Patents Assigned to Shenzhen Goodix Technology Co., Ltd.
  • Patent number: 11689158
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present application provide an apparatus for injecting energy into a crystal in a crystal oscillator, and a crystal oscillator. The apparatus includes: a crystal; a voltage-controlled oscillator configured to output an oscillation signal to the crystal; a ramp voltage generating circuit configured to generate a ramp voltage that changes over time; a first switch disposed between the ramp voltage generating circuit and the voltage-controlled oscillator; a first capacitor, where a first terminal of the first capacitor is connected to the first switch and the voltage-controlled oscillator, and a second terminal of the first capacitor is grounded; and a control circuit configured to control a status of the first switch according to a current through the crystal. Therefore, the apparatus can efficiently inject energy into the crystal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: SHENZHEN GOODIX TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Mengwen Zhang
  • Patent number: 11687180
    Abstract: A method for transmitting a touch control driving signal, a touch control chip and an electronic device are provided, which could effectively reduce the influence of the touch control driving signal in a touch control screen on a display screen. The method includes: acquiring a pixel update interval of a pixel circuit in a display screen, the pixel update interval being a time interval during which the pixel circuit receives a data driving signal; and generating a touch control driving signal of a touch control screen according to the pixel update interval, part of the touch control driving signal that is located within the pixel update interval being a constant value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: SHENZHEN GOODIX TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Hong Jiang
  • Patent number: 11686598
    Abstract: Provided are a detection circuit of a bridge sensor, a chip and a detection system. The detection circuit includes: an alternating current excitation module, and further includes a signal conditioning module, an analog-to-digital conversion module and a processing module connected in sequence. The alternating current excitation module is configured to apply an alternating current excitation signal to the bridge sensor. The signal conditioning module and the analog-to-digital conversion module are configured to sequentially process an output signal of the bridge sensor. The processing module is configured to demodulate the processed output signal and obtain detection information of the bridge sensor according to the demodulated output signal. In embodiments of the present disclosure, a white noise of the system can be greatly suppressed, and a signal-to-noise ratio of the system is improved, thereby improving detection performance of the bridge sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: SHENZHEN GOODIX TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Guopao Li, Hong Jiang
  • Patent number: 11687197
    Abstract: A capacitance detection circuit, a detection chip, and an electronic device are provided. The circuit includes: a first drive module, a conversion module, a processing module, and a control module. The first drive module is configured to charge a first capacitor to be detected. The conversion module is configured to perform charge conversion processing on the first capacitor to be detected to generate an output voltage. The control module is configured to control a first suppression module of the conversion module to suppress an interference signal with a frequency less than a first frequency or greater than a second frequency when the conversion module generates the output voltage, and the second frequency is greater than the first frequency. The processing module is configured to determine a capacitance change before and after the first capacitor to be detected is affected by an applied electric field based on the output voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: SHENZHEN GOODIX TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Hong Jiang
  • Patent number: 11675427
    Abstract: Disclosed are techniques and devices for optical eye tracking based on imaging the eye and tracking certain images of eye features in the eye. The disclosed techniques and devices can be implemented to use structured light to illuminate an eye for obtaining images of the eye to generate accurate eye movement information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: SHENZHEN GOODIX TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yi He, Bo Pi
  • Patent number: 11671097
    Abstract: The present application provides a capacitance detection module, a method and an electronic device, including: a sensing module and detecting circuit; a first sensing unit is disposed on the first surface of the sensing module, and a second sensing unit is disposed on the second surface of the sensing module; the first sensing unit and the second sensing unit are respectively connected to the detecting circuit; the detecting circuit is configured to determine, according to the capacitance value of the first sensing unit and the capacitance value of the second sensing unit, the wearing state of the user to the device having the capacitance detection module. Thereby the problem that the capacitance detection is affected by temperature is avoided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: SHENZHEN GOODIX TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shuqing Cheng, Ming Yang, Fulin Li, Zicheng Guo
  • Patent number: 11663846
    Abstract: Provided are a fingerprint identification apparatus and an electronic device. The fingerprint identification apparatus is applicable to an electronic device having a display screen, and includes: a fingerprint sensor chip; and a substrate, where an upper surface of the substrate extends downward to form a first groove, and at least a portion of the fingerprint sensor chip is disposed in the first groove and electrically connected to the substrate. By disposing at least a portion of the fingerprint identification sensor in the first groove, not only could costs and complexity of the electronic device be reduced, but also a thickness of the fingerprint identification apparatus could be effectively reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: SHENZHEN GOODIX TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kai Liu, Yiping Guo
  • Patent number: 11662988
    Abstract: A compiler is disclosed. The compiler is configured to generate executable code based on source code, where the source code includes a plurality of variables. The compiler includes an executable code generator configured to allocate a register to each of the source code variables, where the executable code generator is configured to select one of a group of register types to be allocated for each variable, and where the allocated register of each variable corresponds with the determined register type determined therefor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: SHENZHEN GOODIX TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Jaehoon Heo
  • Patent number: 11665449
    Abstract: An image sensor includes image sensor cells generating an image signal in response to one or more control signals, and a first driver generating a first control signal. The first driver includes a first positive supply terminal connected to a first power supply node. The image sensor also includes a voltage generator generating a first voltage at the first power supply node, where the voltage generator includes charge pump cells to receive clock signals and to source charge to the first power supply node, a delay line including delay line elements generating clock signals, where a first charge pump cell receives a first clock signal generated by a first delay line element, where a second charge pump cell receives a second clock signal generated by a second delay line element, and where a delay between the first clock signal and the second clock signal is determined by the delay line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: SHENZHEN GOODIX TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chao Yang, Dazhi Wei
  • Patent number: 11656314
    Abstract: A receiver circuit is disclosed. The receiver circuit includes a receiver antenna or a receiver antenna arrays oriented at a receiver orientation angle and configured to receive a plurality of RF signals transmitted from a transmitter circuit including a transmit antenna or a transmit antenna array oriented at a transmitter orientation angle. A controller A) calculates first and second AoAs based on a first signal at a first receiver antenna array, and calculates third and fourth AoAs based on a second signal at a second receiver antenna array, and/or B) calculates first and second AoDs based on a third signal from a first transmit antenna array, and calculates third and fourth AoDs based on a fourth signal from a second transmit antenna array. The controller also determines which of the first and second AoAs is correct, and/or determines which of the first and second AoDs is correct.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: SHENZHEN GOODIX TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Mohammad Ranjbar, Amir Dezfooliyan, Waleed Younis
  • Patent number: 11659297
    Abstract: An image sensor includes a plurality of image sensor cells, each configured to generate or not generate an image signal in response to one or more control signals, and a first driver generating a first control signal. The first driver includes a first positive supply terminal connected to a first power supply node. The image sensor also includes a voltage generator generating a first voltage at the first power supply node, where the voltage generator includes a plurality of charge pump cells selectably sourcing charge to the first power supply node in response to one of multiple enable signals, and a charge pump cell quantity controller circuit generating the enable signals. Each enable signal is either in an active or inactive state, and each charge pump cell sources charge to the first power supply node in response to receiving an enable signal in an active state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: SHENZHEN GOODIX TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chao Yang, Dazhi Wei, Mohamed Elsayed
  • Patent number: 11650696
    Abstract: Disclosed is a noise detection circuit comprising: a control module configured to control a drive module such that a to-be-detected capacitor is charged with a first voltage in a first period, and the control module controls a cancellation module such that a cancellation capacitor is charged with the first voltage in the first period, or such that both terminals of the cancellation capacitor are connected to the first voltage; the control module controls the cancellation module such that a first terminal of the to-be-detected capacitor is connected to a first terminal of the cancellation capacitor in a second period; the control module controls a charge transfer module such that charges of the to-be-detected capacitor and charges of the cancellation capacitor are converted in a third period to generate an output voltage; and a processing module configured to determine a noise value at least based on the output voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: SHENZHEN GOODIX TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Zhi Tang, Hong Jiang, Zhe Chen
  • Patent number: 11646278
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a package structure and a packaging method. The package structure provided by the present disclosure includes: a package base and a redistribution layer disposed on the package base; where the package base includes a plurality of device areas; and a channel set is provided in the device area, where the channel set is used to connect an electronic device, and the redistribution layer is used to lead a subset of to-be-protected channels that needs electrostatic protection in the channel set out to a preset area on the package base, so that all or part of channels in the subset of to-be-protected channels form a series circuit in the preset area, and the series circuit is used to connect with an electrostatic discharge end. The package structure of the present disclosure can provide electrostatic protection for the channel that needs to be protected during a packaging process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: Shenzhen Goodix Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hanjian Leng, Baoquan Wu, Wei Long
  • Patent number: 11644854
    Abstract: Provided are an LDO, an MCU, a fingerprint module and a terminal device. The LDO includes: a reference voltage generating circuit and a source follower connected to the reference voltage generating circuit. The reference voltage generating circuit is used to generate a reference voltage that changes with temperature to offset a voltage change caused by a voltage between a first terminal and a second terminal of the source follower changing with time, so that an output voltage of the second terminal of the source follower does not change with temperature. The LDO omits an operational amplifier EA and a resistor divider feedback network in the prior art, which not only has a simple circuit structure, but also can achieve ultra-low power consumption.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: Shenzhen Goodix Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Jianxing Chen
  • Patent number: 11646276
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a detection circuit for a laser fault injection attack on a chip and a security chip. The detection circuit includes a first capacitor, a second capacitor, a first switch, a second switch, a photosensitive element, a first NMOS transistor, and a second NMOS transistor. A drain of the first NMOS transistor is configured to output a first voltage signal, and a drain of the second NMOS transistor is configured to output a second voltage signal. The first voltage signal and the second voltage signal are configured to indicate that the chip is attacked by laser fault injection, thereby realizing detection of the laser fault injection attack, and ensuring the robustness and security of the chips.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: SHENZHEN GOODIX TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jianfeng Xue, Yunning Li, Yuan Su
  • Patent number: 11644929
    Abstract: Provided are a capacitance detecting circuit, a touch control chip, a touch detection apparatus and an electronic device. The capacitance detecting circuit, by configuring a first input side of an operational amplifier as a preset voltage, and utilizing the same characteristics of voltages at two input sides of the operational amplifier, enables that an output voltage in a touch sensor is configured as a preset voltage by a second input side of the operational amplifier, and by changing a position of a drive of a coding voltage, mutual-capacitance and self-capacitance detection can be realized with the same circuit. After replicating a single-channel current signal output by the operational amplifier into a multi-channel current signal, a current subtracting circuit is used to determine a differential signal of current signals output by two adjacent channels, and the differential signal is converted into a voltage through a charge amplifying circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: Shenzhen Goodix Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Qian Yu
  • Patent number: 11629994
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure disclose a method for detecting ambient light sensing value, an electronic device and a storage medium. The method includes: collecting a light sensing value when a display screen is in an on state, to obtain a first light sensing value; collecting a light sensing value when the display screen is in an off state, to obtain a second light sensing value; calculating a difference between the first light sensing value and the second light sensing value, to obtain a light sensing value drop depth; acquiring a first calibration coefficient or a second calibration coefficient; calculating the ambient light sensing value based on the first light sensing value, the light sensing value drop depth and the first calibration coefficient; or calculating the ambient light sensing value based on the second light sensing value, the light sensing value drop depth and the second calibration coefficient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: SHENZHEN GOODIX TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Luming Zhou, Xiangyu Yang, Siqiu Cheng
  • Patent number: 11632617
    Abstract: A method, apparatus and device for synchronously playing audio are provided. The method includes: acquiring status information of a Bluetooth controller in the first audio playing device and Bluetooth time from the Bluetooth controller, and determining native Bluetooth time of the first audio playing device based on the status information and the Bluetooth time acquired from the Bluetooth controller; estimating, based on the native Bluetooth time of the first audio playing device and offset time of the native Bluetooth time of the first audio playing device relative to native Bluetooth time of a second audio playing device or native Bluetooth time of an audio providing device, absolute time of the second audio playing device or absolute time of the audio providing device; and playing an audio signal provided by the audio providing device synchronously with the second audio playing device based on the estimated absolute time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: SHENZHEN GOODIX TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Ke Yan
  • Patent number: 11619699
    Abstract: A receiver circuit is disclosed. The receiver circuit includes one or more receiver antennas configured to receive a plurality of RF signals transmitted from a transmitter circuit including one or more transmit antennas, an RF chain configured to generate a plurality of digitized samples of the received RF signals, and a controller configured to receive the digitized samples, to calculate a plurality of additional samples, and to calculate a measured angle of arrival or angle of departure (AoA or AoD) of the RF signals based on the digitized samples and the calculated additional samples.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignee: SHENZHEN GOODIX TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Mohammad Ranjbar, Amir Dezfooliyan, Waleed Younis
  • Patent number: 11621738
    Abstract: A transceiver circuit is disclosed. The transceiver circuit includes an antenna, a receiver RF chain configured to receive a receiver RF signal from the antenna, a transmitter RF chain configured to transmit a transmitter RF signal to the antenna, and a controller configured to cause the receiver RF chain to receive a first distance estimate between the antenna and another transceiver circuit, to calculate a second distance estimate between the antenna and the other transceiver circuit, and to determine a range estimate between the antenna and the other transceiver circuit based on the first distance estimate and the second distance estimate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignee: SHENZHEN GOODIX TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Mohammad Ranjbar, Amir Dezfooliyan, Waleed Younis