Abstract:
The present invention discloses a mixed mode circuit for data slice with auto calibration and method thereof, which comprises a data slicer for converting an analog signal into a digital signal; a set of current pump for supplying a variable power supply; a microprocessor for controlling and adjusting the set of current pump; a digital sum value counter for performing an addition or a subtraction operation according to the result outputted by the data slicer; a digital signal processor for reading the internal values of the digital sum value counter and calculating the average of these internal values to obtain a parameter value. With the aforementioned structure, the invention integrates the mixed mode data slicer of analog and digital circuits so as to adopt the merits and eliminate the drawbacks of the pure analog and digital data slicer and thus achieves the objective of reading data from an optical disk better and more accurately.
Abstract:
A method for dynamically adjusting a header region RF gain of a variable gain amplifier while accessing header regions of a DVD-RAM disc, and apparatus thereof. The method includes the following steps: irradiating a light spot on the DVD-RAM disc with a pickup head; detecting a 4T peak-to-peak level of a RF signal generated by the variable gain amplifier while the light spot is moving within a VFO1 column of a header region of the DVD-RAM disc; comparing the 4T peak-to-peak level with a target level; adjusting a header region RF gain of the variable gain amplifier according to a result of the comparing step.
Abstract:
A method for providing television signals is disclosed including the steps of: receiving signals utilizing a first antenna and a second antenna; generating a first signal quality indicator corresponding to signals from the first antenna; generating a second signal quality indicator corresponding to signals from the second antenna; and selectively producing only a main picture signal or the main picture signal together with a sub picture signal utilizing the signals from the first and second antennas according to the first and second signal quality indicators.
Abstract:
A hybrid switching method of spindle motor of optical disc drive analyze a disc position status for write/read in said optical disc drive, according said optical disc drive speed to detect a switch mode, and determine said optical disc drive of write/read mode to got a switch point.
Abstract:
An optical storage system includes an optical pickup unit movable across an optical medium. The optical pickup unit has a light detector, a laser diode, and a laser driver signal processor circuit. The laser driver signal processor circuit includes a detected signal processing block for outputting read signals corresponding to light received at the light detector, and a read signal processing block for processing the read signals and generating control signals or synthesis signals according to the read signals. A control unit is coupled to the optical pickup unit for controlling the optical pickup unit and decoding data recovered from the optical medium.
Abstract:
A timing method used by a mobile station in a wireless communication system. The timing method contains generating at least a buffering area in the mobile station; receiving a first action executed by a lower layer of the mobile station; after the mobile station receives the first action, updating a value stored in the buffering area; and if the value stored in the buffering area reaches a predetermined value, the mobile station performs a second action.
Abstract:
A method of dynamically determining a maximum polyphony number is used in an electronic device, which has S tone generators. First, an operation mode of the electronic device is detected. Next, a residual computing power of the electronic device is obtained according to the operation mode. Then, a maximum polyphony number is determined according to a constant computing power, which is required to synthesize a polyphony, and the residual computing power. Next, the states of T tone generators of the S tone generators are set to be an ON state according to the maximum polyphony number, wherein T is a positive integer and is smaller than or equal to S.
Abstract:
An apparatus for maximum likelihood signal detection comprises a reference data unit, a branch metric unit, an add-compare-select unit, a path metric unit and a path memory, and is used for detecting maximum likelihood signal. The reference information unit, the branch metric unit, the add-compare-select unit or the path metric unit can further comprise a multiplexer to removing unnecessary paths according to a control signal. The control signal is adjusted according to channel response, coding constraint or channel memory length.
Abstract:
An apparatus for image capturing includes a sensing device, an image processing unit, an image scaling unit, and a memory device. The sensing device is for capturing an image, and the image processing unit is for processing the image. The memory device is for storing the portion of the image, and the image scaling unit is for scaling the portion of the image. After the image processing unit processes the image, only the portion of the image is stored in the memory device to be transmitted to the image scaling unit for image scaling.
Abstract:
Disclosed is a data search system for searching the data sync pattern by using a physical address or by detecting the falling edge of the blank area end. The data search system comprises a first data start indicator, a second data start indicator, a decision circuit, a window generator and a data sync pattern search circuit. The first data start indicator generates a first start search signal indicating a first start position. The second data start indicator generates a second start search signal indicating a second start position. The decision circuit selects to output one of the start search signals. The window generator generates a window interval starting from the start position. The data sync pattern search circuit searches a data sync pattern of the data in the window interval to determine the data following the data sync pattern.