Abstract: A relay control apparatus according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes: a relay disposed on a main path between a battery cell and a pack terminal and for electrically connecting or disconnecting the main path according to an operation state of the relay; and a comparator for receiving a comparison voltage from the main path and outputting a result signal to the relay based on a difference between a reference voltage and the comparison voltage, the relay is receives the result signal and controls the operation state of the relay to a turn-on state or a turn-off state according to the magnitude of the received result signal.

Abstract: An image sensor including a light signal generator configured to generate a plurality of light signals having different phases based on a reference light signal, a demodulated signal generator configured to generate a plurality of demodulated signals based on the reference light signal, a light source configured to sequentially output the plurality of light signals to an object, a light receiver configured to receive a plurality of reflected light signals in which the plurality of light signals are reflected from the object, and a pixel array configured to generate a plurality of pixel signals based on the plurality of demodulated signals and the plurality of reflected light signals.

Abstract: An image sensing device includes an optical emitter outputting a modulated signal to a target object; an optical receiver generating, according to a phase control signal, pixel signals corresponding to a reflected signal from the target object; an image processor calculating a depth phase based on the pixel signals and compensating for the depth phase according to a phase offset signal to output a depth information signal; a driving control circuit generating the phase control signal corresponding to a phase of the modulated signal and setting an initial phase difference between the modulated signal and the phase control signal according to the phase offset signal; and an offset calculating circuit setting a plurality of reference phases, selecting a reference phase closest to the depth phase among the set reference phases and generating the phase offset signal representing a phase difference between the selected reference phase and the depth phase.

Abstract: An emergency call (E-call) system may execute control such that an E-call battery operates in a 1 series 1 parallel (1S1P) mode or a 1 series 2 parallel (1S2P) mode depending on the temperature of a usage environment of the E-call battery to improve the discharge performance of the E-call battery in a low-temperature environment. A method for controlling an operation of the E-call system is also disclosed.

Abstract: An analog-to-digital converting circuit includes: an analog-to-digital converter suitable for performing an analog-to-digital conversion on pixel signals of a plurality of pixels provided in a pixel array; a ramp signal generator suitable for providing a ramp signal to the analog-to-digital converter; and an auto-zero controller suitable for providing a reference voltage to the analog-to-digital converter to perform an auto-zeroing operation by using a row pixel for which a readout operation is performed by the analog-to-digital converter.

Abstract: An analog-to-digital converting circuit includes: an analog-to-digital converter suitable for performing an analog-to-digital conversion on pixel signals of a plurality of pixels provided in a pixel array; a ramp signal generator suitable for providing a ramp signal to the analog-to-digital converter; and an auto-zero controller suitable for providing a reference voltage to the analog-to-digital converter to perform an auto-zeroing operation by using a row pixel for which a readout operation is performed by the analog-to-digital converter.

Abstract: A relay control apparatus according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes: a relay disposed on a main path between a battery cell and a pack terminal and for electrically connecting or disconnecting the main path according to an operation state of the relay; and a comparator for receiving a comparison voltage from the main path and outputting a result signal to the relay based on a difference between a reference voltage and the comparison voltage, the relay is receives the result signal and controls the operation state of the relay to a turn-on state or a turn-off state according to the magnitude of the received result signal.

Abstract: An image sensing device includes an optical emitter outputting a modulated signal to a target object; an optical receiver generating, according to a phase control signal, pixel signals corresponding to a reflected signal from the target object; an image processor calculating a depth phase based on the pixel signals and compensating for the depth phase according to a phase offset signal to output a depth information signal; a driving control circuit generating the phase control signal corresponding to a phase of the modulated signal and setting an initial phase difference between the modulated signal and the phase control signal according to the phase offset signal; and an offset calculating circuit setting a plurality of reference phases, selecting a reference phase closest to the depth phase among the set reference phases and generating the phase offset signal representing a phase difference between the selected reference phase and the depth phase.

Abstract: An image sensor includes: first lines transferring a first clock having the same phase as that of modulated light in a first phase and a third clock having a phase difference of a ½ cycle from the phase of the modulated light in a second phase; second lines transferring the third clock in the first phase and the first clock in the second phase; third lines transferring a second clock having a phase difference of a ¼ cycle from the phase of the modulated light in the first phase and a fourth clock having a phase difference of a ¾ cycle from the phase of the modulated light in the second phase; fourth lines transferring the fourth clock in the first phase and the second clock in the second phase; and a pixel array including first pixels and second pixels that are alternately arranged in row and column directions.