Abstract: Disclosed herein is a delay circuit for a low power ring oscillator. The delay circuit includes: a pair of N type transistors that receive first differential input signals Vin1+ and Vin1?; a pair of P type transistors that receive second differential input signals Vin2+ and Vin2?; a differential output terminal that outputs differential output signals Vout+ and Vout? generated from the pair of N type transistors and the pair of P type transistors; an N type detector that supplies a body voltage to the pair of N type transistors; and a P type detector that supplies a body voltage to the pair of P type transistors.

Abstract: The present invention provides a digital amplitude modulator and polar transmitter using the same. The polar transmitter includes: a polar converter for converting an input signal into an amplitude information signal and a phase information signal, and outputting the converted amplitude and phase information signal; a sigma-delta modulator for receiving a fractional part of the amplitude information signal, and generating a correcting value for an integer part of the amplitude information signal; a phase-modulator for upward-modulating the phase information signal outputted from the polar converter, and outputting carrier waves including the upward-modulated phase information signal; and a digital power amplifier for generating an output signal whose amplitude corresponds to the integer part of the amplitude information signal which is subjected to correction by the correcting value, and outputting combining the output signal with an output value of the phase-modulator to output the combined signal.

Abstract: There is provided a regulator with soft-start using a current source. The regulator with soft-start may include: a power switch unit including first and second power switches connected between a power supply terminal and an output terminal; a load capacitor connected between the output terminal and a ground; a voltage detection unit detecting a voltage of the output terminal; a comparison unit comparing a detection voltage and a predetermined reference voltage, and outputting first and second switching signals; a current generating a predetermined constant current; a current control unit switching a connection between a control terminal of the first power switch and the current source unit according to the first switching, and switching a connection between the control terminal of the first power switch and the ground according to the second switching signal; and an error amplification unit amplifying an error voltage between the detection.

Abstract: There is disclosed a voltage regulating apparatus with a short settling time and a small current consumption. The voltage regulating apparatus comprises a reference voltage generator including an MOSFET array comprising a plurality of MOSFETs with a structure in which a drain and a source are connected in series with each other, a supply voltage is applied to the drain of the MOSFET located in an end of the MOSFET array and the source of the MOSFET located in another end is grounded, and the reference voltage is a voltage obtained by dividing by the plurality of MOSFETs of the MOSFET array at a predetermined ratio.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a broadband voltage controlled oscillator and a method for generating a broadband oscillation frequency; and, more particularly, to a broadband voltage controlled oscillator and a method for generating a broadband oscillation frequency capable of operating over a wide frequency band by including a weighted current cell to select two frequency band modes, generating various levels of total 64 oscillation frequencies by including a variable frequency tank and a capacitor bank, and further facilitating adjustment of the total 64 oscillation frequencies distributed over the wide frequency band by including a control signal generator for generating control signals each of which is applied to the weighted current cell, the variable frequency tank and the capacitor bank by a BDD (Binary Decision Diagram) technique.

Abstract: An organic electroluminescent display device includes an organic electroluminescent display (OLED) panel having a first surface for displaying images and a second surface opposite to the first surface, a thermal pad attached to the second surface, a heat sink attached to the thermal pad such that the thermal pad is disposed between the OLED panel and the heat sink, a bottom case spaced apart from the heat sink and protecting the second surface of the OLED panel, the bottom case formed of a metallic material, and a top case covering edges of the first surface of the OLED panel and combined with the bottom case, wherein a plurality of heat-radiating pins are formed on a surface of the heat sink facing the bottom case.

Abstract: Disclosed is a wireless communication apparatus having a self sensing function, which can detect an object by use of a wake-up function without employing a separate sensor. The wireless communication apparatus includes a communication unit wirelessly communicating with a server forming a wireless network, and a wake-up unit waking up the communication unit under the control of the server when the communication unit is in sleep mode, and sensing the presence of an object within a preset communication range according to a reflection signal, which is a signal reflected by the object after being transmitted from the communication unit.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a broadband voltage controlled oscillator and a method for generating a broadband oscillation frequency; and, more particularly, to a broadband voltage controlled oscillator and a method for generating a broadband oscillation frequency capable of operating over a wide frequency band by including a weighted current cell to select two frequency band modes, generating various levels of total 64 oscillation frequencies by including a variable frequency tank and a capacitor bank, and further facilitating adjustment of the total 64 oscillation frequencies distributed over the wide frequency band by including a control signal generator for generating control signals each of which is applied to the weighted current cell, the variable frequency tank and the capacitor bank by a BDD(Binary Decision Diagram) technique.

Abstract: Provided is a low-power ZigBee device provided with a sleeping mode and an active mode including a power supplying unit for supplying a power; a Medium Access Control (MAC) processing unit for receiving a wake-up packet and for controlling a modem unit and an Radio Frequency (RF) unit; and a Central Processing Unit (CPU) for receiving and processing a data packet, wherein the MAC processing unit makes the power supplying unit apply a power to the CPU based on a result of checking an identification (ID) of the wake-up packet.

Abstract: In a key scanning circuit, a key input unit has a parallel connection of a plurality of circuits having a series connection of resistors and switches between a power supply input terminal and a key scanning terminal. The resistors connected in parallel have different resistances. A current mirror has a first terminal connected to the key scanning terminal. A reference current source is connected between a second terminal of the current mirror and the power supply input terminal.

Abstract: Provided is a showerhead that can inject a reaction gas into a reaction chamber in a manner such that the injected reaction gas form a spiral vortex flow field. Therefore, the injected reaction gas can be mixed within a shorter distance, and thus the effective deposition radius of a wafer can be increased so that uniform-density deposition can be performed on the entire surface of the wafer using the mixed reaction gas.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a light emitting diode display device which can prevent a drive switching device from degrading.

Abstract: There is provided a regulator with soft-start using a current source. The regulator with soft-start may include: a power switch unit including first and second power switches connected between a power supply terminal and an output terminal; a load capacitor connected between the output terminal and a ground; a voltage detection unit detecting a voltage of the output terminal; a comparison unit comparing a detection voltage and a predetermined reference voltage, and outputting first and second switching signals; a current generating a predetermined constant current; a current control unit switching a connection between a control terminal of the first power switch and the current source unit according to the first switching, and switching a connection between the control terminal of the first power switch and the ground according to the second switching signal; and an error amplification unit amplifying an error voltage between the detection.

Abstract: A micropower RC oscillator comprises a current generating section including a current source that generates a current; and a variable resistor of which the magnitude is variably set and which is configured by combining resistor elements at a predetermined ratio, the resistor elements having opposite characteristics to each other with respect to a temperature change, the variable resistor adjusting the magnitude of the generated current; a start-up circuit section connected to the current generating section and fixing a bias operating point to a constant value such that the current generating section stably generates a current; a charge and discharge circuit section including a variable capacitor, of which the magnitude is variably set, and a plurality of transistors, the charge and discharge circuit section charging and discharging the variable capacitor by using the current generated from the current generating section and the plurality of transistors; an oscillation signal output section connected to the ch

Abstract: An antenna diversity receiver includes a plurality of antennas, an antenna selector unit, an RF module unit, a logic gate unit, a power detector unit, and a selection controller unit. The antenna selector unit selects one of the antennas. The RF module unit converts an RF RX signal received from the antenna selector unit into a baseband RX signal. The logic gate unit controls a power detection mode for detecting the power levels of RX signals and an operation mode for selecting one of the antennas. The power detector unit detects the power level of the RX signal. The selection controller unit controls the antenna selector unit to sequentially select the antennas in the power detection mode, and controls the antenna selector unit to select the antenna with a relatively good RX sensitivity among the antennas.

Abstract: Provided is an apparatus for controlling lighting brightness through PFM, the apparatus including a lighting control unit that generates a control signal for controlling the brightness of a plurality of lightings; a PFM signal generating unit that is controlled by the control signal so as to generate a plurality of PFM signals having a different frequency from each other; and a driving voltage generating unit that composes the generated PFM signals in accordance with a preset combination, thereby generating driving voltages for driving the lightings.

Abstract: There is provided a receiver with a sigma-delta structure, the receiver including: a low noise amplifier amplifying a received signal according to a detection signal; a mixer converting an RF signal of the low noise amplifier into an IF signal; a sigma-delta A/D converter converting the IF signal from the mixer 200 into a digital signal; a 1 bit detector determining whether a voltage of the output signal of the mixer is greater than that of a predetermined reference voltage and outputting the detection signal including a result of the determination; and a demodulator obtaining an FFT result with respect to the signal from the sigma-delta A/D converter and adding or subtracting a predetermined gain value to or from the FFT result to calculate received signal strength indication (RSSI).

Abstract: An oscillation stabilization detecting circuit comprises a T flip flop receiving a pulse-type oscillation signal generated by oscillating a crystal oscillator and then dividing the oscillation signal to output; a pulse control unit including inverters and transistors, the pulse control unit converting the signal output from the T flip flop into a pulse-type signal starting from a high level and then outputting the converted signal; and an oscillation stabilization detecting unit including a capacitor charged with the signal output from the pulse control unit; and a plurality of transistors. The oscillation stabilization detecting unit controls charging time of the capacitor by adjusting a bias current and, after the charging time passes, outputs a stabilization signal to a CPU, the stabilization signal representing that the oscillation signal is stabilized.

Abstract: There is disclosed a self-calibrating resistor-capacitor (RC) oscillator in which a resistor has a resistance value varied minimally by temperature change and process variation, a capacitor has a capacitance value selected adequately according to needs, and the resistor and capacitor are configurable as a one-chip by a complementary metal-oxide semiconductor (CMOS) process. The self-calibrating RC oscillator comprises a resistor part including a first resistor having a resistance value reduced with increase in temperature and a second resistor connected in series with the first resistor and having a resistance value increasing with increase in temperature.

Abstract: There is provided a sleep current adjusting circuit of a system on chip including: a regulator supplying a turn-on voltage and a normal current when a mode selection signal is a normal mode signal, and a turn-off voltage when the mode selection signal is a sleep mode signal; a switching device turned on by the turn-on voltage of the regulator to supply the normal current from the regulator to a main circuit part and a sleep operation circuit part, respectively, and turned off by the turn-off voltage of the regulator to block the normal current from being supplied to the main circuit part and supply the sleep current to the sleep operation circuit part; and a current limit device limiting an operating current flowing in response to the operating voltage and supplying the sleep current to the sleep operation circuit part.