector detecting peak signals for the hall signals to output peak pulse signals; a position outputter connected to the edge detector and the peak detector and outputting a position of the motor; and a velocity outputter connected to the edge detector and the peak detector and outputting a velocity of the motor.