Abstract: A charge pump circuit including a plurality of switches and a switch control circuit is provided. The charge pump circuit is suitable for a display panel. The switches switch from “off” state to “on” state in an enable transition, and switch from “on” state to “off” state in a disable transition. The switch control circuit is coupled to the switches for controlling the on/off states of the switches and allowing the charge pump circuit to provide an output voltage that is different from an input voltage. The switch control circuit prolongs the time required for enable transition of the switches to be longer than the time for disable transition thereof. The equivalent impedances of the switches change from high values to low values when the switches are at the enable transition.

Abstract: A current source apparatus for reducing interference with noise is provided. The current source apparatus includes a controllable current source and a feedback controller. The controllable current source provides an output current according to a control signal and produces a feedback signal according to the output of the controllable current source. The feedback controller is coupled to the controllable current source for receiving the feedback signal, and the feedback controller adjusts the control signal based on the feedback signal and outputs the control signal for controlling the controllable current source to output a stable output current.

Abstract: A charge pump control circuit and a control method for controlling charge pumps are disclosed. The output terminal of the charge pump is coupled to a load circuit. The charge pump control circuit includes a detecting and controlling circuit and a controlled oscillator. The detecting and controlling circuit is used to detect the load status of the load circuit and output a control signal according to the load status. The controlled oscillator receives the control signal and outputs at least one clock signal. According to the control signal to control a frequency of the clock signal, the charge pump control circuit controls the charge pump.

Abstract: A voltage regulator and a voltage regulating method thereof and a voltage generator using the voltage regulator are disclosed by the present invention. The voltage regulator of the present invention uses a first switching unit and a second switching unit to respectively provide an operational transconductance amplifier (OTA) with different closed-loop feedback paths during a first period and a second period. In this way, an auto-zeroing unit is able to exactly store an input offset voltage presented between the inverting input terminal and the non-inverting input terminal of the OTA.

Abstract: A high accuracy sample and hold circuit including a first switch, a second switch, a first capacitor, a second capacitor and an amplifier is disclosed. The first capacitor receives and saves a sampling voltage from the first switch during a first period, while the second capacitor receives and saves another sampling voltage from the second switch during a second period. The amplifier has first and second positive input terminals, a negative input terminal, an output terminal and a first input stage and an output stage. Wherein, the first input stage includes a first input set and a second input set. During the first period, the amplifier disables the operation of the first input set and enables the operation of the second input set, while during the second period, the amplifier enables the operation of the first input set and disables the operation of the second input set.

Abstract: A charge pump circuit including a plurality of switches and a switch control circuit is provided. The charge pump circuit is suitable for a display panel. The switches switch from “off” state to “on” state in an enable transition, and switch from “on” state to “off” state in a disable transition. The switch control circuit is coupled to the switches for controlling the on/off states of the switches and allowing the charge pump circuit to provide an output voltage that is different from an input voltage. The switch control circuit prolongs the time required for enable transition of the switches to be longer than the time for disable transition thereof. The equivalent impedances of the switches change from high values to low values when the switches are at the enable transition.

Abstract: An operational amplifier capable of compensating offset voltage includes an input stage circuit having a positive input end, a negative input end, a first current output end, and a second current output end, for outputting current corresponding to voltage received by the positive and negative input ends, an output stage circuit coupled to the first current output end and the second current output end of the input stage circuit, for outputting voltage according to current outputted from the first current output end and the second current output end, and an trimming device coupled between the input stage circuit and the output stage circuit, for adjusting current of the first current output end or the second current output end for compensating offset voltage.

Abstract: An analog source driving apparatus including an operational amplifier, a first resistor, a second resistor, a variable gain unit and a source driver is provided. A constant gain amplifier is composed with the operational amplifier, the first resistor, and the second resistor, wherein the first resistor is coupled between the inverse input terminal of the operational amplifier and the ground, and the second resistor is coupled between the inverse input terminal and the output terminal of the operational amplifier. The variable gain unit is coupled to an analog signal and the non-inverse input terminal of the operational amplifier for adjusting the analog signal to avoid affecting the zero point position and pole position of the system. Accordingly, the analog source driving apparatus can provide a stable driving output.

Abstract: A sample-and-hold apparatus and an operating method thereof are provided. The sample-and-hold apparatus includes a sampling amplifier, a transistor, a first switch, a second switch, a sampling capacitor, and a drain-charge unit. A first input terminal of the sampling amplifier receives an input signal. A first-terminal of the transistor is coupled to a first voltage. The first switch is coupled between an output terminal of the sampling amplifier and a gate of the transistor. The first and second terminals of the second switch are coupled to a second terminal of the transistor and a second input terminal of the sampling amplifier, respectively. The first and second terminals of the sampling capacitor are coupled to the gate of the transistor and a reference voltage. The drain-charge unit for draining/providing charges has first and second terminals coupled to the second terminal of the second switch and a second voltage, respectively.

Abstract: A wireless content protection system includes a coordinator, a source device, and a sink device. The coordinator includes a scheduler. The source and sink devices each have a content protection manager. One of the content protection manager allocates and releases bandwidth via the coordinator for a test message and a response message for a round-trip time computation. The test message is transmitted in a source-to-sink channel time block. The response message is transmitted in a sink-to-source channel time block. The round-trip time is the period between the end of the source-to-sink channel time block and the beginning of the sink-to-source channel time block.

Abstract: A power circuit and a charge pumping circuit add one control switch of small size to control a power transistor, and save one switch of large area and one capacitor of large area as compared with a conventional power circuit and a conventional charge pumping circuit. The power circuit includes a power processing circuit, a linear voltage-regulating switch, and a capacitor. The linear voltage-regulating switch includes a power transistor and a control switch. The control switch has a first end coupled to a gate of the power transistor and a second end coupled to one of a drain and a source of the power transistor. When the control switch is “on”, the power transistor is “off”. When the control switch is “off”, the voltage on the drain of the power transistor is maintained at a predetermined value by the linear voltage-regulating switch.

Abstract: A high accuracy sample and hold circuit including a first switch, a second switch, a first capacitor, a second capacitor and an amplifier is disclosed. The first capacitor receives and saves a sampling voltage from the first switch during a first period, while the second capacitor receives and saves another sampling voltage from the second switch during a second period. The amplifier has first and second positive input terminals, a negative input terminal, an output terminal and a first input stage and an output stage. Wherein, the first input stage includes a first input set and a second input set. During the first period, the amplifier disables the operation of the first input set and enables the operation of the second input set, while during the second period, the amplifier enables the operation of the first input set and disables the operation of the second input set.

Abstract: A driving device with a common driver for driving a plurality of loadings is provided. The driving device includes a first driver and a plurality of first switches. The first driver enhances the driving ability of input data received and outputs the input data. The first terminal of the first switches is electrically connected to the output terminal of the first driver and the second terminal of the first switches is electrically connected to the corresponding loading of the loadings.

Abstract: A current source apparatus for reducing interference with noise is provided. The current source apparatus includes a controllable current source and a feedback controller. The controllable current source provides an output current according to a control signal and produces a feedback signal according to the output of the controllable current source. The feedback controller is coupled to the controllable current source for receiving the feedback signal, and the feedback controller adjusts the control signal based on the feedback signal and outputs the control signal for controlling the controllable current source to output a stable output current.

Abstract: A charge pump control circuit and a control method for controlling charge pumps are disclosed. The output terminal of the charge pump is coupled to a load circuit. The charge pump control circuit includes a detecting and controlling circuit and a controlled oscillator. The detecting and controlling circuit is used to detect the load status of the load circuit and output a control signal according to the load status. The controlled oscillator receives the control signal and outputs at least one clock signal. According to the control signal to control a frequency of the clock signal, the charge pump control circuit controls the charge pump.

Abstract: A method for enhancing efficiency of charge pump circuit, and a charge pump control selector are provided. Power consumption of output, delivered from the charge pump unit to the load circuit, is detected. A sample signal is obtained and compared with a reference signal to generate a comparison signal. The comparison signal is converted to a control signal to provide feedback for tuning the input frequency of the charge pump unit. The detection of load is categorized in two detection modes, the voltage detection mode, and the current detection mode. The detection modes detect variations of ripple amplitudes of the output voltage of the charge pump circuit and variations of the load currents. The comparator converts the sample signal to a comparison signal. According to the comparison signal, the control method of the controller is determined. The controllers are categorized as continuous controller and discontinuous controller.