Abstract: A drive control device is provided that drives an ultrasonic motor element including a vibrating body and piezoelectric elements provided on the vibrating body. The drive control device includes a speed detector that detects a driving speed of the ultrasonic motor element, a controller that sets drive conditions of the ultrasonic motor element, and a drive circuit unit that applies a drive voltage to the piezoelectric elements based on the drive conditions set by the controller. Moreover, the controller sets the drive conditions of the ultrasonic motor element based on the accumulated operation time for each driving speed of the ultrasonic motor element.

Abstract: A drive control device is provided that vibrates a vibrating body by applying signals having mutually different phases to a plurality of electrodes provided at a piezoelectric element on the vibrating body. The drive control device includes a signal application unit that selectively applies a signal to an electrode of the plurality of electrodes; an amplitude detection unit that receives a feedback signal from an electrode different from the electrode to which the signal application unit has performed selective application; and a signal condition control unit that controls a condition of a signal to be applied by the signal application unit based on the feedback signal.

Abstract: A cleaning device includes a casing holding an image capturing device, a protective cover disposed in a visual field of the image capturing device, a vibrator to vibrate the protective cover, a controller to control the vibrator, a monitor to detect an electrical characteristic value associated with a vibration of the vibrator, and a storage to store determination criteria based on which the controller evaluates the electrical characteristic value detected by the monitor. The controller is configured to evaluate the electrical characteristic value based on the plurality of determination criteria stored in the storage and clean a surface of the translucent body by controlling the vibrator according to the determination.

Abstract: A semiconductor integrated circuit device includes a first terminal arranged to accept an external input of an analog input signal, an amplifier configured to amplify the analog input signal to generate an amplified signal, a logic unit configured to generate a digital output signal that is in accordance with the amplified signal, and a second terminal arranged to externally output an analog output signal that is in accordance with the amplified signal. The first terminal is disposed at a first side of a package, and the second terminal is disposed at a second side which is different from the first side.

Abstract: A cleaning device includes a protection cover in a viewing field of a camera, a piezoelectric material to vibrate the protection cover, a driver to drive the piezoelectric material, a vibrator to detect a signal related to a vibration level of the protection cover vibrated with the piezoelectric material, and a controller to control the driver based on a signal detected by the vibration sensor so that the signal detected by the vibrator matches a predetermined target value of the vibration level of the protection cover.

Abstract: A cleaning device includes a casing holding an image capturing device, a protective cover disposed in a visual field of the image capturing device, a vibrator to vibrate the protective cover, a controller to control the vibrator, a monitor to detect an electrical characteristic value associated with a vibration of the vibrator, and a storage to store determination criteria based on which the controller evaluates the electrical characteristic value detected by the monitor. The controller is configured to evaluate the electrical characteristic value based on the plurality of determination criteria stored in the storage and clean a surface of the translucent body by controlling the vibrator according to the determination.

Abstract: A cleaning device includes a casing holding an image capturing device, a protective cover disposed in a visual field of the image capturing device, a vibrator to vibrate the protective cover, a controller to control the vibrator, a monitor to detect an electrical characteristic value associated with a vibration of the vibrator, and a storage to store determination criteria based on which the controller evaluates the electrical characteristic value detected by the monitor. The controller is configured to evaluate the electrical characteristic value based on the plurality of determination criteria stored in the storage and clean a surface of the translucent body by controlling the vibrator according to the determination.

Abstract: Provided is an integrated circuit (41) that operates in normal mode or sleep mode corresponding to the on/off state of a vehicle engine. On the basis of information of setting data information stored in an internal register (42) and information of the on/off state of the vehicle engine from an MPU (50), the integrated circuit (41) generates monitoring signals (INZ0 to INZ7), monitoring signals (INA0 to INA7), and monitoring signals (INB0 to INB5). These monitoring signals enables to monitor states of a head light switch (11), a door switch (12), and a window switch (13). As the switch state monitoring method, intermittent operation or constant monitoring operation is performed.

Abstract: Provided is an integrated circuit (41) that operates in normal mode or sleep mode corresponding to the on/off state of a vehicle engine. On the basis of information of setting data information stored in an internal register (42) and information of the on/off state of the vehicle engine from an MPU (50), the integrated circuit (41) generates monitoring signals (INZ0 to INZ7), monitoring signals (INA0 to INA7), and monitoring signals (INB0 to INB5). These monitoring signals enables to monitor states of a head light switch (11), a door switch (12), and a window switch (13). As the switch state monitoring method, intermittent operation or constant monitoring operation is performed.

Abstract: A semiconductor integrated circuit device includes a first terminal arranged to accept an external input of an analog input signal, an amplifier configured to amplify the analog input signal to generate an amplified signal, a logic unit configured to generate a digital output signal that is in accordance with the amplified signal, and a second terminal arranged to externally output an analog output signal that is in accordance with the amplified signal. The first terminal is disposed at a first side of a package, and the second terminal is disposed at a second side which is different from the first side.

Abstract: A cleaning device includes a casing holding an image capturing device, a protective cover disposed in a visual field of the image capturing device, a vibrator to vibrate the protective cover, a controller to control the vibrator, a monitor to detect an electrical characteristic value associated with a vibration of the vibrator, and a storage to store determination criteria based on which the controller evaluates the electrical characteristic value detected by the monitor. The controller is configured to evaluate the electrical characteristic value based on the plurality of determination criteria stored in the storage and clean a surface of the translucent body by controlling the vibrator according to the determination.

Abstract: A semiconductor integrated circuit constituting a part of a sensor signal processing apparatus for processing sensor signal output from a sensor includes: a first terminal where one end of a vibrator externally attached to the semiconductor integrated circuit is connected and a second terminal where the other end of the vibrator is connected; and an oscillation circuit oscillating the vibrator connected via the first and second terminals, wherein the oscillator circuit intermittently oscillating the vibrator based on control signal, wherein a first period where the oscillation circuit oscillates the vibrator and a second period where the oscillation circuit does not oscillate the vibrator are alternately switched, wherein, during the first period, potentials of the first and second terminals are alternately switched complementarily to high level and low level, and wherein, during the second period, the potentials of the first terminal and the second terminal are fixed to the low level.

Abstract: A semiconductor integrated circuit for monitoring a switch, including: a first detection part that detects a state of a first switch; a second detection part that detects a state of a second switch; a sub-voltage monitoring part that monitors whether the sub-voltage is within a predetermined range; a switch monitoring part that monitors a change in a state of the first switch and a change in a state of the second switch; a setting part that determines an invalid period, during which the monitoring result of the switch monitoring part regarding the change in the state of the second switch is invalidated; and a transmission part that transmits the monitoring result of the switch monitoring part and information on the invalid period.

Abstract: A semiconductor integrated circuit constituting a part of a sensor signal processing apparatus for processing sensor signal output from a sensor includes: a first terminal where one end of a vibrator externally attached to the semiconductor integrated circuit is connected and a second terminal where the other end of the vibrator is connected; and an oscillation circuit oscillating the vibrator connected via the first and second terminals, wherein the oscillator circuit intermittently oscillating the vibrator based on control signal, wherein a first period where the oscillation circuit oscillates the vibrator and a second period where the oscillation circuit does not oscillate the vibrator are alternately switched, wherein, during the first period, potentials of the first and second terminals are alternately switched complementarily to high level and low level, and wherein, during the second period, the potentials of the first terminal and the second terminal are fixed to the low level.

Abstract: A semiconductor integrated circuit for monitoring a switch, including: a first detection part that detects a state of a first switch; a second detection part that detects a state of a second switch; a sub-voltage monitoring part that monitors whether the sub-voltage is within a predetermined range; a switch monitoring part that monitors a change in a state of the first switch and a change in a state of the second switch; a setting part that determines an invalid period, during which the monitoring result of the switch monitoring part regarding the change in the state of the second switch is invalidated; and a transmission part that transmits the monitoring result of the switch monitoring part and information on the invalid period.

Abstract: A high side switch circuit includes a switch electrically connected between input and output terminals, a gate control unit, and an over-current sensor unit. The over-current sensor unit includes a resistive element and a comparator. The comparator senses an over-current if a voltage of the resistive element exceeds a threshold voltage. The comparator is adjusted in advance such that the detected voltage at the time of over-current exceeds the threshold voltage. Even if accuracy of resistance value of the resistive element is not high, accuracy of detecting over-current can be improved by adjusting the comparator.

Abstract: A high side switch circuit includes a switch electrically connected between input and output terminals, a gate control unit, and an over-current sensor unit. The over-current sensor unit includes a resistive element and a comparator. The comparator senses an over-current if a voltage of the resistive element exceeds a threshold voltage. The comparator is adjusted in advance such that the detected voltage at the time of over-current exceeds the threshold voltage. Even if accuracy of resistance value of the resistive element is not high, accuracy of detecting over-current can be improved by adjusting the comparator.