Abstract: An electronic apparatus having a fingerprint sensing function, including a touch panel, a driving circuit, a fingerprint sensing array, and a fingerprint sensing circuit, is provided. The driving circuit provides a driving signal to the touch panel. The fingerprint sensing array includes multiple sensing units arranged in an array. The fingerprint sensing circuit is coupled to the sensing units on the fingerprint sensing array via multiple sensing data lines, and applies multiple control signals to the sensing units via the sensing data lines. A working frequency of the driving signal is the same as a working frequency of the control signals, and the driving signal is synchronized with the control signals.

Abstract: A driving apparatus for a display panel is provided. The driving apparatus for the display panel is configured on a film by means of a Chip-on-Film (COF) package. A selection circuit receives multiple driving voltages. A control circuit is coupled to the selection circuit and controls the selection circuit to output one of the multiple driving voltages, so as to drive the display panel.

Abstract: A fingerprint sensing module including an image sensor, a microlens array and a light-shielding layer is provided. The image sensor has multiple pixels. Each of the pixels has multiple light-sensing regions physically separated. Each of the light-sensing regions is adapted to receive an image beam coming from a fingerprint of user. The microlens array is disposed above the image sensor. The microlens array includes multiple microlens. A focus region of each of the microlens covers a portion of the light-sensing regions. The light-shielding layer is disposed between the image sensor and the microlens array. The light-shielding layer has multiple openings, and the positions of the openings are corresponded to the positions of the pixels.

Abstract: A capacitive fingerprint sensing device is provided. A sensing pixel unit includes a capacitor, a reset circuit, and a sensing capacitor. The reset circuit provides a reset voltage during a reset period to reset a voltage on the capacitor and provides an adjustment current during a sensing period to adjust a sense voltage generated on a common junction of the capacitor and the reset circuit.

Abstract: An example calibration device includes a projector to project a first image onto a touch screen. The first image includes a first set of four corner coordinates. A processor is to perform a first perspective transformation of the first image into a second image for projection onto the touch screen by the projector. The second image includes a second set of four corner coordinates. The processor is to receive at least one touch signal associated with a second set of four corner coordinates associated with the second image from the touch screen. The processor is to perform a second perspective transformation of the second image using the second set of four corner coordinates to resize the second image based on the first set of four corner coordinates.

Abstract: A touch display device with a fingerprint anti-spoofing function and an associated fingerprint anti-spoofing method are provided, where the touch display device may include a touch display panel and a processing circuit. The touch display panel may include a plurality of display units and one or more codebooks, where each of the display units includes a sensor unit, and the one or more codebooks may make the sensor units receive sensing information of an object which is put on the touch display panel. In addition, the processing circuit may obtain the sensing information from the sensor units, and determine whether the object is a real finger based on the sensing information and reference information.

Abstract: An inference engine for a neural network uses a compute-in-memory array storing a kernel coefficients. A clamped input matrix is provided to the compute-in-memory array to produce an output vector representing a function of the clamped input vector and the kernel. A circuit is included receiving an input vector, where elements of the input vector have values in a first range of values. The circuit clamps the values of the elements of the input vector a limit of a second range of values to provide the clamped input vector. The second range of values is more narrow than the first range of values, and set according to the characteristics of the compute-in-memory array. The first range of values can be used in training using digital computation resources, and the second range of values can be used in inference using the compute-in-memory array.

Abstract: A calibration circuit configured to calibrate a signal of a sensing unit comprises: an amplifier, a first impedance element and a second impedance element. The amplifier has a first input terminal, a second input terminal and an output terminal. The first input terminal is coupled to a first terminal of the sensing unit, the second input terminal is coupled to a reference voltage, and the output terminal is feedback to the first input terminal and outputs the readout signal. A first terminal of the first impedance element is coupled to the first input terminal of the amplifier, and a second terminal of the first impedance element is coupled to a calibration voltage. A first terminal of the second impedance element is coupled to the first terminal of the first impedance element, and a second terminal of the second impedance element is coupled to the output terminal of the amplifier.

Abstract: An electronic device is provided. A touch display panel includes a pixel array and a plurality of fingerprint sensing pixels. The fingerprint sensing pixels are embedded in the pixel array and located in a non-luminous area outside positions of the sub-display pixels. A display driving circuit is coupled to a plurality of display data lines through a first pin to drive the sub-display pixels to display an image frame. A fingerprint sensing circuit is coupled to a sensing data line through a second pin, and receives fingerprint sensing signals of the fingerprint sensing pixels.

Abstract: A fingerprint sensing device and an operation method thereof are provided. The fingerprint sensing device includes a driver integrated chip and a fingerprint sensor. The driver integrated chip is coupled to a host processor. The fingerprint sensor is coupled to the driver integrated chip and the host processor. The fingerprint sensor obtains a fingerprint image during a period when the host processor is in the sleep mode. The driver integrated chip performs a fingerprint verification on the fingerprint image, and the driver integrated chip determines to wake up the host processor according to whether the fingerprint image passes the fingerprint verification.

Abstract: An in-memory computing device includes a plurality of synaptic layers including a first type of synaptic layer and a second type of synaptic layer. The first type of synaptic layer comprises memory cells of a first type of memory cell and the second type of synaptic layer comprises memory cells of a second type, the first type of memory cell being different than the second type of memory cell. The first and second types of memory cells can be different types of memories, have different structures, different memory materials, and/or different read/write algorithms, any one of which can result in variations in the stability or accuracy of the data stored in the memory cells.

Abstract: The invention provides a fingerprint sensing device. A control circuit controls a part of point light sources to irradiate a fingerprint of a user. Reflected light generated by using the plurality of point light sources to irradiate the fingerprint of the user forms a light-emitted pattern including a plurality of reflected light patterns on a sensing layer, wherein each of the reflected light patterns is provided by a corresponding point light source, and each of the sensing units senses the reflected light patterns corresponding to at least two point light sources.

Abstract: A fingerprint sensing module including an image sensor, a microlens array and a light-shielding layer is provided. The image sensor has multiple pixels. Each of the pixels has multiple light-sensing regions physically separated. Each of the light-sensing regions is adapted to receive an image beam coming from a fingerprint of user. The microlens array is disposed above the image sensor. The microlens array includes multiple microlens. A focus region of each of the microlens covers a portion of the light-sensing regions. The light-shielding layer is disposed between the image sensor and the microlens array. The light-shielding layer has multiple openings, and the positions of the openings are corresponded to the positions of the pixels.

Abstract: A random number generator, a random number generating circuit, and a random number generating method are provided. The random number generating circuit includes the random number generator and executes the random number generating method. The random number generator includes a shift register having N storage elements and a combinational logic circuit. The N storage elements receive a random seed in a static state and repetitively perform a bit shift operation in a plurality of clock cycles. The combinational logic circuit generates an output sequence based on the random seed and a random bitstream received from an external source.

Abstract: A touch display device with a fingerprint anti-spoofing function and an associated fingerprint anti-spoofing method are provided, where the touch display device may include a touch display panel and a processing circuit. The touch display panel may include a plurality of display units and one or more codebooks, where each of the display units includes a sensor unit, and the one or more codebooks may make the sensor units receive sensing information of an object which is put on the touch display panel. In addition, the processing circuit may obtain the sensing information from the sensor units, and determine whether the object is a real finger based on the sensing information and reference information.

Abstract: A full-screen electronic device with a fingerprint sensing function and a fingerprint sensing method are provided. The full-screen electronic device includes a panel module, a plurality of fingerprint sensors and a control unit. The plurality of fingerprint sensors are aligned with the panel module and distributed into a plurality of scan regions in an array. The fingerprint sensing method includes the following steps. Firstly, a concerned information about a concerned position of the display panel is generated. After the control unit receives the concerned information, the control unit defines the scan regions of the concerned position as a first scan set according to the concerned information. Then, the control unit controls the fingerprint sensors corresponding to the first scan set according to a first scan strategy.

Abstract: A semiconductor circuit and an operating method for the same are provided. The method includes the following steps. A memory circuit is operated during a first timing to obtain a first memory state signal S1. The memory circuit is operated during a second timing after the first timing to obtain a second memory state signal S2. A difference between the first memory state signal S1 and the second memory state signal S2 is calculated to obtain a state difference signal SD. A calculating is performed to obtain an un-compensated output data signal OD relative with an input data signal ID and the second memory state signal S2. The state difference signal SD and the un-compensated output data signal OD are calculated to obtain a compensated output data signal OD?.

Abstract: The present invention is a method for calculating activity duration comprises collecting user data, dividing the user data into in-range and out-range node, setting the in-range node as activity start node or activity end node, setting one of the activity start/end node as period start/end node, and let the period time differential between the period start node and period end node as activity duration. A method for calculating activity efficiency comprises collecting the usage data of the mobile device, label the usage data based on the activity duration, set the labeled usage data as the dataset, and train a neural network with the dataset, wherein the trained neural network generates a feature based on the usage data, and calculate the efficiency based on the feature. The present invention greatly improves efficiency for labor inspection, and helps people with erratic work schedules to have better benefits.

Abstract: A fingerprint sensing system including a plurality of micro-lenses, a sensor, a shielding structure and a controller is provided. The micro-lenses are arranged in an array. The sensor has a plurality of sensing pixels arranged in an array. The sensor, the shielding structure and the micro-lenses are sequentially arranged along an arrangement direction. The controller is electrically connected to the sensor. A pitch between the micro-lenses is greater than a pitch between the sensing pixels. The controller forms a fingerprint image according to signals of a plurality of output pixels of the sensor, wherein each of the output pixels is one of every at least four of neighboring sensing pixels. An operation method of a fingerprint sensing system is also provided.

Abstract: A method for automatically recording circadian rhythm of a user via a portable device includes the steps of obtaining plural usage episodes from screen-on to successive screen-off via a screen of the portable device in an estimated period; classifying plural proactive use episodes and plural reactive use episodes from the plural usage episodes; generating active periods and inactive periods in each day via the plural proactive use episodes; and estimating daily sleep indicators from an evaluation of each of the inactive periods. Therefore, it only needs to estimate the daily sleep indicators of users by using portable devices (specifically for smartphones).