Abstract:
A method for identifying a fingerprint image includes inputting a fingerprint image captured by an electronic device, calculating an amount of valid ridge pixels in an amount of total ridge pixels of the fingerprint image to generate a first ratio, calculating an amount of successive ridge pixels in an amount of total ridge pixels of the fingerprint image to generate a second ration when the first ratio is identified within a first predetermined range, and determining the fingerprint image as a valid fingerprint image when the second ratio is identified within a second predetermined range.
Abstract:
The present invention discloses a quasi-resonant valley voltage detecting method, comprising the steps of: generating a valley detection signal by detecting a valley of a first quasi-resonant signal; generating a count value by counting the valley detection signal; and determining a level transition instance of a gating signal according to the count value, wherein the level transition instance of the gating signal is pulled back by the valley detection signal to trace the valley of the first quasi-resonant signal. The present invention also provides a quasi-resonant valley voltage detecting apparatus.
Abstract:
A comparator module applied to a voltage level clamping circuit which can be implemented in an integrated circuit (IC) is provided. The IC includes a parasitic diode coupled between a first voltage source and a second voltage source. The voltage level clamping circuit includes a switch module and a comparator module. The comparator module has an output terminal, a first input terminal coupled to a first voltage source, and a second input terminal coupled to a second voltage source. The comparator module includes a current source module, a first voltage level adjusting circuit module, a second voltage level adjusting circuit module, and a comparing circuit module.
Abstract:
A light source driver circuit includes a voltage input terminal, a light source module, a transformer module, a voltage regulator module, a first switch and a control module. The voltage input terminal receives an input voltage. The light source module includes a plurality of light-emitting units. The transformer module is electrically connected to the light-emitting units. The voltage regulator module connected to the voltage input terminal provides a stable output voltage. The first switch electrically connected to the transformer module and the voltage regulator module receives the stable output voltage to determine whether the first switch is to be turned on or off. The control module is electrically connected to the first switch. The control module and the first switch are controlled so that the light source module the input voltage can be drived by the input voltage.
Abstract:
An overcurrent protection device for a power supply device includes a receiving end for receiving a current sensing signal, a compensating current unit coupled to the receiving end for compensating the current sensing signal in order to generate a current sense compensation signal, a first reference voltage generator for generating a first reference voltage, a comparator coupled between the compensating current unit and the first reference voltage generator for comparing the current sense compensation signal with the first reference voltage in order to generate a comparison result, a control unit coupled to the comparator for controlling a power switch of the power supply device according to the comparison result.
Abstract:
A method for an adjustable leading edge blanking device in a power supply device includes generating a detection signal according to a leading edge and a trailing edge of a spike signal, generating a blanking signal according to the detection signal, for blanking the spike signal between the leading edge and the trailing edge, and controlling output states of the power supply device according to the blanking signal.
Abstract:
A comparator module applied to a voltage level clamping circuit which can be implemented in an integrated circuit (IC) is provided. The IC includes a parasitic diode coupled between a first voltage source and a second voltage source. The voltage level clamping circuit includes a switch module and a comparator module. The comparator module has an output terminal, a first input terminal coupled to a first voltage source, and a second input terminal coupled to a second voltage source. The comparator module includes a current source module, a first voltage level adjusting circuit module, a second voltage level adjusting circuit module, and a comparing circuit module.
Abstract:
A voltage level clamping circuit which can be implemented in an integrated circuit (IC) and a high-speed comparator module, wherein the IC includes a parasitic diode coupled between a first voltage source and a second voltage source. The voltage level clamping circuit includes a switch module coupled between the first voltage source and the second voltage source and a comparator module having an output terminal coupled to the switch module, a first input terminal coupled to the first voltage source, and a second input terminal coupled to the second voltage source, for comparing a voltage level of the first voltage source with a voltage level of the second voltage source to generate an output signal, and transmitting the output signal to the switch module to control a conducting state of the switch module to selectively clamp the voltage level of the second voltage source.
Abstract:
An electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection circuit is provided. The circuit includes at least one fuse cell and a metal oxide semiconductor field effect transistor (MOSFET). Each of the fuse cells includes a fuse and outputs a bit data according to whether the fuse is melted or not. The MOSFET has a first terminal coupled to each of the fuse cells and a second terminal coupled to a voltage source. The MOSFET is for absorbing an ESD pulse so that the ESD pulse won't melt any one of the fuses.
Abstract:
A low voltage generating circuit has a first current mirror to provide a first stable current, a second current mirror coupled to the first current mirror and a voltage generating unit connected to the second current mirror. The second current mirror provides a second current that is proportional to the first current in the voltage generating unit. The voltage generating unit utilizes three resistors in a T-shaped configuration, wherein a voltage output is taken from the T-shaped configuration and can output a voltage value less than one volt.