Abstract:
A printed circuit board (PCB) can prevent electrostatic discharge. A number of vias are embedded in the PCB. A circular insulated member is disposed between each via and the number of vias. Each via includes a layer of metal coated on an inner wall of a corresponding insulated member and a through hole bounded by the corresponding insulated member. An acute angle between two tangents which pass through a point of intersection of two overlapped insulated members is greater than twenty degrees.
Abstract:
A system and method that can analyze a temperature rise of a printed circuit board (PCB). The system and method receives attribute parameters of the PCB from an input device, and generates a temperature rise formula according to the received attribute parameters. Additionally, the system and method calculates a temperature rise of a local area surrounding each component on the PCB according to the temperature rise formula.
Abstract:
An injection-locked frequency divider is provided and which includes an injection transistor, an oscillator, a current source and a transformer. The injection transistor is used to receive an injection signal. The oscillator is used to divide the injection signal to generate a divided frequency signal. The current source is coupled to the oscillator to provide a current to the oscillator. The transformer is coupled between the injection transistor and the oscillator to increase the equivalent transconductance of the injection transistor, and thus increasing the locking range of the injection-locked frequency divider.
Abstract:
A current balance circuit includes a first and a second current sensors, an averager, a first and a second control modules, and a first and a second rheostat elements. The first and second current sensors receive a first current and a second current from a power source respectively and convert the first and second currents into a first and a second voltages. The averager receives the first and second voltages and calculates to obtain an average voltage. The first and second control modules receive the first voltage, the second voltage, and the average voltage, to obtain a first and a second control signals, to control current conduction ability of the first and second rheostat elements, to make the first and second currents keep a dynamic balance.
Abstract:
A phase modulation method with a polar transmitter. A target frequency is first designated by comparing the RF signal with a reference frequency and the phase sample. An oscillator control word is generated based on the target frequency. A digital oscillator can modulate from a first phase to a second phase to synthesize a preliminary RF signal based on the oscillator control word. When the target frequency exceeds the modulation capability of the digital oscillator, the oscillator control word is generated based on the target frequency minus 180 degrees, and the preliminary RF signal is shifted by 180 degrees to be the RF signal having the target frequency. When the target frequency does not exceed the modulation capability of the digital oscillator, the oscillator control word is generated solely based on the target frequency to output the preliminary RF signal to be the RF signal having the target frequency.
Abstract:
A recording method for an optical disk drive is implemented as follows. First, at least one of the level of the focusing error signal, the level of the tracking error signal, a wobble synchronization pattern loss, the error rate of demodulating a wobble signal, the frequency of buffer under-run occurrence, the temperature of the drive, the wobble jitter and the level of write power is detected. If at least one detected value exceeds the preset value, the recording will be ceased. Then, the rotation speed of the optical disk drive is decreased, and the recording is resumed with the decreased rotation speed. If at least one of the temperature of the drive, the wobble jitter and the estimated write power exceeds the reset value before recording starts, the rotation speed of the optical disk drive is decreased before recording.
Abstract:
A method and related apparatus for calibrating at least a parameter utilized for determining a servo signal of an optical disc drive. The method includes: (a) adjusting the parameter; (b) generating a first signal according to detecting signals outputted from one side of a photo detector; (c) generating a second signal according to detecting signals outputted from the other side of the photo detector; (d) generating an index value according to the first and second signals; and (e) if a criterion for the index value is satisfied, utilizing the parameter corresponding to the index as an optimum parameter for the servo signal.
Abstract:
A recording method for an optical disk drive is implemented as follows. First, at least one of the level of the focusing error signal, the level of the tracking error signal, a wobble synchronization pattern loss, the error rate of demodulating a wobble signal, the frequency of buffer under-run occurrence, the temperature of the drive, the wobble jitter and the level of write power is detected. If at least one detected value exceeds the preset value, the recording will be ceased. Then, the rotation speed of the optical disk drive is decreased, and the recording is resumed with the decreased rotation speed. If at least one of the temperature of the drive, the wobble jitter and the estimated write power exceeds the reset value before recording starts, the rotation speed of the optical disk drive is decreased before recording.
Abstract:
Provided are a system and method for creating a reticle field layout (RFL). In one example, the method includes receiving information for a RFL design by a computer system directly from a user via a computer interface. The RFL design is automatically verified using predefined specification and design rules accessible to the computer system. The RFL design may be modified by adding additional features before being finalized.
Abstract:
A memory card ejecting structure includes an electrically insulative frame base, the frame base having a receiving unit mounted with a set of terminals for receiving a memory card and two arms forwardly extended from two opposite lateral sides of the receiving unit, the receiving unit having an endless guide groove, an ejecting member slidably mounted in the frame base and adapted for ejecting the inserted memory card out of the receiving unit, and a spring member connected between the ejecting member and one arm of the frame base, the spring member having an angled locating wire rod backwardly extended from a rear end ring thereof and positioned in the endless guide groove to hold the spring member between a stretched position and a released position.