Abstract: A negative-feedback type ultra-wideband signal amplification circuit is proposed, which is designed for integration to an ultra-wideband (UWB) signal processing circuit system for providing a low-noise amplification function to UWB signals. The proposed circuit architecture is characterized by the provision of a dual-step filter circuit on the input side, the provision of a resistive-type feedback circuit in the transistor-based amplification circuitry, and the provision of a common-source transistor-based amplification circuit on the output side. These features allow the proposed signal amplification circuit to have flat power gain, lower power consumption, low noise figure, and higher operational stability.

Abstract: A transistor voltage-controlled oscillator includes a cross-coupled LC-tank transistor voltage-controlled oscillating circuit composed of two transistors, a capacitor set, and a first transformer inductor having a first inductor coil and a second inductor coil coupled to the first inductor coil; and a second transformer inductor having a third inductor coil and a fourth inductor coil coupled to the third inductor coil. The first transformer inductor and the second transformer inductor are both used as a coupling inductor for the cross-coupled LC-tank transistor voltage-controlled oscillating circuit. As a result, the inductor area of the transistor voltage-controlled oscillator is greatly reduced and the parasitic capacitance between the inductors and the silicon substrate is reduced accordingly such that the power consumption is greatly reduced and the quality factor of the inductor is increased.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a dielectric resonator antenna (DRA) with a transverse-rectangle well. The DRA comprising a substrate, a ground plane, a feed conductor, and a dielectric resonator. The resonator further includes a main body and a well penetrating the main body to enhance the electric field, to increase the radiation efficiency, to broaden the bandwidth, and to create new resonant mode. The DRA has the radiation pattern of broad beamwidth with vertical polarization. Accordingly, the invention can also be adjusted as WLAN 802.11a antenna.

Abstract: A detection method for preventing an automobile from colliding is applied to an automobile. The detection method includes the following steps: step (a): providing at least two detection devices, each detection device is used to measure a predetermined information of the automobile. A one-stage linear Kalman filter in each device is used to enhance the signal-to-noise ratio of the predetermined information. In step (b): utilizing the one-stage linear filter to receive the predetermined information and obtain a corrected information from the predetermined information after the signal-to-noise ratio is enhanced. In step (c): calculating the corrected information to obtain a component information having vector components of a first direction and a second direction. In step (d): enhancing the signal-to-noise ratio to enable the component information to be a contrast information. Accordingly, the convergence time of calculating the contrast information can be substantially reduced.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a circularly-polarized dielectric resonator antenna (DRA). The antenna comprises a substrate, a Wilkinson power divider, a phase shifter, a ground plane and a dielectric resonator, wherein the phase shifter is connected to the Wilkinson power divider. Besides, the dielectric resonator is disposed on the ground plane, and includes a dielectric main body and a well disposed above the substrate. Additionally, the antenna is adopted to increase the linear radiation bandwidth by utilizing the well, and transceives a circularly-polarized electromagnetic wave by utilizing the Wilkinson power divider. Consequently, the circularly-polarized dielectric resonator antenna can be applied in the fields of satellite communication, Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access (WiMAX), and wireless communication.

Abstract: This invention relates to a target detection device and its detection method, comprising: a transmitting unit for transmitting a detecting pulse to detect target which then reflects the detecting pulse to generate a reflected pulse; a plurality of measuring units, located at different positions respectively which receive said reflected pulse and generates measured values of distance and measured values of velocity according to the reflected pulse received; a plurality of two-stage linear Kalman filters, corresponding to said plural measuring units respectively, each of said plural two-stage linear Kalman filters proceeds an operation according to the measured values produced by corresponding measuring unit so as to generate respectively the estimation values of distance, velocity and acceleration; an arithmetic unit connecting to said plural two-stage linear Kalman filters, which proceeds a triangulation operation according to said estimation values so as to generate distance component values, velocity compon

Abstract: A method and system for predicting a trajectory of an air-to-surface target missile is provided, including detecting a plurality of echo wave signals from the target missile through a plurality of sensors deployed at various locations relative to the target missile, extracting at least one range distance and at least one radial velocity, respectively, from the detected echo wave signals from the sensors by using a hybrid FSK/LFM unit, using a two-stage Kalman filter to filter the computed range distance and radial velocity to obtain a relative distance, a relative velocity and a relative acceleration, respectively, of the target missile, and finally applying trilateration on the relative distance, relative velocity and relative acceleration of the target missile from each two-stage Kalman filter to obtain a location, velocity and acceleration along the x, y, z directions.

Abstract: A transistor voltage-controlled oscillator (VCO) and a frequency synthesizer having the transistor VCO are provided. The frequency synthesizer adopts a divide-by-five injection-locked frequency divider, which includes a five-stage inverter ring oscillating frequency dividing circuit for reducing the operating frequency of the oscillating signal from the VCO, thus decreasing power consumption due to counting operation of the frequency synthesizer. The transistor VCO includes three transistor switching capacitor sets connected in parallel to one another to form a parallel structure. The gates of the transistor switching capacitor sets are connected to respective operating voltage sources, so as to switch the status of the corresponding transistor switching capacitor set, which in turn adjusts the harmonic frequency generated by the VCO, thereby allowing the VCO to generate a corresponding operating frequency with enough bandwidth.

Abstract: A dual-band dielectric resonator antenna (DRA) is designed by splitting a rectilinear DR and carving notches and tunnels off the DR. The antenna comprises a substrate, a microstrip line, a ground plane and a resonant structure, wherein a first resonant part and a second resonant part of the resonant structure are separated by a gap. The proposed DRA can cover both the WiMAX (3.4-3.7 GHz) and the WLAN (5.15-5.35 GHz) bands by engraving notches and tunnels at different positions of the first resonant part and the second resonant part.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a circularly-polarized dielectric resonator antenna (DRA). The antenna comprises a substrate, a Wilkinson power divider, a phase shifter, a ground plane and a dielectric resonator, wherein the phase shifter is connected to the Wilkinson power divider. Besides, the dielectric resonator is disposed on the ground plane, and includes a dielectric main body and a slot disposed above the substrate. Additionally, the antenna is adopted to increase the linear radiation bandwidth by utilizing the slot, and transceivers a circularly-polarized electromagnetic wave by utilizing the Wilkinson power divider. Consequently, the circularly-polarized dielectric resonator antenna can be applied in the fields of satellite communication, Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access (WiMAX), and wireless communication.

Abstract: A dual-band dielectric resonator antenna (DRA) is designed by splitting a rectilinear DR and carving notches and tunnels off the DR. The antenna comprises a substrate, a microstrip line, a ground plane and a resonant structure, wherein a first resonant part and a second resonant part of the resonant structure are separated by a gap. The proposed DRA can cover both the WiMAX (3.4-3.7 GHz) and the WLAN (5.15-5.35 GHz) bands by engraving notches and tunnels at different positions of the first resonant part and the second resonant part.

Abstract: A FET transistor voltage-controlled oscillator is provided that includes a crossed-coupled inductor capacitor tank (LC-Tank) transistor voltage-controlled circuit having a first transistor and a second transistor, as well as a transistor frequency multiplying circuit having a third transistor and a fourth transistor. In the design, the gate of the first transistor is connected to the drain of the second transistor, and the gate of the second transistor is connected to the drain of the first transistor. Then, the source of the third transistor is connected to the source of the first transistor, and the source of the fourth transistor is connected to the source of the second transistor. Last, the gate of the third transistor is connected to the gate of the fourth transistor, and the drain of the third transistor is connected to the drain of the fourth transistor.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a circularly-polarized dielectric resonator antenna (DRA). The antenna comprises a substrate, a Wilkinson power divider, a phase shifter, a ground plane and a dielectric resonator, wherein the phase shifter is connected to the Wilkinson power divider. Besides, the dielectric resonator is disposed on the ground plane, and includes a dielectric main body and a slot disposed above the substrate. Additionally, the antenna is adopted to increase the linear radiation bandwidth by utilizing the slot, and transceives a circularly-polarized electromagnetic wave by utilizing the Wilkinson power divider. Consequently, the circularly-polarized dielectric resonator antenna can be applied in the fields of satellite communication, Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access (WiMAX), and wireless communication.

Abstract: A dot-matrix display data refresh charging/discharging control method and system is proposed, which is designed for integration to a dot-matrix display device for providing a data refresh charging/discharging control mechanism on the dot-matrix display device. The proposed method and system is characterized by the capability of prior to a data refresh action on each pixel, switching the pixel for connection to a voltage-neutralizing point for the purpose of neutralizing the current data voltage charge on the pixel to substantially approach zero voltage level; and subsequently during the data refresh action, charging a new data voltage into the pixel. This feature allows the operation of the dot-matrix display device to have faster speed and low power consumption.

Abstract: An LCD display design system and method are disclosed. The method includes performing operations by a variety of operation modules after initial parameters are input and an operation type is selected, so as to generate operation results and transfer the operation results to an integration module; integrating the operation results by an integration module to generate a correspondence relation such as an operation window, a compare-table or an equation, and further transferring the operation results and the correspondence relation to an output module such that the output module can display performance variations of a variety of designs corresponding to the different initial parameters. Therefore, the present invention provides a user with a convenient way to obtain optimal design parameters for designing a display pixel circuit.

Abstract: This invention relates to a target detection device and its detection method, comprising: a transmitting unit for transmitting a detecting pulse to detect target which then reflects the detecting pulse to generate a reflected pulse; a plurality of measuring units, located at different positions respectively which receive said reflected pulse and generates measured values of distance and measured values of velocity according to the reflected pulse received; a plurality of two-stage linear Kalman filters, corresponding to said plural measuring units respectively, each of said plural two-stage linear Kalman filters proceeds an operation according to the measured values produced by corresponding measuring unit so as to generate respectively the estimation values of distance, velocity and acceleration; an arithmetic unit connecting to said plural two-stage linear Kalman filters, which proceeds a triangulation operation according to said estimation values so as to generate distance component values, velocity compon

Abstract: The present invention relates to a dielectric resonator antenna (DRA) with bending metallic planes. The ground plane of the dielectric resonator antenna is bent around the DRA to increase the half-power beam width (HPBW) and the gain on H-plane, moreover, to improve the pattern on E-plane. The ground plane of the invention is further bent in different angles to reshape the radiation pattern of the dielectric resonator antenna, and a well is carved in the dielectric resonator antenna to increase its radiation bandwidth. The invention can also be adjusted as WiMAX sectorial antenna.

Abstract: A direct injection-locked frequency divider circuit with inductive-coupling feedback architecture is proposed, which is designed for integration to a high-frequency circuit system with a high operating frequency such as 24 GHz (gigahertz), for providing a frequency-dividing function. The proposed frequency divider circuit comprises an injection-locked oscillator (ILO) circuit module and a pair of buffer-stage circuits, wherein the ILO circuit module further includes a signal-injection circuit, a cross-coupled switching circuit, and a variable-capacitance tuning circuit. The proposed circuit architecture is characterized by the circuit arrangement of a direct-injection architecture and an inductive-coupling feedback architecture by coupling the inductive elements of the buffer-stage circuits to the inductive elements of the variable-capacitance tuning circuit in the ILO circuit module.

Abstract: A method and system is proposed for use by a moving station (such as a jetfighter) for radar tracking of a moving target (such as an air-to-air missile). The proposed method and system involves the use of a hybrid FSK/LFM (Frequency Shift Keying & Linear Frequency Modulation) scheme for acquiring a collection of raw radar data, a first Gaussian-noise filter array of one-stage linear Kalman filters for S/N-enhancement of the raw radar data, a trilateration module, and a second Gaussian-noise filter array of one-stage linear Kalman filters for S/N-enhancement of the trilateration-resulted radar data. These features allow the radar tracking of moving objects to be more fast and accurate.

Abstract: A method and system is proposed for use by a moving station (such as a jetfighter) for radar tracking of a moving target (such as an air-to-air missile). The proposed method and system involves the use of a hybrid FSK/LFM (Frequency Shift Keying & Linear Frequency Modulation) scheme for acquiring a collection of raw radar data, a first Gaussian-noise filter array of one-stage linear Kalman filters for S/N-enhancement of the raw radar data, a trilateration module, and a second Gaussian-noise filter array of one-stage linear Kalman filters for S/N-enhancement of the trilateration-resulted radar data. These features allow the radar tracking of moving objects to be more fast and accurate.