Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure provide an apparatus that can execute an artificial intelligence (AI) model with IO changing. For example, the apparatus can include a first secured processor, a secured application embedded in the first secured processor and associated with an AI model, a secured memory configured to store an AI executable binary associated with the AI model, a second secured processor configured to execute the AI executable binary, a sub-system configured to trigger IO changing and trigger the second secured processor to execute the AI executable binary, IO meta data stored in the secured memory, an IO verifier configured to verify IO changing by determining the IO meta data, and an IO pre-fire module configured to patch the IO changing to the AI executable binary running on the second secured processor when the IO verifier determines that the IO changing matches the IO meta data.

Abstract: The present invention provides a PV sensor including a control circuit, a RC calibration circuit, and a voltage sensor. The control circuit is configured to generate at least one control signal. The RC calibration circuit is configured to receive the at least one control signal to generate a voltage indicates information of (1/R*C). The voltage sensor comprises a comparator, wherein the voltage sensor senses a voltage level of a received signal by using comparator to generate a sensing result, and the comparator is further configured to compare the calibration result within a reference voltage to generate a comparison result to the control circuit.

Abstract: A semiconductor structure is provided. The semiconductor structure includes a shallow trench isolation (STI) region on a well region of a substrate, a plurality of transistors, and a power rail. Each of the transistors includes at least one fin, a gate electrode formed on the fin, and a doping region formed on the fin. The fin is formed on the well region, and is extending in a first direction. The gate electrode is extending in a second direction that is perpendicular to the first direction. The power rail is formed in the STI region and below the doping regions of the transistors, and extending in the first direction. Each of the doping regions is electrically connected to the power rail, so as to form a source region of the respective transistor. The power rail is electrically connected to the well region of the substrate.

Abstract: A push-start crystal oscillator (XO), an associated electronic device and a push-start method for performing a start-up procedure of an XO are provided. The push-start XO includes an inverting amplifier and a push-start logic control circuit, wherein the inverting amplifier is coupled to a crystal load. The inverting amplifier generates a first XO signal and a second XO signal. The push-start logic control circuit receives a feedback clock from a phase locked loop (PLL), and generates a phase control clock according to the feedback clock, wherein a push phase and a settle phase are specified by the phase control clock. During the settle phase, the PLL calibrates a frequency of the feedback clock according to the second XO signal. During the push phase, the feedback clock is transmitted to the inverting amplifier in order to increase the amplitude of the first XO signal.

Abstract: A semiconductor package structure having a frontside redistribution layer, a stacking structure disposed over the frontside redistribution layer and having a first semiconductor die and a second semiconductor die over the first semiconductor die. A backside redistribution layer is disposed over the stacking structure, a first intellectual property (IP) core is disposed in the stacking structure and electrically coupled to the frontside redistribution layer through a first routing channel. A second IP core is disposed in the stacking structure and is electrically coupled to the backside redistribution layer through a second routing channel, wherein the second routing channel is different from the first routing channel and electrically insulated from the frontside redistribution layer.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide duplication schemes for control frames to extend the range of LPI in the 6 GHz wireless band for EHT WLAN. Duplicate 20 MHz legacy preambles containing L-STF, L-LTF, L-SIG and RL-SIG, U-SIG and EHT-SIG fields may be used to transmit beacon and other control frames using duplicate PPDUs to extend transmission range thereof. Non-HT duplication can be performed to maintain backwards compatibility with legacy devices. HE duplication can include duplication of a 20 MHz HE SU PPDUs over 40 MHz, 80 MHz, 160 MHz or 320 MHz portions, for example. DCM+MCS0 or duplication over DCM+MCS0 may be applied to the payload, and a duplication indication is inserted in the U-SIG field or EHT-SIG field to indicate if the duplication is applied to the payload over DCM+MCS0.

Abstract: A semiconductor package includes a leadframe having a die pad and lead terminals along a perimeter of the die pad, and an IC die mounted on the die pad. The IC die includes I/O pads disposed on an active front surface of the IC die. The IC die includes a semiconductor substrate, a circuit block fabricated on the semiconductor substrate, and a through substrate via (TSV) extending through a thickness of the semiconductor substrate. Bond wires extend between the I/O pads and the lead terminals, respectively. A molding compound encapsulates the IC die, the bond wires, and the leadframe.

Abstract: A method of redialing with user equipment (UE) under handover limitation is disclosed. The method includes establishing a Voice over Wi-Fi (VoWiFi) call between the UE and a network, ending the VoWiFi call by the UE if a signal quality of the VoWiFi call is lower than a first threshold and a quality of another Radio Access Technology (RAT) is higher than a second threshold for calling, and sending a Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) INVITE message with the another RAT, from the UE to the network, to initiate a redialing after ending the VoWiFi call.

Abstract: A transmitter applies secure sequences on each symbol and each sub-carrier of K long training fields (LTFs). A receiver receives the K LTFs each having N symbols. An attack detection method for Wi-Fi secure ranging from the transmitter to the receiver includes using a channel estimation (CE) result of N symbols in a first LTF of the K LTFs to demodulate symbols in a Kth LTF of the K LTFs to obtain demodulated secure sequences of the symbols in the Kth LTF, generating respective bit error rates (BERs) of the N symbols in the Kth LTF by comparing applied secure sequences of the symbols in the Kth LTF with demodulated secure sequences of symbols in the Kth LTF, and verifying if the Kth LTF has been attacked according to the respective BERs of the N symbols in the Kth LTF and average BERs for the symbols in the Kth LTF.

Abstract: Various schemes pertaining to extremely-high-throughput short training field (EHT-STF) transmission for distributed-tone resource units (dRUs) in 6 GHz low-power indoor (LPI) systems are described. A communication entity distributes subcarriers of a RU over an entire physical-layer protocol data unit (PPDU) bandwidth or a frequency subblock of a bandwidth to generate a dRU associated with an EHT-STF of an uplink (UL) trigger-based (TB) PPDU. The communication entity then transmits the dRU associated with the EHT-STF in the entire PPDU bandwidth or a tone range of a regular RU (rRU) corresponding to the frequency subblock.

Abstract: A probe card assembly includes a circuit board, a substrate, and at least one passive component. The substrate is disposed opposite and connected to the circuit board. The circuit board has a first opening facing the substrate and/or the substrate has a second opening facing the circuit board. The at least one passive component is disposed between the circuit board and the substrate and is at least partially accommodated in at least one of the first opening and the second opening.

Abstract: The present invention provides an amplifier circuit, wherein the amplifier circuit includes an input terminal, a capacitor, an amplifier, a feedback circuit and an aliasing tone cancellation circuit. The input terminal is configured to receive a first input signal. The capacitor is coupled to the input terminal. The amplifier is configured to receive the input signal through the capacitor to generate an output signal. The feedback circuit is coupled between an input node and an output node of the amplifier, and is configured to generate a feedback signal according to the output signal, wherein the feedback circuit includes a storage block including a switched-capacitor. The aliasing tone cancellation circuit is coupled between the input terminal of the amplifier circuit and the input node of the amplifier, and configured to generate a signal to cancel or reduce an aliasing tone of the feedback signal according to the input signal.

Abstract: A video encoding apparatus includes a content activity analyzer circuit and a video encoder circuit. The content activity analyzer circuit applies a content activity analysis process to consecutive frames, to generate content activity analysis results. The consecutive frames are derived from input frames of the video encoding apparatus. The content activity analysis process includes: deriving a first content activity analysis result according to a first frame and a second frame in the consecutive frames, wherein the first content activity analysis result includes a processed frame distinct from the second frame; and deriving a second content activity analysis result according to a third frame included in the consecutive frames and the processed frame. The video encoder circuit performs a video encoding process to generate a bitstream output of the video encoding apparatus, wherein information derived from the content activity analysis results is referenced by the video encoding process.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide methods and devices for performing admission control in a wireless network. Admission control can be used to set usage limits for wireless devices in the network. When admission control is enabled, a wireless station does not transmit frames if the current channel usage time is greater than a predefined time limit. The admission control parameters can be specific to an access category (AC), such as best effort (BE), voice (VO), video (VI), and background (BK). According to some implementations, the admission control is performed on a link-level. According to other implementations, the admission control is performed at a multi-link device (MLD) level.

Abstract: Solutions pertaining to allocating antennas of a user equipment (UE) between connections using different RATs are proposed. A UE has a first connection to a first network and a second connection to a second network, each connection employing a respective radio access technology (RAT). During operation, the UE may identify a precondition of reconfiguring the connections. For example, the UE may intend to change a multi-input-multi-output (MIMO) setting of the first connection in order to release some antennas that can be allocated to the second connection to relieve a communication bottleneck thereof. Prior to reconfiguring the connections, the UE may communicate its intent to the first network. The UE may not reconfigure the connections until a confirmation is received from the first network.

Abstract: The present invention provides an amplifier circuit including a primary stage and a secondary stage. The primary stage is configured to receive differential input signals to generate amplified signals, wherein the primary stage includes a first common mode feedback circuit configured to sense and control a common mode voltage of the amplified signals. The secondary stage is configured to receive the amplified signals to generate differential output signals, wherein the secondary stage includes a second common mode feedback circuit configured to sense and control a common mode voltage of the differential output signals.

Abstract: A buck converter includes a first transistor, a second transistor, an inductor and a capacitor. The first transistor, the second transistor and the inductor are coupled to a switching node. A method includes charging the switching node for a predetermined duration using a first charging current, detecting a voltage at the switching node to obtain a first detection voltage, and determining the connection status of the inductor according to at least the first detection voltage.

Abstract: An auto focus method for an image capturing device with a PD image sensor, comprising: (a) receiving pixel values of a sensing image sensed by the PD image sensor; (b) dividing the sensing image into a plurality of image blocks; (c) computing first cost values of each of the image blocks; (d) determining disparities of each of the image blocks according to the first cost values with in a specific range of each of the image blocks; (e) finding at least one object in the sensing image according to the disparities; and (f) setting a focus location of the image capturing device according at least one object location of the object.

Abstract: A method for performing transmission power control of a wireless transceiver device in wireless communications system and associated apparatus are provided. The method may include: obtaining at least one indicator regarding a current channel, for channel detection of the current channel; detecting the current channel based on the at least one indicator to generate at least one channel detection result, wherein when one of the at least one channel detection result indicates a current channel model of the current channel, the current channel model is one of multiple predetermined channel models; and determining at least one transmission power value according to the at least one channel detection result, for performing packet transmission with the at least one transmission power value.

Abstract: The present invention provides a ramp signal generator of a SMPS. The ramp signal generator includes a filter and a charge pump. The filter is configured to filter a PWM signal to generate a filtered PWM signal. The charge pump is configured to receive the PWM signal and the filtered PWM signal to generate an output current, wherein the output current is used to generate a ramp signal, and the ramp signal is used for a PWM signal generator to generate the PWM signal.