Abstract: An LED driving device has a first constant current source circuit and a voltage control circuit. The first constant current source outputs a first constant current to a first node and the first constant current flows into a first LED module disposed between a driving node and the first node; wherein, the first constant current source circuit has a first detection node for generating a first detection signal in response to the voltage level of the first node. The voltage control circuit is coupled to the first detection node, for outputting a control signal in response to the first detection signal to a voltage regulator circuit in order to control and modulate the voltage regulator circuit to output a driving voltage to the driving node.

Abstract: A relaxation oscillator includes a first amplifier having a first input terminal receiving an output voltage signal, a second input terminal receiving a reference voltage signal, and an output terminal comparing the output voltage signal and the reference voltage signal and in response thereto outputting a control signal; a second amplifier having a first input terminal receiving the output voltage signal, a second input terminal connected to the output terminal of the first amplifier for receiving the control signal, and an output terminal connected to the first input terminal of the first amplifier and the first input terminal of the second amplifier for comparing the control signal and the output voltage signal and in response thereto outputting the output voltage signal; and a sensing capacitor for generating the output voltage signal by charging/discharging operations by the output terminal of the second amplifier.

Abstract: A driving circuit includes a first PWM driving module and a second PWM driving module. The first PWM driving module generates a first square-wave signal to drive a first illumination unit according to a first data signal of a data stream, wherein the first square-wave signal, having a rising edge located at the beginning of the display cycle, represents an illumination period of the first illumination unit in a display cycle. The second PWM driving module generates a second square-wave signal to drive a second illumination unit according to a second data signal of the data stream, wherein the second square-wave signal, having a falling edge located at the end of the display cycle and having a rising edge being behind the rising edge of the first square-wave signal, represents an illumination period of the second illumination unit in the display cycle.

Abstract: A LED driving apparatus includes: an output transistor, having a drain coupled to the LED; a node, coupled to a source of the output transistor; a ground transistor, having a drain coupled to the node, and a source coupled to the ground; an operational amplifier, including: a first input end and a second input end, for respectively receiving a driving signal and a feedback signal; and an output end, for outputting an output signal to a gate of the output transistor; a compensating capacitor, including a first end and a second end; and a switching unit, for switching between a first connection mode and a second connection mode, so as to offset a bias difference to the node for compensating the bias difference of the operational amplifier.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a touch-sensing method, applied to a touch-sensing circuit, wherein the touch-sensing circuit includes a detection circuit and a comparison circuit. The touch-sensing method includes: enabling a receiving node to be coupled to a ground during a first discharge period, wherein the receiving node is coupled between the detection circuit and the comparison circuit; enabling the receiving node to obtain a first reference voltage during a first charge period; enabling the receiving node to be coupled to the ground during a second discharge period; and enabling the receiving node to obtain a second reference voltage and producing a sensing result according to the first reference voltage and the second reference voltage by the comparison circuit during a second charge period, wherein the sensing result represents whether a touch event occurs at a first node of the touch-sensing circuit.

Abstract: A lighting system includes: a rectifier full-wave rectified an AC voltage to generate an output voltage; first and second LED groups connected to each other in series, wherein an input terminal of the first LED group is coupled to the output voltage; first terminals of first and second switches respectively coupled to output terminals of the first and second LED groups; a first resistor having a first terminal connected to the second terminal of the first switch and the second switch and a second terminal connected to a ground voltage; and first and second operational amplifiers having output terminals respectively coupled to control terminals of the first and second switches, and inverting input terminals respectively coupled to the first terminal of the first resistor, and non-inverting input terminals respectively coupled to the first and second reference voltages.

Abstract: A gain controlling system, a sound playback system, and a gain controlling method thereof are disclosed. The gain controlling system includes a main gain control unit, a sub gain control unit, and a logic control unit. The main gain control unit has a first step-by-step adjusting magnitude; the sub gain control unit has a second step-by-step adjusting magnitude; wherein the second step-by-step adjusting magnitude is smaller than the first step-by-step adjusting magnitude. The logic control unit is used for controlling the main and the sub gain control unit to transform an analog signal into a converted signal according to an adjustment command signal and further determining whether an adjusting magnitude required by the adjustment command signal is larger than a maximum gain range of the sub gain control unit. If yes, the logic control unit controls the main control unit and the sub gain control unit repeatedly.

Abstract: An electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection circuit with electrical overstress (EOS) and latch-up immunity has a main ESD circuit, a voltage detection circuit and an electrostatic driving circuit. The main ESD circuit is coupled between a first rail and a second rail and has a control end. The main ESD circuit is configured to establish an electrical connection between the first rail and the second rail based on a voltage of the control end. The voltage detection circuit is coupled between the first rail and the second rail for setting the voltage of the control end when a voltage of the first rail is greater than a limiting voltage. The electrostatic driving circuit is used to drive the main ESD circuit when an ESD phenomenon occurs.

Abstract: A video-processing chip capable of saving power is disclosed. The video-processing chip includes a microprocessor, a scalar, a first memory, and a second memory. The microprocessor is used for executing program codes. The scalar is used for adjusting a size of a received image. The first memory is coupled to the microprocessor and to the scalar for providing memory space to the scalar for image processing. The second memory is coupled to the microprocessor for storing the program codes of the microprocessor for controlling a power switch. Wherein a size of the first memory is greater than a size of the second memory.

Abstract: A digital phase-locked loop is provided. The digital phase-locked loop includes: a phase-locked loop, for generating an output frequency according to a reference frequency; and a numerically-controlled oscillator, coupled to the phase-locked loop, for generating the reference frequency, in which the numerically-controlled oscillator includes: a phase accumulator (PA), for outputting a sawtooth signal according to a clock signal and a frequency control word; and a most significant bit (MSB) detector, coupled to the phase accumulator, for detecting a most significant bit of the sawtooth signal outputted from the phase accumulator, thereby generating the reference frequency with a square waveform.

Abstract: A class-D power amplifier capable of reducing electromagnetic interference includes an integrator, a triangular wave generator, a comparator, a gate driver, a feedback circuit, and an output stage circuit. The integrator is used for receiving an input signal and potential of ground, and outputting a first voltage. The comparator is used for comparing the first voltage with a triangular wave generated by the triangular wave generator to output a pulse-width modulation signal. The gate driver is used for driving the output stage circuit to output an output voltage according to the pulse-width modulation signal. Therefore, the class-D power amplifier reduces the electromagnetic interference by the triangular wave.

Abstract: A power-on reset circuit has a first impedance device, a first switch device, a first capacitor, a second switch device, a third switch device, a fourth switch device, a second impedance device, a second capacitor, and a control circuit coupled to a reset input terminal of a circuit device. When the power-on reset circuit is supplied with electric power, the first switch device and the third switch device are turned on and the second switch device and the fourth switch device are turned off. When the electric power is removed from the power-on reset circuit, the first switch device and the third switch device are turned off and the second switch device and the fourth switch device are turned on. The second capacitor is discharged through the fourth switch to a voltage level being close to a ground voltage.

Abstract: In a display control method applied to a display device including a display panel, statistics of luminance information of each row of display data is gathered and a statistical table of luminance information of each row of the display data is generated. A lookup table for each row of the display data, which defines a relationship between luminance and compensated pulse widths of each row of the display data, is generated according to the statistical table of luminance information of each row of the display data and a pulse width compensation table. Compensated display data is generated according to lookup tables of each row of the display data and the display data. Data driving signals and scan driving signals are generated according to the compensated display data. The data driving signals and the scan driving signals are outputted to the display panel to display an image.

Abstract: In a controlling circuit, a photo coupler is used for isolating noises, and a general purpose amplifier is used for adjusting a gain, so that a logic tester may test analog signals in cooperation with relays having different specifications and operating voltage level differences in an analog measurement module. A shift register of each controlling circuit of a controlling module also transmits a test data signal to a next stage controlling circuit, so that a logic tester may simultaneously output a plurality of bits to multiple controlling circuits and multiple analog measurement modules by using merely one I/O port.

Abstract: An LED driving device has a first constant current source circuit and a voltage control circuit. The first constant current source outputs a first constant current to a first node and the first constant current flows into a first LED module disposed between a driving node and the first node; wherein, the first constant current source circuit has a first detection node for generating a first detection signal in response to the voltage level of the first node. The voltage control circuit is coupled to the first detection node, for outputting a control signal in response to the first detection signal to a voltage regulator circuit in order to control and modulate the voltage regulator circuit to output a driving voltage to the driving node.

Abstract: A system for dual chirp modulation includes a transmission unit, a receiving unit, and a transmission channel. A modulation module of the transmission unit is configured to receive binary data and modulate the binary data by a first dual chirp sequence and a second dual chirp sequence for generating an output signal. Then the output signal is converted from digital form to analog form by a digital to analog converter. A transmission channel is configured to receive the output signal converted to analog form, wherein the output signal converted to analog folio passes the transmission channel for generating a received signal. An analog to digital converter converts the received signal from analog form to digital form and a demodulation module demodulates the received signal with digital form, by the first dual chirp sequence and the second dial chirp sequence, for recovering the binary data.

Abstract: A smart card includes a flexible printed circuit board, an electronic paper display panel, a flexible gate driver, a flexible source driver and an integrated circuit. The electronic paper display panel is disposed on the flexible printed circuited board. The flexible gate driver and the flexible source driver are formed by thin film transistors and are disposed on the electronic paper display panel. The integrated circuit is disposed on the flexible printed circuit board for providing control signals to the flexible gate driver and the flexible source driver.

Abstract: A voltage clamping module is disposed at an output terminal of a gain amplifying module, so that a voltage level of an amplifying signal outputted by the gain amplifying module can be clamped within a predetermined range. The voltage clamping module includes an upper bound voltage clamping module, which is utilized for limiting the voltage level of the amplifying signal to be lower than an upper bound voltage level, and a lower bound voltage clamping module, which is utilized for limiting the voltage level of the amplifying signal to be higher than a lower bound voltage level.

Abstract: The audio processing system disclosed in the invention comprises an audio processor and an audio amplifier. The audio processor receives a data signal to generate a processed signal, and comprises at least one gain control circuit and at least one operational amplifier. The gain control circuit generates a gain signal according to a volume control signal, a reference signal, and a feedback signal. The operational amplifier couples to the gain control circuit and amplifies the data signal by the gain signal to generate a processed signal. The audio amplifier couples to the audio processor to receive and amplify the processed signal, wherein an amplified signal is generated.

Abstract: A driving circuit includes a first PWM driving module and a second PWM driving module. The first PWM driving module generates a first square-wave signal to drive a first illumination unit according to a first data signal of a data stream, wherein the first square-wave represents an illumination period of the first illumination unit in a display cycle. The second PWM driving module generates a second square-wave signal to drive the second illumination unit according to a second data signal of the data stream, wherein the second square-wave signal, which has a different phase with the first square-wave signal, represents an illumination period of the second illumination unit in the display cycle.