Abstract: A voltage regulation circuit is provided. The voltage regulation circuit regulates a level of a supply voltage provided by an automotive battery. The voltage regulation circuit includes a selector and an error amplifier. The selector receives a plurality of predetermined voltages and selects one of the plurality of predetermined voltages according to a control signal to serve as a first reference voltage. The error amplifier generates an error signal according to the first reference voltage and a feedback signal. The feedback signal is related to the supply voltage. The voltage regulation circuit regulates the level of the supply voltage according to the error signal.

Abstract: A method for performing wireless charging control of an electronic device and an associated apparatus are provided, where the method includes the steps of: performing at least one frequency detection operation according to at least one signal of the electronic device to generate at least one detection result; and determining a specific set of program codes within a plurality of sets of program codes to be an active set of program codes according to the aforementioned at least one detection result, and loading the specific set of program codes from a non-volatile (NV) memory of the electronic device, to control wireless charging operations of the electronic device. For example, the aforementioned at least one signal of the electronic device can be at least one induced signal of a power input coil of the electronic device or at least one derivative of the aforementioned at least one induced signal.

Abstract: A voltage regulation circuit is provided. The voltage regulation circuit regulates a level of a supply voltage provided by an automotive battery. The voltage regulation circuit includes a selector and an error amplifier. The selector receives a plurality of predetermined voltages and selects one of the plurality of predetermined voltages according to a control signal to serve as a first reference voltage. The error amplifier generates an error signal according to the first reference voltage and a feedback signal. The feedback signal is related to the supply voltage. The voltage regulation circuit regulates the level of the supply voltage according to the error signal.

Abstract: A real-time wobble detector and an adaptive layer distance balancing calculator are added in a layer jump control device of a high-speed optical drive to solve failure and instability caused by the wobble effect of the optical drive during layer jump. A layer jump control method of the optical drive is also provided.

Abstract: A method for securing firmware in a memory is provided. Memory data in the memory is checked. If the memory data in the memory meets a criterion, a host is allowed to read and write the entire memory. If not, the host is prevented from reading the entire memory.

Abstract: A real-time wobble detector and an adaptive layer distance balancing calculator are added in a layer jump control device of a high-speed optical drive to solve failure and instability caused by the wobble effect of the optical drive during layer jump. A layer jump control method of the optical drive is also provided.

Abstract: A device having updatable firmware code includes a non-volatile memory for storing the firmware code; a clock enable controller for generating a clock signal according to a clock source signal when a clock disable signal is unasserted, and further for pausing the clock signal when the clock disable signal is asserted; a micro-controller coupled to the non-volatile memory for performing device operations according to the firmware code and the clock signal, and further for asserting a trigger signal to initiate an update process of the firmware code; and an update controller coupled to the micro-controller, the clock enable controller, and the non-volatile memory for asserting the clock disable signal and then updating the firmware code upon assertion of the trigger signal.

Abstract: A real-time wobble detector and an adaptive layer distance balancing calculator are added in a layer jump control device of a high-speed optical drive to solve failure and instability caused by the wobble effect of the optical drive during layer jump. A layer jump control method of the optical drive is also provided.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a method and an apparatus of mirror signal auto-calibration for an optical disk drive, and the apparatus comprises a preamplifier and a MIRR signal calibrator, wherein the preamplifier is used for receiving the signal outputted from an optical head to produce a MIRR signal and feeds the MIRR signal to a seek speed controller for controlling a seeking operation of the optical head. The MIRR signal calibrator is used for receiving and evaluating the MIRR signal so as to output a calibration signal to a MIRR signal generator as the basis for generating the MIRR signal.

Abstract: A real-time wobble detector and an adaptive layer distance balancing calculator are added in a layer jump control device of a high-speed optical drive to solve failure and instability caused by the wobble effect of the optical drive during layer jump. A layer jump control method of the optical drive is also provided.